United States Defense and Military Forces
- To Trump, on Venezuela: You Break It, You Own It - His administration just decapitated the country’s leadership; he’s now responsible for what comes next there.
- Donald Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise - We know that Mr. Trump’s warmongering violates the law.
- An Operation in Venezuela - President Trump announced that U.S. forces had captured Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, following a “large-scale attack.”
- The U.S. Has Been Building Up Forces Off Venezuela for Months - The United States military’s Southern Command said in December that about 15,000 troops were in the Caribbean region.
- Explosions Reported in Venezuela’s Capital - It was not immediately clear what caused the blasts. The United States has been building pressure on Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s authoritarian president, for months.
- Coast Guard Suspends Search for Survivors of Latest Boat Strikes - The service said that conditions in the area where the search was taking place included nine-foot seas and winds approaching 50 miles per hour.
- Oil Tanker Fleeing U.S. Coast Guard Broadcasts Location in North Atlantic - Russia requested this week that the United States end its pursuit of the vessel, which was intercepted in the Caribbean on its way to pick up oil in Venezuela.
- The 2025 Politics Yearbook: Most Likely to Be Extreme and Chaotic - How much more chaotic could a second Trump term be? 2025 did not disappoint.
- 6 Takeaways on the Unwinding U.S.-Ukraine Alliance - A Times investigation reveals the inside story of the Trump administration’s chaotic push for a peace deal and its erratic role in the war.
- U.S. Kills 2 in Strike in Pacific, as Trump Pressures Venezuela - The attack was the 30th announced by the U.S. military since early September. It came days after President Trump said the U.S. had struck a coastal site related to drugs and Venezuela.