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• Maduro sings, dances and threatens to 'smash the teeth' of the 'North American empire' - Venezuela's Maduro vows to 'smash teeth' of U.S. empire as America seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan coast, escalating diplomatic crisis between nations.
• President Trump is right to get tough on Maduro. What comes next is critical - Donald Trump signals military action against Venezuelan narco-state as Nicolas Maduro regime threatens American security through drug trafficking.
• Trump administration establishes militarized zone in California: "Strengthen border security operations" - Trump administration creates militarized zone covering 760 acres along California-Mexico border under Navy control for enhanced border security operations.
• Trump warns Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro he will ‘be next’ amid drug-trafficking rift - Trump issued a sharp warning to Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro as tensions rise over drug trafficking and U.S. military strikes in the Caribbean.
• USPS rejects hundreds of troop care packages as charity turns to Trump for 'Christmas miracle' - Nonprofit Boxes to Boots asks President Trump to help after USPS returned 800+ Christmas packages meant for deployed troops, leaving families without support.
• US deploys fighter jets to Gulf of Venezuela in closest known approach yet, amid rising tension - Two U.S. fighter jets conducted a 30-minute training flight over waters north of Venezuela, marking increased military activity in the region.
• $900B defense bill advances to House-wide vote as conservative mutiny threat looms - House Republicans advanced the NDAA to a chamber-wide vote on Tuesday evening, but conservatives are still threatening to rebel against the measure.
• New lawsuit presses Pentagon, State Dept to disclose legal justification for Venezuelan boat strikes - The Trump administration has been sued over strikes on drug boats, as an advocacy groups seek the release of a memo containing the legal justification.
• Trump’s DC Guard deployment didn’t fuel violence — Biden's Afghan vetting breakdown did - Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal faces death penalty charges for allegedly killing National Guard specialist Sarah Beckstrom and wounding Andrew Wolfe.
• Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony marks 84 years since attack - Pearl Harbor's 84th anniversary ceremony marks historic milestone as no survivors attend for first time, with only 12 of original troops still alive today.