"The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Gen Dan Caine, are expected to brief the Gang of Eight lawmakers on Tuesday afternoon, Reuters reports, citing two sources familiar with the plan and a Trump administration official. The Gang of Eight which includes intelligence committee and Senate and House of Representatives leaders from both parties is traditionally briefed on major national security actions."
"Tensions have been mounting between the US and Venezuela, as Donald Trump threatens land strikes against suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers, after more than three months of a military campaign against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific. On Tuesday, Politico published an interview with the president in which he refused to rule out putting US troops into Venezuela. I don't comment on that. I wouldn't say that one way or the other, he said."
The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Gen Dan Caine, are scheduled to brief Gang of Eight lawmakers Tuesday at 3:30pm ET. The Gang of Eight includes intelligence committee and Senate and House leaders from both parties and is traditionally briefed on major national security actions. Tensions between the US and Venezuela have intensified amid threats of land strikes against suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers and a multi-month campaign targeting alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific. The president refused to rule out deploying US troops to Venezuela and indicated willingness to adopt similar tactics against Mexico and Colombia. US naval forces in the Caribbean have been reinforced with an aircraft carrier strike group and a nuclear submarine. Adm Alvin Holsey, outgoing commander of US Southern Command, will brief a separate group of lawmakers and will step down Friday; recent strikes have killed nearly 90 people and prompted legal and Democratic concerns.
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