News for November 16, 2025

Trump said he may talk with Nicolás Maduro even as the U.S. steps up military pressure with more strikes on alleged drug boats and a larger force in the region.

The United States carried out another strike on an alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific, killing three people as part of a wider anti-trafficking campaign.

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said drones are one of the biggest threats of the modern era and said the U.S. Army is leading a fast effort to counter them.

Ecuadorian authorities captured alleged Los Lobos leader Wilmer Chavarria in Spain years after he faked his death and fled the country.

Walter Isaacson says the United States should use its 250th birthday to focus on what unites the country, starting with the Declaration of Independence’s famous opening sentence.