Tag: Venezuela

Bipartisan vote sends $900 billion military bill to Trump’s desk amid war powers concerns and domestic cuts.

President Trump’s order to block sanctioned oil tankers near Venezuela escalates military tensions, raises constitutional and international law concerns, and jolts global oil markets.

As floor votes approach, lawmakers cite tanker seizures, strike threats, and constitutional limits to argue Congress must stop unauthorized hostilities.

A display of manly leadership to justify a failing regime?

After confirming a second strike that killed survivors of a September boat bombing, the White House insists President Trump can target anyone labeled a “narco-terrorist” while legal experts and lawmakers warn the actions resemble murder, not self defense.

New reporting on a lethal September boat strike intensifies scrutiny of Trump’s regional military campaign.

Will the U.S. government push forward with regime change in Venezuela?

New polling shows widespread rejection of war while legal experts, lawmakers, and regional leaders warn the administration’s escalating campaign lacks explanation and violates core constraints

War with Venezuela, military intervention in Mexico, the attack in Iran, the deployment of military force in U.S. cities, a trillion dollar military budget: Trump deserves a Nobel prize, but not for peace.

UN human rights officials, independent experts, and rights groups say U.S. airstrikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific violate international human rights law, amount to extrajudicial killings, and may constitute a crime against humanity.