Claudia Grisales
@cgrisales.bsky.social
NPR Congressional Correspondent
Congress still hasn’t been briefed on the 1st strike conducted on Sept. 2nd, which upended the U.S. drug interdiction program led by the U.S. Coast Guard to detain and arrest traffickers at sea.
Trump announcement today:
Trump announcement today:
September 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Congress still hasn’t been briefed on the 1st strike conducted on Sept. 2nd, which upended the U.S. drug interdiction program led by the U.S. Coast Guard to detain and arrest traffickers at sea.
Trump announcement today:
Trump announcement today:
Fuller Thune response on U.S. drug interdiction posture:
"I wouldn't read too much into it. I think it was a clear interpretation...by the cartels: You continue to ship substances up here that are killing Americans on a daily basis, we are going to deal with it as a national security threat."
"I wouldn't read too much into it. I think it was a clear interpretation...by the cartels: You continue to ship substances up here that are killing Americans on a daily basis, we are going to deal with it as a national security threat."
September 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Fuller Thune response on U.S. drug interdiction posture:
"I wouldn't read too much into it. I think it was a clear interpretation...by the cartels: You continue to ship substances up here that are killing Americans on a daily basis, we are going to deal with it as a national security threat."
"I wouldn't read too much into it. I think it was a clear interpretation...by the cartels: You continue to ship substances up here that are killing Americans on a daily basis, we are going to deal with it as a national security threat."
They also failed to share a legal opinion for the strike or say if WH &/or DOJ lawyers gave that greenlight, the source tells me. If this was a "Title 10" strike under war powers authorities, there was vague clarification if narco-traffickers will be now be considered terrorists.
September 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
They also failed to share a legal opinion for the strike or say if WH &/or DOJ lawyers gave that greenlight, the source tells me. If this was a "Title 10" strike under war powers authorities, there was vague clarification if narco-traffickers will be now be considered terrorists.
Under the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Force (AUMF) that gives the president the authority for certain strikes, Congress should be notified within a 48-hour window. The source tells me they were not.
September 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Under the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Force (AUMF) that gives the president the authority for certain strikes, Congress should be notified within a 48-hour window. The source tells me they were not.
The briefing was resked for today after officials no-showed last week. The Trump administration did not send lawyers to the briefing, even as they said administration lawyers gave the greenlight for the strike. However, they failed to share the legal opinion for the strike...
September 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The briefing was resked for today after officials no-showed last week. The Trump administration did not send lawyers to the briefing, even as they said administration lawyers gave the greenlight for the strike. However, they failed to share the legal opinion for the strike...
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September 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Other files include 9.24.07 non-prosecution agreement with USAO for Southern District of Fla., entries from Epstein's address/contact books 1.1.90-8.10.19; & info on Epstein’s bank accounts. Aide says staff will review docs and "make them public in the near future."
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