Maduro Capture Prompts Congressional Debate Over Trump’s Military Authority
By George Caldwell
Sen. Mike Lee writes that “this action likely falls within the president’s inherent authority under Article II of the Constitution to protect U.S. personnel from an actual or imminent attack.”
Marco Rubio Lays Out How Trump Admin Will Gauge Venezuelan Cooperation
By Harold Hutchison
“What we’re going to react to is very simple: what do you do? … Do the drugs stop coming? Are the changes made? Is Iran expelled?” says the secretary of state.
The fundamental deal was that citizens gave the state a monopoly on violence and punishment, in exchange for the state keeping them safe. But is that deal still holding?