Trump says U.S. in ‘non-international armed conflict’ with drug cartels
1 of 3 | The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney sails beside U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Northland in 2020. Northland and Pinckney are deployed…
Trump says U.S. is in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels after ordering strikes in the Caribbean
WASHINGTON — President Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict,” according to a…
Tariffs, migration and cartels will top Rubio’s talks in Mexico and Ecuador this week
MEXICO CITY — Security, sovereignty, tariffs, trade, drugs and migration — all hot-button issues for the Trump administration and its neighbors in the Western Hemisphere — will…
US warships head to Venezuela: Fight against cartels or imperial ambition? | Donald Trump News
The United States warships are approaching Venezuelan waters in the southern Caribbean as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to fight drug trafficking, reports said.The Trump…
Close ally of drug kingpin ‘El Mencho’ gets 30 years in prison as U.S. ramps up pressure on cartels
WASHINGTON — A close ally of fugitive Jalisco New Generation boss known as “El Mencho” for years orchestrated a prolific drug trafficking operation, using a semi-submersible and…
Mexico’s president rejects Trump offer of U.S. troops to fight cartels
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Saturday that she had rejected an offer from U.S. President Donald Trump to send American troops to help fight drug…
Trump says Mexico’s Sheinbaum refused US troop offer out of fear of cartels | Migration News
US president makes claim after Mexican leader says her country’s sovereignty ‘not for sale.’United States President Donald Trump has claimed that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum…
Mexico tells Supreme Court that U.S. gunmakers are to blame for heavily armed cartels
WASHINGTON — President Trump blames Mexico for fentanyl and other dangerous drugs that come across the southern border. But Mexico blames the United States and its gunmakers…
Drone flights, terrorist labels may signal coming U.S. strikes on cartels
WASHINGTON — In recent days, the Trump administration has ramped up CIA surveillance drone flights over Mexico, formally designated drug cartels as “foreign terrorist” groups and floated…
Trump administration labels Latin American cartels ‘terrorist organizations’
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is formally designating eight Latin American crime organizations as “foreign terrorist organizations,” upping its pressure on cartels operating in the U.S. and…
US declares drug cartels, criminal gangs global terrorist organisations | Donald Trump News
The United States has designated eight Latin American criminal and drug-trafficking groups as “global terrorist organisations” amid escalating rhetoric from President Donald Trump. In a…
CIA using drones to surveil drug cartels, labs in Mexico
A remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper flies near the Syracuse Hancock International Airport on Dec. 16, 2015, and is similar to those the CIA is using…
Mexico president reacts to Trump moves on immigration, border, cartels
MEXICO CITY — Mexico will not object to President Trump’s plan to force asylum seekers detained at the southwestern border to wait in Mexico until their…