High-level discussions, underway for days, have explored a variety of potential military options, people familiar with the matter said.

In a classified memo, the Office of Legal Counsel said U.S. troops would not be liable for participating in boat strikes on alleged narco-traffickers.

In a classified memo, the Office of Legal Counsel said U.S. troops would not be liable for participating in boat strikes on alleged narco-traffickers.

In a classified memo, the Trump administration’s Office of Legal Counsel said that U.S. troops would not be liable for participating in boat strikes on alleged narco-traffickers.

The Office of Legal Counsel told select lawmakers that the executive branch is not bound by the War Powers Resolution, which requires congressional approval for any military action that exceeds 60 days.

It is the first announcement of the Trump administration’s plans to scale back forces in Europe, where the U.S. has underpinned security since World War II.

It is the first announcement of the Trump administration’s plans to scale back forces in Europe, where the U.S. has underpinned security since World War II.

It is the first announcement of the Trump administration’s plans to scale back forces in Europe, where the U.S. has underpinned security since World War II.

It is the first announcement of the Trump administration’s plans to scale back forces in Europe, where the U.S. has underpinned security since World War II.

President Donald Trump’s pick for ambassador to Kuwait has failed to secure a majority of votes in the Republican-controlled Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

President Donald Trump’s pick for ambassador to Kuwait has failed to secure a majority of votes in the Republican-controlled Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

President Donald Trump’s pick for ambassador to Kuwait has failed to secure a majority of votes in the Republican-controlled Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Republican hawks worry Trump will soften his stance on China as a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping looms.

The president’s talk of further escalating his campaign in Latin America poses uncomfortable questions for some in Congress.

The president’s talk of further escalating his campaign in Latin America nevertheless poses uncomfortable questions for some in Congress.

The president suggested that his administration is preparing to expand its counternarcotics efforts further to also encompass targets on land.

The president suggested that his administration is preparing to expand its counternarcotics efforts further to also encompass targets on land.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the strike but, consistent with others, declined to identify the victims or offer evidence verifying they were hauling narcotics.

The operation is the sixth known attack on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean, and the first known to have left some people alive.

The operation is the sixth known attack on alleged drug smugglers in waters off Venezuela, but the first known to have left some people alive.

The operation is the sixth known attack on alleged drug smugglers in waters off Venezuela, but the first known to have left some people alive.

Adm. Alvin Holsey has served as the head of U.S. Southern Command for less than a year. The position typically rotates every three years.