Several lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration for answers after multiple outlets reported Friday that the U.S. conducted a follow-up strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat in September. CNN and the Washington Post reported that on Sept. 2, the U.S. struck a vessel it accused of trafficking drugs off the coast of Venezuela a second time, killing the remaining survivors of its initial attack. The operation, which the administration said killed 11 "narco-terrorists," was the first in a series of strikes President Trump has authorized against boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. The strikes have killed over 80 people, whom the administration has alleged are trafficking drugs into the U.S., and ramped up tensions with Venezuela and its leader, Nicolás Maduro. |
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U.S. officials say the suspect accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House on Wednesday was "radicalized" in the U.S. after leaving Afghanistan.
Attorney General Pam Bondi, in an interview on Fox News's "Fox News Sunday," was asked about reports that the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was vetted by the CIA and the National Counterterrorism Center before he entered the US in 2021 as part of the Biden-era program to help resettle Afghans who assisted the U.S. during its two-decade war in Afghanistan. |
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar predicted Sunday that the Senate will hold a vote on extending subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this year.
"That vote will happen. And whether it will pass is in the hands of Donald Trump and the Republicans," Klobuchar told host Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the Union." |
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said he believes that President Trump will not send troops to Venezuela, amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and the South American country.
"He's made it very clear we're not going to put troops into Venezuela," Mullin told host Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the Union." "What we're trying to do is protect our own shores." |
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday confirmed that she instructed the federal government to carry out the deportation and transferring Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador despite a court order halting the flights.
"The decisions that are made on deportations, where flights go, and when they go are my decision at the Department of Homeland Security," Noem told NBC's Kristen Welker on "Meet the Press." "And we will continue to do the right thing and ensure that dangerous criminals are removed." |
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) dismissed concerns about the legality of U.S. strikes on alleged narco-terrorists in the Caribbean and East Pacific.
"These individuals don't care about the lives of our friends and families," Mullin told host Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the Union." "Why do we care if we take them out in international water?" |
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Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said Sunday the Trump administration is "harassing" Afghan migrants through its crackdown on those from the country.
"Going after a large group of people, most of which I think are just trying to live their lives, raise their families, go to work every day, the U.S. government harassing them years later does not make a lot of sense to me," Kelly told host Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the Union."
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Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Sunday said he has concerns about a report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to "kill everybody" on an alleged drug boat in early September, but said he wants to probe the facts before drawing any conclusions.
In an interview on ABC News's "This Week," the moderate Republican raised doubts about the validity of the story, published in The Washington Post on Friday, saying the events reported would constitute a "clear violation of the law of war." |
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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said on Sunday he plans to refile a war powers resolution requiring congressional approval for any military action taken in Venezuela. In an interview on CBS News's "Face the Nation," the senator said he is optimistic that his resolution would get more support from Republicans in Congress this time around, noting the recent buildup of military forces in the region and other signs that military action could be imminent. |
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