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U.S. Strike Kills 4 on Boat Trump Says Was Smuggling Drugs

The strike in the Caribbean brings the death toll in the Trump administration’s lethal campaign to 80 since early September.

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The administration said U.S. strikes on boats were lawful because President Trump had “determined” that the United States is in a formal armed conflict with drug cartels.
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Justice Dept. Memo Blessing Boat Strikes Is Said to Rely on Trump’s Claims About Cartels

Accounts of a secret Justice Department memo offer a window into how administration lawyers approved the president’s desired course of action.

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The Trump administration has insisted that its boat strikes are lawful, telling Congress in September that Mr. Trump had “determined” that the United States was in a noninternational armed conflict.
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Chris Selley: Who will stop our kids from getting dumber?

Not-so-surprising news arrived recently from the University of California at San Diego: Academically, the kids are not all right. Not even close. “Between 2020 and 2025, the number of freshmen whose math placement exam results indicate they do not meet middle school standards grew nearly thirtyfold,” a report from the university’s senate finds. “A similarly large share of students must take additional writing courses to reach the level expected of high school graduates.” Read More
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The Government Reopened

Also, Ukraine is facing a dilemma in Pokrovsk. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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Tours are back at the Capitol.
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