U.S. Deploying Stealth Fighter Jets To Caribbean As Tensions With Venezuela Rise: Reuters
HuffPost
The new deployment comes on top of an already bristling U.S. military presence in the southern Caribbean that includes at least seven warships.
WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) — The United States has ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to a Puerto Rico airfield to conduct operations against drug cartels, sources say, adding more firepower to intensifying U.S. military operations in the Caribbean that are stoking tension with Venezuela.
The new deployment comes on top of an already bristling U.S. military presence in the southern Caribbean as President Donald Trump carries out a campaign pledge to crack down on groups he blames for funneling drugs into the United States.
The disclosure about the F-35s came just hours after the Pentagon accused Venezuela of a “highly provocative” flight on Thursday by fighter jets over a U.S. Navy warship.
It also follows a U.S. military strike on Tuesday that killed 11 people and sank a boat from Venezuela Trump said was transporting illegal drugs.
At every turn, the Trump administration has sought to tie Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government to narco-trafficking, allegations Caracas denies.
The arrest of a Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect blows up a right-wing conspiracy theory espoused by many in the MAGAverse.
Will the justices throw out a bedrock legal principle that has defined American citizenship for over a century?
A spokesperson for the FBI denied the report, calling it "hogwash."
The agreement follows a weeks-long bidding war for the storied company.
Trump's Democratic foe introduced the “Presidential Walk of Fatigue."
“I’m laughing because..."
The president's faux apology exposed what he really wants, said social media users.
NASA said the discovery shows such "building blocks" of life are "widespread throughout the solar system."
The "Daily Show" host named the two responses that Trump churns out when he's under fire.
The podcaster described the president as a "79-year-old kid" while talking to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
A judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump.
Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley spoke with lawmakers on Thursday about the recent attacks on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.
"Wait, what??????" Katie Couric wrote in response to Kirk's opinion.