by Julia Jester | Jul 17, 2026 | News, White House, World, World News
Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted delegations from 66 countries Thursday for a summit on what the Trump administration describes as a resurgence of far-left political terrorism.
“Our counterterrorism doctrine has had a blind spot — a blind spot when it comes to extremist violence from the political left,” Rubio said in his opening remarks, criticizing what he called a double standard in dismissing acts of violence and terrorism as “legitimate forms of political expression, so long as they served a left-wing cause.”
“This is a distinctive and unique evil,” he said of radical leftism, citing the domestic assassination attempts on President Donald Trump and murder of Charlie Kirk. “It has always been driven by a hatred, above all else, a hatred for civilization itself.”
Rubio argued far-left extremist and Antifa networks pose a transnational threat.
“They coordinate, they communicate, they travel, they train, and they act, sharing the same infrastructure, sharing the same enemies, sharing the same mission,” he said. “We will either cooperate across our borders, or the terrorists will continue to exploit the gaps between them.”
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, FBI Director Kash Patel and Education Secretary Linda McMahon also represented the Trump administration at the ministerial.
Throughout his remarks, Miller characterized all leftists — not just far-left extremists — as evil and a threat to Western civilization.
“The leftist is fundamentally motivated by envy, by hatred, by jealousy,” Miller said. “The leftist looks at what is beautiful and what is good and what is natural and is filled with envy and hatred. The leftist looks at a perfect family with the perfect life and the
by The Associated Press | Feb 23, 2026 | News, World News
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho,” on Sunday, decapitating what had become Mexico’s most powerful cartel and giving the government its biggest prize yet to show the Trump administration its efforts.
Oseguera Cervantes was wounded in an operation to capture him Sunday in Tapalpa, Jalisco about a two-hour drive southwest of Guadalajara and he died while being flown to Mexico City, the Defense Department said in a statement. The state is the base of the cartel known for trafficking huge quantities of fentanyl and other drugs to the United States.
During the operation, troops came under fire and killed four people at the location. Three more people, including Oseguera Cervantes, were wounded and later died, the statement said. Two others were arrested and armored vehicles, rocket launchers and other arms were seized. Three members of the armed forces were wounded and receiving medical treatment.
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico said on X that the operation was carried out by Mexican special forces “within the framework of bilateral cooperation, with U.S. authorities providing complementary intelligence.”
Roadblocks and burning vehicles
The killing of the powerful drug lord set off several hours of roadblocks with burning vehicles in Jalisco and other states. Such tactics are commonly used by the cartels to block military operations. Jalisco canceled school in the state for Monday.
Videos circulating on social media showed plumes of smoke billowing over the tourist city of Puerto Vallarta in Jalisco, and people sprinting through the airport of the state’s capital in panic. On Sunday afternoon, Air Canada announced it was suspending flights to Puerto Vallarta “due
