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US Seizes Venezuelan Tanker - Largest Sea Interdiction Yet

US forces executed a high‑risk boarding and seizure of a large oil tanker off Venezuela, the White House confirmed. The operation, shown in released footage, involved Coast Guard and Navy elements and marks a sharp escalation with Caracas.

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900bn - Amount authorized in House defense bill

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"It sounds a lot like the beginning of a war" — Sen. Rand Paul

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