U.S. Military Killed Venezuelan Fisherman in Suspected Drug Boat Attack, Family Says

17 October 2025 at 07:51

For the first time, one of the 27 people killed in U.S. airstrikes on suspected drug vessels has been publicly identified.

Military Commander Overseeing Escalating Attacks Off Venezuela Coast Is Stepping Down, Officials Say

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Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager

17 October 2025 at 07:26

Adm. Alvin Holsey is leaving less than a year into his tenure, and as the Pentagon escalates attacks against boats in the Caribbean Sea.

Adm. Alvin Holsey, commander of the U.S. Southern Command, in Washington last year.

U.S. B-52s and Helicopters Fly Near Venezuela in Show of Threats

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Eric Schmitt

17 October 2025 at 02:23

The Trump administration is sharply increasing U.S. military pressure on the government of Nicolás Maduro.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Fort Bragg in North Carolina in June.

Venture Capitalist Ron Conway Resigns From Board Over Benioff National Guard Comments

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Heather Knight

17 October 2025 at 03:00

Ron Conway stepped down from the board of Salesforce’s philanthropic arm after the company’s chief executive, Marc Benioff, said he supported President Trump and wanted the National Guard to come to San Francisco.

Ron Conway, a prominent venture capitalist, resigned on Thursday from the board of Salesforce’s philanthropic arm.

Hegseth Warns U.S. Will Impose ‘Costs’ on Russia if Peace Efforts Falter

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Jeanna Smialek

16 October 2025 at 04:04

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth offered unusually strong criticism of Russia, just as Ukraine seeks American Tomahawk missiles.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attending a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels on Wednesday.

Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela

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Julian E. Barnes and Tyler Pager

16 October 2025 at 01:56

The development comes as the U.S. military is drawing up options for President Trump to consider, including possible strikes inside the country.

Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s authoritarian leader, in Caracas last month. American officials have been clear, privately, that the Trump administration aims to drive Mr. Maduro from power.

What Are Tomahawk Missiles, and Why Might Trump Give Them to Ukraine?

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John Ismay

15 October 2025 at 23:32

Ukraine could receive a newly developed land-based launcher to strike Moscow and beyond.

A Tomahawk cruise missile being launched toward Iraq from the USS San Jacinto in the Red Sea in 2003.

U.S. Military Kills 6 People in Boat Attack Near Venezuela, Trump Says

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Charlie Savage

15 October 2025 at 04:01

In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

President Trump aboard Air Force One on Tuesday. The administration has not explained how a boat in the southern Caribbean Sea posed an imminent threat of armed attack that could prompt a right to use force in self-defense.

As U.S. Warships Patrol Caribbean, Drug Smugglers Shift Tactics

NYT | Top Stories

Frances Robles

14 October 2025 at 17:01

With the United States surging its military presence in the region and bombing boats, countries in the Caribbean are seeing more flights carrying illegal drugs.

Peace in Trump’s Time — Except Here

NYT | Opinion

Maureen Dowd

12 October 2025 at 00:35

Peace abroad and war at home — not very America first!

Who Can Stop a President Deploying Troops?

NYT | Opinion

Michelle Cottle， E. J. Dionne Jr.， David French and Derek Arthur

11 October 2025 at 19:03

On this week’s round table: Courts, Congress and chaos under Trump.

A Skeptical Reception for Hegseth’s Quantico Talk

NYT | Opinion

10 October 2025 at 00:18

Readers respond to a guest essay that put Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s speech in a more favorable light.

Trump 2.0 Is America’s Worst Moments Redux

NYT | Opinion

Jamelle Bouie

9 October 2025 at 07:10

Remember when Republicans loved states’ rights?

No, Trump Can’t Order Troops to Wherever He Wants

NYT | Opinion

Stephen I. Vladeck

7 October 2025 at 17:03

The president’s claims about cities don’t hold up.

That Hegseth Speech on D.E.I. in the Military Was Actually Pretty Good

NYT | Opinion

Christopher Caldwell

7 October 2025 at 17:01

Despite some rude provocations, he outlined a nuanced vision of the military.

Trump’s Shutdown Glee Could Come Back to Bite Him

NYT | Opinion

Frank Bruni

7 October 2025 at 01:15

Republicans’ exploitation of the government’s closure is the tell that they prefer it this way.

Who Is Donald Trump Responsible To?

NYT | Opinion

Jamelle Bouie

4 October 2025 at 23:00

Trump’s exclusionary view of the country strains the bonds of union.

Troops Could Help Portland if They Rented Office Space

NYT | Opinion

Nicholas Kristof

4 October 2025 at 19:01

Trump’s dispatch of National Guard troops to Portland is another dangerous step toward politicizing America’s military forces.

Trump’s Boat Strike Cartel War Doesn’t Make a Lot of Sense So Far

NYT | Opinion

W.J. Hennigan

4 October 2025 at 04:13

From what little we do know about the airstrikes in the Caribbean, the operation doesn’t make much sense.

Incompetence Isn’t an Upgrade Over D.E.I.

NYT | Opinion

David French

2 October 2025 at 17:04

The Trump administration is a mockery of the idea of meritocracy.

Trump and Hegseth: The Quantico Campaign

NYT | Opinion

2 October 2025 at 01:11

Readers sharply criticize the speeches by the president and the secretary of defense. Also: A cynical order from the Supreme Court.

Trump’s Venezuela Policy Is Pure Revenge Fantasy

NYT | Opinion

Christopher Sabatini

1 October 2025 at 13:00

The Trump administration’s Venezuela policy is driven by a desire for vindication and revenge.

Trump’s Generals Speech Was Political Theater

NYT | Opinion

W.J. Hennigan

1 October 2025 at 04:07

The military was again used as a backdrop for Trump’s clashes in America’s culture wars, testing the armed services’ nonpartisan, apolitical nature.

The Return of the ‘War Department’ Is a Message From Trump

NYT | China

David E. Sanger

6 September 2025 at 06:43

President Trump and his defense secretary say they want to return to the era when America won wars. They largely ignore the greatest accomplishment of the past 80 years: avoiding superpower conflict.

China Looms Large as South Korea’s President Meets With Trump

NYT | China

Choe Sang-Hun

24 August 2025 at 12:01

Washington’s increasing focus on Beijing is straining the decades-old alliance between South Korea and the United States.

U.S. Navy Sailor Is Convicted of Spying for China

NYT | China

Neil Vigdor

21 August 2025 at 07:46

Jinchao Wei provided a Chinese intelligence officer with defense and weapons abilities of U.S. warships, including their vulnerabilities, prosecutors said.

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