Lawmakers from both parties challenge the Trump administration about attacks on suspected drug boats.
A bipartisan group of Congress members is pressing the Trump administration for more details regarding ongoing U.S. military strikes against suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. They’re particularly interested in understanding the legal justifications being used. Four representatives from the House Armed Services Committee—Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Jason Crow (D-Colo.), […]
Hegseth reports on another claimed drug boat attack that resulted in the deaths of 2 ‘narco-terrorists’
U.S. Military Targets Alleged Drug-Trafficking Vessel On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military has once again engaged a suspected drug-trafficking ship in the Eastern Pacific, resulting in the deaths of two individuals tied to drug trafficking. According to Hegseth, the military targeted a vessel associated with a known terrorist organization operating […]
ICE Detains Child Sex Abusers, Rapists, and Drug Traffickers Who Are in the Country Illegally
ICE Continues Arrests of Criminal Aliens Amid Government Shutdown Despite the federal government shutdown, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is actively arresting illegal immigrants who have been convicted of serious crimes. In Virginia, federal agents have recently detained illegal aliens guilty of some of the most severe offenses, including child molestation and violent rape, in […]
White House states Congressional approval is not required for reported drug boat attacks.
The White House has affirmed that military strikes targeting suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific do not qualify as “hostile acts” that would require Congressional approval under the War Powers Resolution (WPR). According to the administration, the WPR—established by Congress in 1973—only applies when there’s a direct threat to the U.S. and […]
USS Gerald R. Ford sent to the Caribbean for a historic drug operation
USS Gerald R. Ford Heads to the Caribbean in Drug War Efforts President Donald Trump has dispatched the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier to the Caribbean, a significant move in his administration’s intensified battle against drug trafficking. This marks the first deployment of an aircraft carrier in the region in over three decades. Since […]
Top drug regulator sued by pharmaceutical company, steps down during investigation into conduct
The head of the FDA’s drug regulation division stepped down on Sunday amid accusations of misusing his position to publicly criticize a treatment related to a former associate. Dr. George Tidmarsh, who had a lengthy career in the pharmaceutical industry before joining the FDA in July, was put on administrative leave just days prior. Emily […]
Sheriffs and officers in the Mississippi Delta arrested for suspected bribery linked to a Mexican drug cartel
Drug Cartel Bribery Scheme in Mississippi Delta In the Mississippi Delta area, over a dozen law enforcement officers face serious charges. They have been indicted by the Justice Department for allegedly taking bribes from individuals connected to a Mexican drug cartel. U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner announced at a news conference that 20 people have been […]
U.S. Forces Attack Suspected Drug Vessel in the Caribbean
U.S. Military Strikes Suspected Drug Smuggling Vessel in Caribbean On Saturday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that three individuals were killed in a U.S. military operation targeting a vessel believed to be involved in drug trafficking in the Caribbean. This action was taken against a boat linked to a designated terrorist organization, following orders […]
Mother who lost her son to fentanyl supports Trump’s drug boat actions
When Anne Fandner lost her son, Weston, to counterfeit Percocet pills contaminated with fentanyl, she never expected her grief would propel her into a national movement against drugs. With the Trump administration now ordering military actions against ships suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean and Pacific, Fandner sees her son’s death as a powerful […]
Bombing suspected drug traffickers is unlawful, wrong, and not effective.
The United States recently attacked 14 boats in Caribbean and Pacific waters, claiming the lives of at least 57 individuals suspected of drug trafficking. President Trump stated, “We’re going to kill them,” emphasizing that those involved would be treated as “good as dead.” He insisted the action served as a warning to anyone considering smuggling […]