SITREP 26: Hunting Ghost Fleets, Ukraine's Peace Offer, & the Military's Critical Mineral Fight

The Situation Report for December 13, 2025. Rep. Dan Crenshaw covers the latest in global conflicts driving U.S. foreign policy — from an escalating showdown with Venezuela, to Ukraine's counter-proposal in talks with Russia, to the Pentagon's push to break China's grip on critical military materials.   U.S. seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan coast   Advice for would-be smugglers   Kyiv makes a peace offer   The U.S. military is getting into the refinery business   War again in South Asia   President Trump's Gold Card Visa   The Fed cuts interest rates   If you read nothing else: "How long Britain could really fight for if war broke out tomorrow" by Frank Gardner