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Overnight repo operations have shifted from dormant to persistent over the past several weeks. This article documents the expansion in repo usage, what it signals about short-term funding conditions, and what to watch next — without overinterpretation.

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Trump Signals Possible Military Strikes on Drug Cartels Beyond U.S. Borders

Trump says he will notify Congress before launching U.S. military strikes on foreign soil targeting drug traffickers — a move signaling a shift from maritime operations to potential land-based engagements. The statement blurs the line between counter-narcotics missions and warfare, raising major legal and geopolitical implications. Trump announced plans to notify Congress before authorizing U.S. military strikes against drug traffickers on foreign soil — a move that could escalate the war on drugs into new territory and test the limits of presidential war powers.

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