Trump Said to Authorize C.I.A. Plans for Covert Action in Venezuela

The president has signed off on possible operations inside Venezuela but has also reopened back-channel communications with the government of President Nicolás Maduro.

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Trump Gives Mixed Messages About Military Action Against Venezuela

President Trump said that he was open to talking with President Nicolás Maduro but that the United States has “to take care of Venezuela” as the U.S. builds a military force in the Caribbean.

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Trump Escalates Pressure on Venezuela, but Endgame Is Unclear

President Trump’s aides have provided conflicting accounts of what, exactly, they are seeking to achieve, as America’s largest aircraft carrier heads toward the Caribbean region.

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U.S. Strike Kills 4 on Boat Trump Says Was Smuggling Drugs

The strike in the Caribbean brings the death toll in the Trump administration’s lethal campaign to 80 since early September.

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Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice

Colombia was a top U.S. ally in Latin America until the Trump administration began deadly strikes in international waters. Now, one family wants justice.

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Xi’s Military Purges Show Unease About China’s Nuclear Forces

The shake-up in China’s armed forces comes as both Beijing and Washington are pushing through major changes in their country’s militaries, in different ways.

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Aircraft Carrier Moves Into the Caribbean as U.S. Confronts Venezuela

The arrival of the carrier bolsters the already extensive deployment of American forces in the region. Britain will cease sharing some intelligence with the U.S. because of concerns over boat strikes.

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Republicans Block Measure to Bar Military Strike on Venezuela

All but two G.O.P. senators voted against a resolution to stop the president from expanding his military campaign against drug traffickers to include land targets inside Venezuela.

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Democrats Raise Concerns After Trump Officials Give Boat Strikes Briefing

The classified meeting did not relieve mounting unease among lawmakers over President Trump’s expanding campaign of lethal strikes against drug cartels.

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Latest U.S. Military Boat Strike in Caribbean Sea Kills 3, Pete Hegseth Says

The strike, carried out on Saturday, was the 15th announced by the administration in its campaign against vessels it claims are smuggling drugs.

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