Author: Mike Brest, Washington Examiner

The Trump administration does not believe the strikes the military has conducted targeting alleged drug smugglers in the Western Hemisphere meet the threshold to be regulated by a decades-old law designed to enshrine Congress’s role in declaring war. Any U.S. president needs approval from Congress for sustained military action following the passage of the 1973…

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing endangers fisheries across the globe that contribute to economic growth, food systems, and ecosystems, and the Trump administration is trying to crack down on violations in the Gulf. The Washington Examiner traveled to the South Padre Island and Air Station Corpus Christi to ride along with the Coast Guard during…

A spokeswoman for Russia’s foreign ministry called the new U.S. sanctions targeting the country’s two largest oil companies “entirely counterproductive,” but dismissed their possible implications. “Our country has developed a strong immunity to Western restrictions and will continue to confidently develop its economic and energy potential,” Maria Zakharova said during a weekly news briefing on…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit Israel later this week, making him the latest senior Trump administration official to travel to the Jewish state to try to ensure the ceasefire holds and that day-after talks continue to progress. Rubio is scheduled to land in Israel on Thursday and will meet with Prime…