World Dec 30 Trump says the U.S. 'hit' a coastal drug loading facility in Venezeula as tensions escalate By Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert, Associated Press
World Dec 29 U.S. military carries out 30th strike on alleged drug boat The U.S. military said Monday that it had conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people. The military said the vessel “was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” though it did not… By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press
Nation Dec 29 Trump says U.S. 'hit' a facility along shore where alleged drug boats 'load up' When questioned Monday by reporters about “an explosion in Venezuela,” the president said the U.S. struck a facility where boats accused of carrying drugs “load up.”… By Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert, Associated Press
World Dec 23 U.S. strikes another alleged drug-smuggling boat in eastern Pacific, killing 1 person At least 105 people have been killed in 29 known strikes since early September. By Associated Press
World Dec 19 2 strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific, U.S. military says The U.S. military said Thursday that it had conducted two more strikes against boats it said were smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people. By Associated Press
Dec 17 U.S. says strike on alleged drug boat kills 4 in eastern Pacific, marking 26th known strike By Associated Press The U.S. military said Wednesday that it attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people on the same day the House rejected efforts to limit President Donald Trump’s power to use military force against drug cartels. Continue reading
Dec 16 Hegseth says he won't publicly release video of boat strike that killed survivors in the Caribbean By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Ben Finley, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Dec 12 Leadership of U.S. command in Latin America changes hands amid scrutiny over boat strikes By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press A U.S. Navy admiral who oversees military operations in Latin America handed off command responsibilities Friday as scrutiny increases over the Trump administration's deadly strikes on alleged drug boats in the region. Continue reading
Dec 08 Sen. Cotton says he has no objection to releasing video of strike that killed two survivors By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Cotton he is splitting with Democrats over whether military personnel acted lawfully in carrying out a second strike to kill the two survivors. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 3:35 Pentagon leaders brief lawmakers on U.S. boat strikes, fueling debate over legality By Nick Schifrin, Kayan Taraporevala A new bipartisan divide has broken open after senior U.S. military officers showed Congress video of multiple strikes on a boat in the Caribbean in early September. Republicans backed the decision by a Special Operations commander to target survivors of… Continue watching