Overview
- The White House’s November strategy articulates a “Corolario Trump” that seeks to deny foreign adversaries military and economic footholds in the Western Hemisphere.
- Operational guidance emphasizes the formula “Enlist and Expand” to align regional partners for migration control, counternarcotics, and maritime and territorial security.
- Reporting cites 22 U.S. drone attacks in the Caribbean in September with more than 80 deaths, with allegations that Pete Hegseth ordered a second strike on survivors and later misled about it.
- Members of Congress have viewed video from a September 2 incident, a House Democrat has introduced a resolution accusing Hegseth of murder and conspiracy, and a petition for his removal is advancing according to The Nation.
- Separate court filings describe Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defying a judge’s order by continuing migrant flights to a prison facility in El Salvador, exposing her to potential contempt proceedings.