The president suggested last week that a $1,776 Christmas bonus for troops was made possible through tariff revenue – when it was actually money they were already set to receive from the Pentagon.

President Donald Trump last week announced a "complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela," ratcheting up the pressure on Nicolás Maduro's regime as 15,000 U.S. troops and 11 warships stand ready in nearby waters -- and leaving questions over the scope of the apparent escalation.

President Donald Trump on Monday warned Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as the U.S. Coast Guard stepped up efforts to interdict oil tankers in the Caribbean as part of the administration’s pressur

The Coast Guard is experiencing an unprecedented and much-needed boost, with expanded reach in the Arctic and Indo-Pacific. The Coast Guard is a vital, yet underappreciated component of US national security. Our country’s prosperity and economic security ...

Tanker loading in Venezuela dwindled on Monday, with most ships moving ‌oil ​cargoes only between domestic ports following U.S. action ‌against two more ships and as state-run energy company PDVSA struggles to recover from a cyberattack,