The Trump administration said Monday it has provided seven separate classified briefings on US military strikes on alleged drug boats, even as lawmakers have said they have not received the information they want.

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A report claims that the U.S. military has been positioning a massive number of naval ships, air assets, and troops in the Caribbean region.

Intelligence sharing is an intricate, delicate balance that hinges on trust—which was upturned for many of America's allies when President Donald Trump strode back into the White House at the start of the year.

President Donald Trump dramatically escalated a U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean on Friday by deploying the Gerald Ford aircraft carrier group to Latin America, a show of force that far exceeds any past counter-narcotics need and represents Washington’s most muscular move yet in the region.