"The two Democrats also say it's clear Congress has not authorized the use of such force. "The resolution would stop this blowing up of ships," Schiff told reporters in the Capitol ahead of the vote. "It would also address the administrations' threat that they're going to go potentially beyond blowing up ships at sea to attacking targets on land in Venezuela or elsewhere.""
"So far 21 people have been killed, but their identities have yet to be shared. Venezuelan officials say at least some of those killed were not gang members, creating a new unease in the region. But the Trump administration insists the strikes were entirely legal, arguing narco-traffickers are now military threats and not law enforcement threats. The move has upended the U.S. drug interdiction program, where the Coast Guard traditionally intercepts vessels at sea, confiscates illegal drugs and takes suspected drug traffickers into custody"
Senate Democrats Adam Schiff and Tim Kaine are pushing a Senate vote on a war powers resolution to block recent U.S. military strikes on alleged drug traffickers at sea. The senators say the White House has not provided evidence to justify the attacks and that Congress has not authorized the use of such force. President Trump ordered three strikes against boats suspected of carrying members of the Tren de Aragua gang, resulting in 21 deaths whose identities remain undisclosed. Venezuelan officials report some killed were not gang members. The administration maintains the strikes are legal, treating narco‑traffickers as military threats and disrupting traditional Coast Guard interdiction procedures.
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