Overview

• Trump said the U.S. is "looking at the ground now" after a series of sea operations and a regional buildup that includes multiple warships, a nuclear-powered submarine, and F‑35 jets in Puerto Rico.
• The New York Times reported CIA authorization for covert action in Venezuela; Trump said he had given an authorization but declined details and did not say whether lethal authority was included.
• A strike announced Tuesday killed six people off Venezuela, the fifth known since early September, with at least 27 reported dead in operations the White House says occurred in international waters.
• Caracas denounced "CIA‑fomented coups," mobilized reservists, and ordered maneuvers in Caracas neighborhoods and along the Tachira, Apure, and Amazonas frontier with Colombia.
• Police in Trinidad and Tobago are investigating whether two nationals were among those killed in the latest strike, including a 26‑year‑old identified by relatives as a fisherman.