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U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation Intensifies Amidst Drug Trafficking Crisis

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Gravely and armored vehicles are deployed near the U.S.-Mexico border to combat drug trafficking and illegal immigration, reflecting a new security cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico under President Sheinbaum, who prioritizes collaboration over confrontation unlike h...

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White House Veto Threat on Canada Tariffs

The White House threatened to veto a Senate resolution that would overturn President Trump's tariffs on Canada, citing a 65% decrease in border crossings since the declaration of a national emergency at the northern border due to fentanyl trafficking; Democrats argue the tariffs are economically dam...

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Poilievre Proposes Life Sentences for Fentanyl Traffickers, Sparking Legal Debate

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre proposed life imprisonment for fentanyl traffickers handling 40 milligrams or more, those with multiple human trafficking convictions, and those importing/exporting over 10 illegal guns, sparking legal concerns due to Supreme Court precedents and a low threshold ...

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US Intelligence: China Poses Top Military, Cyber Threat

A new US intelligence report names China as the top military and cyber threat, citing its progress in developing capabilities to potentially seize Taiwan and its advancements in hypersonic weapons, AI, and cyberwarfare, while also noting China's economic challenges.

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Fentanyl Crisis Shifts: Fewer Deaths, More Chronic Illness

Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood, known for its high rate of drug overdoses, is experiencing a decline in fatal overdoses, part of a larger national trend; however, surviving addicts now face a surge in severe health problems like skin wounds and cardiovascular disease, necessitating a shift i...

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Fentanyl Trafficking Conviction Highlights Northwestern Ontario's Opioid Crisis

Jeremy Johnson's 11.5-year sentence for trafficking 448 grams of fentanyl and 90 grams of cocaine in Fort Frances, Ontario, underscores the severe opioid crisis in Northwestern Ontario, where overdose rates are five times the provincial average, fueled by factors including geographic isolation and l...

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Hassan Condemns Trump's Medicaid Cuts Amidst Fentanyl Crisis

Senator Maggie Hassan criticizes the Trump administration's plan to cut Medicaid funding, arguing it undermines progress in fighting the fentanyl crisis; citing a 25% drop in overdose deaths in 2024 compared to 2023 due to increased access to addiction treatment through Medicaid, she warns of revers...

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Kaine Challenges Trump's Canada Tariffs, Citing 'Fake Emergency'

Senator Tim Kaine is leading a Senate challenge to President Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods, arguing the administration falsely claimed a Canadian fentanyl emergency to bypass Congress; a vote is scheduled for April 1st, but faces an uphill battle in the Republican-controlled Senate.

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US Intelligence Report: China's Growing Military and Technological Threat

A US intelligence report reveals China's capabilities to strike the US with conventional weapons, compromise infrastructure via cyberattacks, and target space assets; China aims to surpass the US in AI by 2030, while facing internal challenges like corruption and economic difficulties.

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Drug Cartels Top US Threat Assessment, Climate Change Omitted

The US intelligence community's annual threat assessment, released in 2025, prioritized drug cartels as the top threat for the first time, omitting climate change, while noting a decrease in fentanyl overdose deaths but an increase in cartel violence; the assessment highlights the Trump administrati...

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Trump Declares War on Fentanyl, Blames Biden's Border Policies

Addressing the Department of Justice, President Trump declared a war on fentanyl traffickers, citing more fentanyl overdose deaths in 2022 than in the combined Korean, Iraq, and Afghanistan wars; he blamed the crisis on President Biden's border policies and foreign cartels while comforting a grievin...

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Mexico Shifts Stance on Fentanyl Production Amid US Pressure

In early December 2023, The New York Times reported that the Sinaloa cartel was recruiting chemistry students to produce fentanyl in Mexico. The Mexican government initially dismissed these claims, but after Donald Trump's election, shifted to actively highlighting its efforts to combat fentanyl tra...

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