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Trump Targets Drug Cartels, Risks Tension with Mexico

10/7/2025

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Trump Targets Cartels

Trump escalates actions against drug cartels, threatens expansion into Venezuela, and designates eight Latin American cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, enabling potential airstrikes with drones and stealth jets.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said any U.S. action must be coordinated with Mexico.
Critics warn unilateral moves threaten democracy, while legal challenges to National Guard deployments prompt a Portland halt.

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Johnson Accuses Trump

Brandon Johnson, Chicago Mayor, accuses President Donald J. Trump of declaring "war" on Chicago and its residents, describing a Civil War rematch.
The piece frames Trump's immigration policies as a modern insurrection against Democrats.
It links tensions to history and portrays Democrats as defenders of illegal labor.
Criticism targets Democrats for enabling violence from groups like Antifa.

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Trump Targets Cartels

Trump escalates actions against drug cartels, threatens expansion into Venezuela, and designates eight Latin American cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, enabling potential airstrikes with drones and stealth jets.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said any U.S. action must be coordinated with Mexico.
Critics warn unilateral moves threaten democracy, while legal challenges to National Guard deployments prompt a Portland halt.

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