Overview

• Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced the resolution on Thursday, sharing the text with The Intercept as the first legislative response to the incident.
• The proposal directs the president to end use of U.S. armed forces against Venezuela or designated transnational criminal groups without congressional authorization.
• The Intercept reported, citing two anonymous U.S. officials, that U.S. forces hit the vessel multiple times with strikes intended to kill survivors.
• Sen. Rand Paul told The Intercept the operation was a drone strike, and a current Pentagon official denounced it as an attack on civilians that violated international law.
• Congressional Progressive Caucus leaders Greg Casar and Jesús “Chuy” García endorsed the effort as Republicans showed divisions, and no vote has yet resolved the dispute over presidential authority.