Overview

• On NBC’s Meet the Press, Sen. Rand Paul said the Caribbean strikes go against U.S. tradition and argued the president should seek a congressional vote before using force.
• Paul criticized the absence of publicly presented evidence and said those killed were not even identified by name.
• The Pentagon has acknowledged at least six strikes in recent months, including a Thursday operation on a suspected Venezuelan vessel in international waters that left survivors.
• President Trump said he destroyed a “drug-carrying submarine” that U.S. intelligence assessed was loaded mostly with fentanyl and carried four known narcoterrorists.
• Trump has said he authorized the CIA to begin land-based operations in Venezuela and is considering land strikes, as a Senate effort led by Paul, Tim Kaine and Adam Schiff to curb unauthorized hostilities failed in a 48–51 vote.