In less than two months, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say, the U.S. military has killed at least 57 people in strikes against drug-smuggling vessels off the South American coast. There have been 13 attacks since early September. Hegseth said three strikes Monday in the Pacific Ocean killed 14 people and left one survivor. Trump says the attacks are necessary to stem the flow of drugs into the U.S. A debate in Congress has emerged over the limits of the president’s power. The attacks have occurred without any legal investigation or a traditional declaration of war from Congress.
