World Dec 01 White House says U.S. fired twice at alleged drug boat, raising bipartisan legal concerns By Nick Schifrin, Solveig Rennan
World Dec 01 Watch 6:15 ‘That 2nd strike was a violation of the laws of war,’ former senior military lawyer says For perspective on the U.S. military strikes on suspected drug boats and the legal concerns, Geoff Bennett spoke with retired Maj. Gen. Steven Lepper. He served as the Air Force's Deputy Judge Advocate General, and as such, was the service's… By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn
World Sep 22 Dominican Republic says it recovered cocaine that was on speedboat destroyed by U.S. military Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have confiscated some of the cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed recently by the U.S. By Manuel Rueda, Associated Press
World Sep 03 Trinidad and Tobago PM celebrates Caribbean strike and says U.S. should kill all drug traffickers ‘violently’ Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister is praising a U.S. strike on a boat suspected of carrying drugs in the southern Caribbean. By Bert Wilkinson, Anselm Gibbs, Associated Press
World Sep 02 Watch 3:46 U.S. military strikes Venezuelan drug boat in Caribbean, killing 11 President Trump announced Tuesday that the United States sank a boat after it left Venezuela carrying drugs. It is the first known military strike in the region since the president ordered an increased presence in the Caribbean. Nick Schifrin reports. By Nick Schifrin
May 19 Supreme Court allows Trump to strip Temporary Protected Status from some Venezuelans By Associated Press The status allows people already in the United States to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 9:01 White House ignores court and invokes Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of Venezuelans By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Eliot Barnhart, Doug Adams A U.S. federal judge asked the Trump administration to explain how it failed to act on its court order to halt the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, including alleged gang members, escalating the confrontation between the President and the… Continue watching
Jan 31 Venezuela frees 6 Americans after meeting between Maduro and senior Trump official By Regina Garcia Cano, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Grenell’s hours long trip to Venezuela, according to the White House, was focused on Trump’s efforts to deport Venezuelans back to their home country, which currently does not accept them, and on the release of the detained Americans. Continue reading
Jan 09 Officials deny reports of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s arrest after anti-Maduro protest By Regina Garcia Cano, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Aides to Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she was detained Thursday, followed moments later by official denials, in a confusing episode that capped a day of protests seeking to block President Nicolás Maduro from clinging to power. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: FBI investigates apparent assassination attempt on Trump in West Palm Beach In our news wrap Sunday, Secret Service agents opened fire on a person with a firearm near Trump at his golf club in Florida, a university in Springfield, Ohio received a shooting threat targeting Haitian community members, Houthi rebels fired… Continue watching