The Trump administration has begun developing detailed plans to send US troops and intelligence officers into Mexico to target cartels in operations that would include drone strikes, NBC News reported on Monday, citing current and former US officials. The report said...
US Bombs Four Alleged Drug Boats in the Eastern Pacific, Killing 14
The US military bombed a total of four alleged drug boats in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, US War Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced. The series of attacks marks the first time that the US has bombed multiple boats in one day, and it brings the total number...
Report: US Deploys Air and Naval Forces to Southern Caribbean To ‘Address Threats from Cartels’
The Trump administration has ordered the deployment of US air and naval forces to the Southern Caribbean Sea to "address threats from Latin American drug cartels," Reuters reported on Thursday, citing two sources briefed on the decision. The report didn't specify what...
Report: Trump Administration Considers Drone Strikes on Mexican Cartels
The Trump administration is considering launching drone strikes against cartels in Mexico in an effort to stem the flow of fentanyl and other drugs through the southern border, NBC News reported on Tuesday. The report, which cited multiple former and current US...
Trump Says 25% Tariffs on Canada, Mexico Will Take Effect on Tuesday
President Trump has said that the US will impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Tuesday, saying there's "no room left" for the two countries to avoid the measures. Trump signed an executive order on February 1 to impose the 25% tariffs on all goods coming from...
CIA Expands Drone Flights Over Mexico To Hunt for Fentanyl Labs
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that the CIA under the new Trump administration has expanded secret drone flights over Mexican territory to hunt for fentanyl labs. US officials told the Times that the drone flights started under the Biden administration but...
Trump Pauses Tariffs on Mexico and Canada After Speaking With Leaders
On Monday, President Trump said he was pausing recently announced tariffs on Mexico and Canada for one month after speaking with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. "I just spoke with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico....
Trump Acknowledges His Tariffs May Cause ‘Pain’ for Americans
On Sunday, President Trump acknowledged that his plan to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China will likely cause "pain" for Americans but insisted it will be worth it to bring about a "golden age" in America. The president wrote on Truth Social: "THIS WILL BE...
Trump Says He Will Designate Mexican Cartels as ‘Terrorist Organizations,’ Vows To ‘Take Back’ Panama Canal
President Donald Trump signaled in his inauguration speech on Monday that he was preparing for confrontations in the Western Hemisphere by vowing to label Mexican cartels as "foreign terrorist organizations" and "take back" the Panama Canal. Trump said in the speech...
Trump Says He Won’t Rule Out Military Force To Take Panama Canal, Greenland
At a press conference on Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump repeated his calls for the US to take the Panama Canal and Greenland and said he wouldn't rule out the idea of military force. When asked if he would avoid using economic and military coercion, Trump said,...


