Unmasking the Military Escalation Near Venezuela: Is Congress Losing Control?

Over recent months, the U.S. has dramatically intensified its military footprint off the coast of Venezuela, deploying warships including the formidable USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and executing a series of deadly strikes on small vessels accused of drug trafficking. But is this escalation truly safeguarding America’s borders, or is it an unchecked expansion of executive power that sidelines Congress and risks entangling our nation in an ambiguous conflict? When Does National Security Cross Into Executive Overreach? President Trump’s declaration that the U.S. is engaged in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels marks an extraordinary shift — one that...