Scrutiny grows over the legality of continued US strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. Meanwhile, Trump will meet on the sidelines of the World Cup draw with the leaders of Canada and Mexico.

Democrats called the Caribbean strike briefing “deeply disturbing,” while Republicans said the military acted appropriately.

Senior Democratic lawmakers briefed on a U.S. strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean said on Thursday they were troubled by a video showing survivors in distress being killed, though Republican lawmakers there defended the strike as legal.

Lawmakers are demanding further investigation into a September attack on an alleged drug boat after a briefing revealed a new account of the incident.

Bradley was very clear that he was given no such order, to give no quarter or to kill them all,” said Sen. Tom Cotton, who heads the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Sen. Tom Cotton has been a longtime adviser to President Trump, both echoing the chief executive’s bare-knuckled rhetoric on subjects like immigration and China and at times pushing him to take even more aggressive positions.

"What I saw in that room one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service," Democratic Rep. Jim Himes said.

Navy Adm. Frank Bradley appeared on Capitol Hill on Thursday to brief bipartisan lawmakers in both chambers on the details of a September attack on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean. The

U.S. Senator Tom Cotton sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday calling for federal officials to investigate online retailers Shein and Temu for alleged property theft and

Sen. Tom Cotton rejects Rep. Himes’ claim the footage was “disturbing,” arguing the survivors were attempting to flip a drug-laden vessel and could have called in reinforcements.