Trump’s Most Shocking Pardon Yet
A convicted drug-running president is now free, here’s the part that doesn’t add up.
FROM THE NEWSROOM
Wednesday, December 3nd | News that moves the world, and you.
Trump pardons a president convicted of moving 400 tons of cocaine.
The U.S. halts deportations to Venezuela as bombers circle Caracas.
And a Caribbean nation chooses stability amid regional turbulence.
Let’s get into it.
Trump Pardons Honduran President Convicted of Drug Trafficking
President Trump granted a full pardon to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, convicted of conspiring to traffic 400 tons of cocaine into the United States. Prosecutors called Hernandez’s operation a “corrupt and violent drug-trafficking conspiracy.” Critics say pardoning him undermines Trump’s own anti-cartel strategy.
When you free the man who moved the cocaine, what message are you sending?
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U.S. Suspends Venezuelan Deportation Flights as Military Assets Move In
The U.S. halted deportations to Venezuela just as bombers and the USS Gerald R. Ford arrived in Caribbean waters. The administration is weighing land-based strikes on narco-terror targets linked to Maduro. But with 600,000 Venezuelans losing protected status, and no flights to send them home, policy just got complicated.
When military force expands, immigration enforcement shrinks.
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St. Lucia PM Wins Reelection Amid Security and Economic Tensions
Prime Minister Philip Pierre secured another term as St. Lucia voters chose stability over change. His Labour Party kept its majority despite rising crime and controversy over the island’s citizenship-for-investment program. Washington is watching closely, especially as it prepares its own “gold card” visa for wealthy applicants.
When tiny nations feel big geopolitical pressure, every vote counts.
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QUICK TAKES
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Oxford Scandal Former Oxford Union leader apologizes to Charlie Kirk’s family after celebrating his assassination.
Holiday Spending Surge Americans spend more but buy less, record sales driven by higher prices, not volume.
FROM THE EDITOR
From presidential pardons to military brinkmanship, today’s stories trace one theme: power creates consequences, sometimes immediate, sometimes delayed, but never optional.
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