US EditionTop Armed Services Democrat calls for House hearing on strikes against alleged drug boats
Lawmakers demand hearings on Trump-authorized strikes that killed over 30 suspected drug smugglers amid questions on legality and congressional oversight.
- On Monday, Rep. Adam Smith, top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, called for a hearing to examine President Donald Trump's strikes in the Caribbean Sea, citing unanswered legal and transparency questions.
- By labeling cartel crews 'unlawful combatants', the administration has prompted strikes after the White House declared the United States in an armed conflict with drug cartels, a move critics dispute.
- The administration has acknowledged killing more than 30 people, and President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth released submarine and vessel strike videos Saturday and Sunday.
- Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia said `The Constitution says war is a matter for Congress to declare, not for the president to initiate unilaterally` and indicated the bill could be introduced next week with growing Republican support.
- Smith also called for Adm. Alvin Holsey to testify, but Holsey announced last week he was stepping down, and House Republican leadership controls hearing approval during the recess.
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WA congressman demands review of deadly boat strikes
Washington Congressman Adam Smith — the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee — wants his committee to review U.S. military strikes on boats that the Trump administration said are smuggling drugs.
Lawmaker demands hearing on US strikes on boats in Caribbean
The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee called on Monday for his panel to hold a hearing to examine the Trump administration’s use of the military in the Caribbean Sea to kill people suspected of smuggling drugs as if they were enemy soldiers in a war, rather than arresting them as criminals.
Top Armed Services Democrat calls for House hearing on strikes against alleged drug boats
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, called for a hearing on the Trump administration’s deadly strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats off the coast of Venezuela. Smith accused the administration of refusing to answer questions regarding President Trump’s directives to strike vessels — which the administration argues are smuggling…
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