US Wars and Military Action

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at a press conference following US military actions in Venezuela, at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, on January 3, 2026.

Pete Hegseth Moves Against Senator Mark Kelly Pete Hegseth Moves Against Senator Mark Kelly

But the Navy veteran insists that he’ll continue to speak out against illegal military orders.

Jan 5, 2026 / Joan Walsh

: Protesters participate in a rally near the U.S. embassy to denounce the U.S. attack on Venezuela on January 5, 2026, in Seoul, South Korea.

Donald Trump Is Drunk on War Donald Trump Is Drunk on War

The Venezuelan coup opens the gates to a new era of imperial plunder.

Jan 5, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Oil

Oil Oil

Blood.

Jan 5, 2026 / OppArt / Marc Murphy

President Donald Trump, alongside deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3, 2026.

Members of Congress Decry Trump’s Act of War on Venezuela as “Illegal” Members of Congress Decry Trump’s Act of War on Venezuela as “Illegal”

Senators and House members accuse Trump and his aides of disregarding the Constitution and lying to Congress.

Jan 3, 2026 / John Nichols

President Donald Trump signs an executive order renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (C) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine shake hands, in the Oval Office of the White House on September 5, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Trump and His Cronies Want a War in the Western Hemisphere Trump and His Cronies Want a War in the Western Hemisphere

Don’t be fooled by the anti-interventionist language. The Trump administration is only too eager to use military force.

Jan 2, 2026 / William D. Hartung

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order Is Illegal?

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order Is Illegal? Who’s Responsible When a Military Order Is Illegal?

For military members, simply recognizing that you have the legal capacity to do what’s right is no small thing.

Jan 1, 2026 / Nan Levinson

A close-up of Donald Trump against a dark background looking skeptical.

Brace Yourselves for Trump’s New Monroe Doctrine Brace Yourselves for Trump’s New Monroe Doctrine

Trump's latest exploits in Latin America are just the latest expression of a bloody ideological project to entrench US power and protect the profits of Western multinationals.

Dec 23, 2025 / Eric Ross

Gulf

Gulf Gulf

In America.

Dec 23, 2025 / OppArt / Eric Hanson

Pirate Trump

Pirate Trump Pirate Trump

Donald Trump escalates Caribbean tensions with vessel attacks near Venezuela.

Dec 22, 2025 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Two US Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys depart at Mercedita International Airport on December 16, 2025, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The Trump administration is conducting a military campaign in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, deploying naval and air forces for what it calls an anti-drugs offensive.

The United States’ Hidden History of Regime Change—Revisited The United States’ Hidden History of Regime Change—Revisited

The truculent trio—Trump, Hegseth, and Rubio—do Venezuela.

Dec 18, 2025 / Barbara Koeppel

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