Pete Hegseth

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the first strike on the boat and a subsequent strike that killed all survivors on board, as NPR has previously reported.

White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt defended that second strike at her latest briefing.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have said that the second strike may have constituted a war crime.

Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.

With respect to the strikes in question on September 2nd, Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes.

Admiral Bradley worked well within his authority and the law to

directing the engagement to ensure the boat was destroyed and the threat to the United States of America was eliminated.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the first strike on the boat and a subsequent strike that killed all survivors on board, as NPR has previously reported.

White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt defended that second strike at her latest briefing.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have said that the second strike may have constituted a war crime.

Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, meanwhile, said that the administration will deploy another 500 troops to the nation's capital, though we sure don't know the details of that yet.

And I think it's worth pointing out as well, critics of the deployments, as well as the courts, have been asking all along, why are soldiers patrolling American streets at all when there are no riots or waves of violence?

A federal judge has ruled the deployment to D.C.

of National Guard members unlawful, but did give the administration some more time to appeal.

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Defense Secretary Hegseth says the latest attack struck two boats suspected of smuggling drugs.

This is the 19th by the U.S.