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The long-awaited trial of Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump, began Monday morning in Fort Pierce with jury selection. The case is already drawing national attention as questions circulate about how the process will unfold, whether the public can watch, and exactly where is he being held.

Vice President JD Vance taunted a social media commentator after he questioned him over a social media post claiming that "killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military."

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro urged the U.S. to "abandon its plan for a violent regime change in Venezuela and all of Latin America and the Caribbean" as the Trump administration continues with its deployment of forces off the country's coast.

President Donald Trump has been presented with several options for military strikes against the Venezuelan regime, including striking inside the country, according to a new report

Although promoted as a cost-effective alternative to traditional deportation, Project Homecoming's impact has raised questions about whether it is delivering meaningful results.

Human rights advocates and government officials warn that reverse flow is proving to be just as dangerous, and in some cases more dangerous, than the original journey north to the United States.

A Pentagon official reportedly said the U.S. attack against a Venezuelan vessel on Tuesday "directly targeted civilians" because even if they were transporting drugs, they would be considered "criminals," not "combatants"

Democratic senators in the Intelligence Committee are claiming they were not briefed on this week's attack against a Venezuelan vessel, which the Trump administration claims it's aimed at fighting drug-trafficking in the region

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said the regime he leads is "standing on the front lines" against "Nazi extremist movements" coming from the north, a reference to escalating tensions with the United States

Amnesty International questioned the Trump administration's attack against a Venezuelan vessel on Tuesday, claiming that there are "serious doubts about its legality."

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said he will begin "mobilizing" civilian militias following the U.S. attack against a vessel that killed 11 people on Tuesday

Families and friends of the 11 men killed in a U.S. military strike on a Venezuelan vessel in the Caribbean are rejecting claims by the Maduro administration that the attack video was generated by artificial intelligence.

Defense Department officials privately expressed concern about the Trump administration's shifting narratives on the attack against a Venezuelan vessel that killed 11

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman has backed the use of lethal force against cartels following an attack on a Venezuelan vessel that killed 11

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said the country will "stand tall" against a "new imperialistic ramming" after the Trump administration blew up a vessel off its coast, killing 11 people it claimed were transporting drugs

Republican Sen. Rand Paul questioned the U.S. attack on a Venezuelan vessel on Tuesday, noting that the criteria to take such actions could become hard to define. "You might ask the question, where does it end?"

The U.S. military carried out a strike on an alleged drug vessel travelling from Venezuela to the United States on Tuesday. hile Trump hailed the strike as a victory against drug trafficking, analysts say the move is unlikely to hinder the narcotics trade and represents a significant violation of international law.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that President Donald Trump gave the order to "blow up" the vessel off Venezuela's coast on Tuesday rather than interdicting it

California Gov. Gavin Newsom mocked Donald Trump after the president claimed there is "something wrong" with him due to his hands

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration will "go on the offense" against cartels after targeting a vessel off the Venezuelan coast

President Donald Trump criticized Venezuela's authoritarian government when addressing the U.S.'s attack against a vessel off the country's coast on Tuesday

Ioan Grillo, a journalist specialized in cartels, warned that the U.S. attack against a vessel that departed Venezuela could be the prelude of one against criminal organizations in Mexico

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro "should be worried" after an attack against a vessel off the South American country's coast

The White House mocked Venezuela on social media following the attack against what it described as a vessel carrying drugs

A Venezuelan official claimed the video shared by the White House showing a vessel being destroyed by U.S. forces off the South American country's coast was made with artificial intelligence

"So I like the president very much," Trump said of Sheinbaum. "I think she's a terrific woman. She's actually an amazing woman in some ways. Very elegant, beautiful. But Mexico is run by the cartels. It's run by the cartels."

Colombian Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio said the deployment of U.S. troops off the Venezuelan coast is "disproportionate," and that an "intervention is not possible because Latin America is a land of peace"

President Donald Trump said U.S. forces "shot out a drug-carrying boat" coming from Venezuela as part of the deployment of troops and warships off the country's coast

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum again rejected a U.S. intervention in its territory, saying that such a move is "not necessary."

Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart said the deployment of U.S. assets off the Venezuelan coast is "not for show" and that President Donald Trump has the "legal authority to protect the U.S.'s national security"