Category: National Security
Trump’s Venezuela Operation Deals Blow to Another Dangerous Trade: Iranian Drones
The Trump administration has pointed to stymieing the Venezuelan drug trade as a central motivation behind its operation to capture dictator Nicolás Maduro. But narcotics are not the only dangerous export the operation crippled: Taking out Maduro and asserting U.S. authority in the country means delivering a big hit to Iranian drone production, U.S. officials and regional analysts told the Washington Free Beacon.
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Jeh Johnson worried about ‘type of people’ being recruited for ICE
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Friday questioned the “type of people” being recruited by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after two shootings involving immigration authorities. “I also worry about the type of people that are being recruited now for ICE. The recruitment rhetoric is ‘Defend your culture.’ What does that mean? I think…
Protests against ICE scheduled across Texas this weekend
Protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are scheduled across the largest metro areas in Texas this weekend following the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
Border Patrol agent shoots 2 in Portland: Officials
Two people were hospitalized on Thursday after a shooting involving U.S. Border Patrol agents in Portland, Ore., according to officials. Local police said they responded to a call from one of the people wounded at around 2:24 p.m. local time. “Officers applied a tourniquet and summoned emergency medical personnel. The patients were transported to the…
Iran Kills Dozens of Anti-Regime Protesters, Defying Trump’s Warnings
The Iranian regime has killed at least 38 people, including 8 children, since a wave of popular protests erupted across the country, defying President Donald Trump’s repeated warnings that the United States will use military force if the Islamic Republic murders civilians.
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United States Seizes Two Venezuela-Linked Oil Tankers, Including One Escorted by Russian Navy
U.S. forces on Wednesday seized two oil tankers linked to Venezuela in coordinated operations in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean, including one vessel that was traveling under escort from Russian naval ships, according to U.S. officials.
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