World Jan 14 Danish official says there's a 'fundamental disagreement' with Trump over Greenland The two sides, however, agreed to create a working group to discuss ways to work through differences as Trump continues to call for a U.S. takeover of the semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark.
Politics Jan 03 Maduro's capture and Trump's claim that U.S. will run Venezuela raise new legal questions The Trump administration's capture of Venezuela's president and plans to “run” the country are raising stark new questions about the legality of the U.S. moves under a broader campaign against the South American nation.
World Jan 03 A timeline of U.S. military escalation against Venezuela leading to Maduro's capture On Saturday, the U.S. conducted a “large-scale strike” against Venezuela. Before the escalation, there had been 35 known strikes against alleged drug smuggling boats in South American waters since early September that killed at least 115 people, according to announcements…
World Dec 31 U.S. military strikes three more alleged drug boats, killing 3 and possibly leaving survivors A video posted by Southern Command on social media shows the boats traveling in a close formation, which is unusual.
World Dec 19 Hegseth announces operation to 'eliminate ISIS fighters' in Syria after Americans killed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the start of an operation to “eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites” in Syria following the deaths of three U.S. citizens.
World Dec 19 Trump's blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil raises new questions about legality Some experts say seizing sanctioned oil tied to leader Nicolás Maduro could provoke a military response from Venezuela, engaging American forces in a new level of conflict that goes beyond their attacks on alleged drug boats.
World Dec 16 Hegseth says he won't publicly release video of boat strike that killed survivors in the Caribbean Hegseth said that members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee would have an opportunity this week to review the video, but did not say whether all members of Congress would be allowed to see it, even as a…
Nation Dec 15 U.S. Army names 2 Iowa National Guard members killed in attack in Syria Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to fly at half-staff in their honor, saying that, “We are grateful for their service and deeply mourn their loss.”…
Politics Dec 11 WATCH: Defense officials testify on National Guard deployment across U.S. in Senate hearing Members of Congress clashed Thursday over President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in American cities, with Republicans saying the deployments were needed to fight lawlessness while Democrats called his move an extraordinary abuse of military power that violated…
Politics Dec 10 House passes annual defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases The bill's passage on a 312-112 vote comes at a time of increasing friction between the Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump’s administration over the management of the military.