U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the United States has “only just begun” striking vessels accused of drug trafficking amid growing criticism that the strikes amount to extrajudicial killings. Hegseth and President Donald Trump's administration have come under fire particularly »»»

A U.S. admiral acting under the authority of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a "double-tap" military operation that targeted survivors of an initial attack on an alleged drug smuggling boat, the White House said Monday. The legality of the Trump administration's deadly strikes against suspec»»»