Morning Brief: Congress Eyes Narco Strikes as Maduro Postures and NYC Anti-ICE Protests Turn Chaotic

Morning Brief: Congress Eyes Narco Strikes as Maduro Postures and NYC Anti-ICE Protests Turn Chaotic

Congress is tightening bipartisan oversight on the Trump administration’s Caribbean counter-narco strikes even as the White House keeps pressure on cartel networks and Maduro’s inner circle. At the same time, Maduro is trying to project calm from behind blacked-out glass in Caracas, while New York’s anti-ICE protest at Federal Plaza crossed from lawful dissent into street-level disorder and drew a firm NYPD response.

Is Mr. Trump Betraying His Oath of Office?

Is Mr. Trump Betraying His Oath of Office?

Mr. Trump has treated his solemn oath as a disposable campaign slogan, shredding constitutional norms and moral standards while his enablers in Congress cower in silence before his vengeful whims.

Trump, Epstein, and the Architecture of Impunity

Trump, Epstein, and the Architecture of Impunity

If the United States is serious about protecting children and national security, it must draw a hard statutory line that bars anyone who moved comfortably in Jeffrey Epstein’s world, including Donald Trump, from ever again holding federal office.