This move comes in addition to the leasing, since September, of the Ceiba and Aguadilla airports

Do you think Putin will retaliate? Russia’s transport ministry said Wednesday: “No state has the right to use force against vessels duly registered in the jurisdictions of other states.” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) raised concerns about what comes next.   “I think there are a lot of questions about whether this seizure may raise the prospect of hostilities beyond what’s happened already,” he told reporters.

Who is Going to Pay for This? 👀 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed setting military spending at $1.5 trillion in 2027, citing "troubled and dangerous times." Trump called for the massive surge in spending days after he ordered a U.S. military operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and spirit him out of the country to face drug trafficking charges in the United States. U.S. forces continue to mass in the Caribbean Sea.

Exceptional Family Newsletter | Jan 7, 2026

Yet there is currently a split forming, as some prominent Republican lawmakers are publicly disagreeing with Trump regarding his renewed annexation threats against Greenland in the wake of the Venezuela intervention.