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December 1, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Karoline Leavitt Flails Trying to Defend Pete Hegseth’s Second Strike
She also tried to shift blame away from Hegseth.
December 1, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Spirals When Asked Why He Pardoned Notorious Drug Trafficker
Donald Trump has previously bragged about stopping the flow of drugs into the United States.
November 20, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Top Military Lawyer Says Trump Ignored His Advice on Boat Strikes
Donald Trump insists that he is going after “narco-terrorists.”
November 12, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s Boat Strikes Have Cost U.S. Another Crucial Intelligence Deal
Another ally has cut off intelligence sharing with Donald Trump.
November 11, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s Boat Strikes Just Cost the U.S. Key Intel From a Top Ally
The U.K. does not want to be party to Donald Trump’s extrajudicial activities.
November 7, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Here’s Who Trump Has Really Killed in Those “Drug Boat” Strikes
The identities of the strike victims are much more complicated than Donald Trump has indicated.
October 31, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Illegal Boat Strikes Prompts Historic Move from the U.N.
The U.N. human rights chief called the strikes “unacceptable.”
October 31, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Wants to Drag the U.S. Into a Brand New War
Donald Trump is considering a serious escalation in his boat strikes.
October 30, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
GOPer Joins Dems in Calling Out Trump Over Lack of Boat Strike Info
Representative Mike Turner said Donald Trump had not even briefed the House Armed Services Committee.
October 8, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Adam Schiff to Force Senate Vote on Curbing Trump’s Powers
Adam Schiff is calling out Donald Trump’s extrajudicial boat attacks.
September 29, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Federal Drug Prosecutions Drop Thanks to Trump’s Deportation Obsession
Donald Trump’s focus on rounding up immigrants is hurting the federal government’s work in other critical areas.
September 4, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s Team Is Struggling to Get Its “Drug Boat” Story Straight
It’s disturbing how the details keep changing.
May 1, 2015
Jon Emont
“Welcome to Indonesia, Death Penalty for Drug Traffickers!”
Why the country's new president is executing more foreigners, despite international outrage

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