US EditionTrump administration says War Powers Resolution does not apply to boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea: Report
The Trump administration argues drone strikes on suspected drug smugglers do not qualify as hostilities under the War Powers Resolution, with 62 killed in 14 airstrikes so far.
- On Monday, the US Justice Department told Congress that President Donald Trump can continue lethal strikes against suspected drug-smuggling vessels, saying the operations are not bound by the War Powers Resolution.
- The 1973 War Powers Resolution requires a president to notify Congress within 48-hours and mandates termination after 60 days if Congress has not authorised military action.
- At least 62 people have been killed in 14 airstrikes, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced, while an unnamed senior administration official said unmanned aerial vehicles launched from naval ships conducted the strikes in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.
- The 60-day window to obtain Congressional approval will arrive on Monday, and the War Powers Resolution's vague use of the term 'hostilities' has been invoked by the administration.
- Building on Obama-era precedent, the Trump administration's Caribbean strikes echo the 2011 Libya air campaign justification but lack NATO participation and a United Nations Security Council resolution.
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A senior U.S. Justice Department official informed Congress that the Trump administration can continue conducting lethal military strikes against suspected drug traffickers without congressional approval and that the administration is not subject to a…
Justice Department tells Congress Trump doesn’t need its approval for military strikes on alleged drug boats
A senior Justice Department official has told Congress that the Trump administration can continue lethal military strikes on alleged drug traffickers without congressional approval and that the administration is not bound by a decades-old war powers law, two congressional sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
Many U.S. commanders have tried to free themselves from the corset that Congress has tied up with them, making it easy for unbridled Trump.
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elnorte.comDOJ told lawmakers that Trump can attack alleged narco-lanches, as war law does not apply in that context.
White House says boat strikes do not violate War Powers Resolution
US Congress says Trump’s attacks in the Caribbean Sea against suspected Venezuelan drug-smuggling boats fall under the bounds of the War Powers Resolution, a 1973 law which requires the US president to obtain Congressional approval for military action surpassing 60 days.
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