Trump admin tells Congress the US is in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels

President Donald Trump has determined that the US is in an “armed conflict” with the drug cartels his administration has designated as terrorist organizations, according to a notice the Pentagon ... Read More

Trump administration tells Congress the U.S. is in "armed conflict" with drug cartels after Venezuela boat strikes

A notification sent to Congress and viewed by CBS News says President Trump has determined drug cartels are engaged in an "armed attack" against the U.S. Read More

Trump has 'determined' the U.S. is in 'armed conflict' with cartels, administration tells Congress

In recent weeks, the U.S. military struck at least three boats from Venezuela allegedly carrying narco-traffickers and drugs that could threaten Americans, Trump said on Truth Social. Read More

US is engaged in formal 'armed conflict' with 'terrorist' drug cartels, Trump says

President Donald Trump has determined that the United States is in now engaged in a formal "armed conflict" with drug cartels, which the administration has deemed as "unlawful combatants," according ... Read More

Trump says US is in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels after ordering strikes in the Caribbean

President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an “armed conflict." ... Read More

Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told

A notice calls the people the U.S. military recently killed on suspicion of drug smuggling in the Caribbean Sea “unlawful combatants.” ... Read More

BREAKING: Trump Tells Congress the U.S. is Engaged In ‘Armed Conflict’ With Drug Cartels, Times Reports

President Donald Trump notified Congress this week that the U.S. is now engaged in an official “armed conflict” with drug cartels, according to a confidential notice obtained by the New York Times. Read More

Trump Tells Congress U.S. Is at War With Cartels: What That Means

Legal experts and lawmakers have raised concerns after President Donald Trump declared in a notice to Congress that the U.S. is in a formal “armed conflict” with drug cartels. Read More

War on drugs: Trump declares US is now in ‘armed conflict’ with Caribbean cartels

Officials sent notice to Congress labeling alleged traffickers ‘nonstate armed’ combatants in bid for legal justification for extrajudicial killings ... Read More

Trump admin tells Congress it determined US engaged in formal 'armed conflict' with 'terrorist' drug cartels

Trump administration sends memo to Congress declaring drug cartels as terrorist organizations and announcing armed conflict status with these groups. Read More

Trump Tells Congress US Engaged in ‘Armed Conflict’ With Cartels

President Donald Trump has determined that the United States is engaged in a formal “armed conflict” with drug cartels. Read More

After Bombing Boats, Trump Tells Congress US Is in ‘Armed Conflict’ With Drug Cartels

This is not stretching the envelope,” said a retired judge advocate general lawyer. “This is shredding it. This is tearing it apart.” President Donald Trump’s administration claimed that the United ... Read More