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Today — 4 September 2025Main stream

U.S. and Mexico Vow to Cooperate Against Crime as Rubio Meets Sheinbaum

4 September 2025 at 04:26
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with President Claudia Sheinbaum, after she pressed the Trump administration not to take unilateral action in Mexico.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio meeting with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico in Mexico City on Wednesday.

Venezuela, Drug Boats and Trump’s Latest Claim: What to Know

4 September 2025 at 00:37
The Trump administration says Venezuela is sending vast amounts of cocaine to the United States. Venezuela’s role in the drug trade is overstated, experts say.

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The U.S. Navy warship USS Sampson in Panama City on Tuesday.
Yesterday — 3 September 2025Main stream

Trump Administration Says Boat Strike Is Start of Campaign Against Venezuelan Cartels

The defense secretary and President Trump said a small boat was carrying drugs but offered little evidence and few details.

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The U.S. guided-missile destroyer Sampson in Panama City on Tuesday. The Pentagon has been amassing a small armada of warships in the southern Caribbean.

After Trump Says ‘We’re Going In’ to Chicago With Troops, Illinois Officials Slam Plan

3 September 2025 at 08:20
Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois said the state was ready to fight the Trump administration’s plan in court.

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Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois, center, alongside Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton during a news conference on reports of federal deployment in Chicago, on Tuesday.

Trump Says U.S. Attacked Boat Carrying Venezuelan Gang Members, Killing 11

The vessel was transporting illegal narcotics through international waters to the United States, the president said.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

President Trump signed a still-secret directive in July instructing the Pentagon to use military force against some Latin American drug cartels that his administration has labeled “terrorist” organizations.

L.A. Ruling Complicates Trump’s Threats to Send Troops to More Cities

3 September 2025 at 03:38
As Democratic cities brace for possible military deployments, Democratic governors see in a lower-court ruling the potential for legal protections.

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Members of the California National Guard outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles in June.
Before yesterdayMain stream

The ‘Political Theater’ of Troops in Cities

28 August 2025 at 03:35
Readers react to the Trump administration’s deployment of U.S. military in cities. Also: A California voter’s choice on gerrymandering; the impact of ICE raids.
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