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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict,” according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, following recent U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean. Congress was notified about the designation by Pentagon officials on Wednesday, according …

Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told  The New York Times Trump declares drug cartels operating in Caribbean unlawful combatants  AP News Trump Administration Conjures Up New “Terrorist” Designation to Justify Killing Civilians  The Intercept Trump’s declared war on drug cartels. Thousands of miles away, Ecuador is taking action  Sky News Trump Declares Drug Cartels in …

Trump not at war with Chicago but with cartels, Tom Homan says  Politico Trump border czar warns sanctuary cities nationwide to ‘expect action’  The Washington Post U.S. Border Czar threatens to ‘flood’ Portland, other cities with ICE agents  KPTV Homan says Chicago ‘absolutely’ should expect immigration enforcement this week  The Hill Tom Homan Says Trump’s ‘Apocalypse Now’ Post Directed At Chicago Was ‘Taken Out …

Trump weighs strikes targeting cartels inside Venezuela, CNN reports  Reuters Trump weighs strikes targeting cartels inside Venezuela, part of wider pressure campaign on Maduro, sources say  CNN Pentagon Official: Trump Boat Strike Was a Criminal Attack on Civilians  The Intercept Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers  The New York Times Deadly U.S. Strike on Venezuelan Boat Raises Fears of Wider …

U.S. deploying fighter jets to Puerto Rico U.S. deploying 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico in drug cartel crackdown 06:51 The U.S. is sending 10 F-35 fighter jets to the Caribbean for operations targeting drug cartels, a source familiar with the plans confirmed Friday. Tensions with Venezuela have been rising over the drug trade and the deadly U.S. strike earlier …

Donald Trump is sending 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico to bolster US military operations against drug cartels in the Caribbean region, it was reported on Friday. If follows a deadly US missile strike on Tuesday on a boat in the Caribbean Sea that the Trump administration insisted was carrying 11 Venezuelan drug traffickers, and comments by secretary of …

Trump administration says more operations against cartels coming  Reuters Venezuela, Drug Boats and Trump’s Latest Claim: What to Know  The New York Times White House grounds for strike on alleged drug boat is a murky legal issue  ABC News Trump touts US strike as Maduro slams military ‘threat’ off Venezuela  Fox News Pentagon Promises More Strikes Against Cartels After Deadly Boat Raid. What You …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday justified the lethal military strike that his administration said was carried out a day earlier against a Venezuelan gang as a necessary effort by the United States to send an unmistakable message to Latin American cartels. Asked why the military did not instead interdict the vessel and capture those on board, Trump …

Pentagon chief suggests more operations against cartels coming  Reuters Trump Live Updates: Epstein Files, Boat Strike and Venezuela Deportations  The New York Times WATCH: Trump says boat near Venezuela targeted by U.S. ‘had massive amounts of drugs’  PBS US military kills 11 in strike on alleged drug boat tied to Venezuelan cartel, Trump says  CNN Hegseth warns “narco-terrorists will face the same fate” after …

Hegseth Says Boat Strike Is Start of Campaign Against Venezuelan Cartels  The New York Times Trump Says U.S. Attacked Boat Carrying Venezuelan Gang Members, Killing 11  The New York Times Hegseth issues stark warning to drug traffickers following US military strike on Venezuelan vessel  Fox News 5 things to know for Sept. 3: China, War on drugs, Epstein files, RFK Jr., Google  CNN Trump …