The strikes, authorised by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, have raised fresh legality questions - but the White House says laws have been followed.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Navy Adm. Frank M. Bradley ordered the subsequent strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.

The government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday announced that the twice-weekly flights will go on following a request from the Trump administration.

Venezuela resulted in a second strike that may have violated U.S. and international law by taking out two survivors who were clinging to the ship’s wreckage. Asked to clarify the issue on Monday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt seemed to confirm that more than one strike had occurred.

President Nicolás Maduro's government announced the twice-weekly flights will go on following a request from the Trump administration.

"The accusations are really serious, so we need to make sure we have proper oversight," Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said in an interview with HuffPost.

Journalist Mariana Atencio shares what she’s hearing from friends and family in Venezuela, urgent realities on the ground, and the key perspective Americans may be overlooking in the debate over Trump’s strategy on Maduro.