What happened: The US military is monitoring 23 Chinese port projects and 12 space-enabling facilities across Latin America and considers every one of them “a potential dual-use asset”... General Francis Donovan, head of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), made the disclosure during a House Armed Services Committee...
Cross-source context: Associated Press highlights attorney General Pam Bondi listens as she testifies before a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. Democracy Now! highlights president Trump is hosting right-wing leaders from across Latin America in Miami for a summit discussing his so-called Shield of the Americas initiative. deploys special forces to Ecuador and as Trump hints about regime change in Cuba.
What to watch next: movement around military, projects.