Days after a US Air Force RC-135V/W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft carried out a signals intelligence (SIGINT) operation over cartel-controlled areas in Baja California, the US Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz (CVN 68), was spotted off Mexico's northern coast on Wednesday afternoon. According to Bloomberg ship tracking data, the USS Nimitz is transiting international waters off the coast of Punta Colonet, located in the northern section of Baja California. The vessel is currently underway at a speed of 8.8 knots. The USS Nimitz has no scheduled port calls,...

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. A United States spy plane on Monday flew over the Gulf of California, which is enclosed on three sides by Mexico, Newsweek's map shows, using open-source flight tracking data. Newsweek has emailed the U.S. Northern Command, which has an area of responsibility that covers Mexico, as well as the Mexican Embassy in Washington, D.C., for comment. U.S.-Mexico relations remain strained, due to illegal immigration and drug smuggling, since President Donald Trump took...