Tag: Venezuela

Tammy Duckworth.

Duckworth accuses US of murder over ‘double tap’ on boat strike survivors

Asher Notheis · December 7, 2025 12:25 pm

Collage of John Curtis and Pete Hegseth

GOP senator ‘can’t answer’ whether he would confirm Hegseth today

Jenny Goldsberry · December 7, 2025 11:12 am

Trump Maduro

A brief history of American regime-change wars

Timothy P. Carney · December 7, 2025 8:00 am

President Donald Trump holds up country name of the USA during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Washington Secrets

Trump given week of wins and fake scandal: White House Report Card

Paul Bedard · December 6, 2025 11:06 am

Daily on Defense

Daily on Defense

Dueling narratives: Boat strike video largely viewed through partisan lens

Jamie McIntyre · December 5, 2025 7:42 am

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting with Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Van Giang in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

Pentagon asked admiral in charge of boat strikes operation to retire

Emily Hallas · December 4, 2025 3:20 pm

U.S. Navy Adm. Frank "Mitch" Bradley, center, commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, are escorted to a classified briefing for top congressional lawmakers overseeing national security as they investigate how Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth handled a military strike on a suspected drug smuggling boat and its crew in the Caribbean near Venezuela Sept. 2, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress split after briefing from Adm. Mitch Bradley on notorious boat strike

Mike Brest, Hailey Bullis · December 4, 2025 2:22 pm

Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama.

Will Trump give Albania’s Edi Rama a free pass on drug cartel links?

Tom Rogan · December 4, 2025 8:00 am

Daily on Defense

Daily on Defense

Democrats call for Hegseth to resign after internal watchdog finds he violated policy, put troops at risk

Jamie McIntyre · December 4, 2025 7:32 am

Admiral Frank M. Bradley testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to examine his nomination to be admiral and Commander, United States Special Operation Command, July 22, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, file)

Adm. Mitch Bradley to tell Congress boat strike survivors were ‘legitimate targets’

Washington Examiner Staff · December 4, 2025 6:00 am

Donald Trump.

Beltway Confidential

What are Trump’s motivations in Venezuela?

Daniel DePetris · December 4, 2025 6:00 am

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth watches as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Trump rightly changes the rules of engagement

John Roberts · December 4, 2025 6:00 am