Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, a Navy admiral told lawmakers there was no "kill them all" order in a boat attack near Venezuela; a quiet corner of Arkansas has become a hot spot for the U.S, immigration crackdown; and Russian President Vladimir Putin says there are points he can't agree to in the U.S. proposal to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
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U.S. Navy Adm. Frank M. Bradley, accompanied by Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, walks to a meeting with senators on Capitol Hill on Thursday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) |
Admiral says there was no 'kill them all' order in boat attack, but video alarms lawmakers |
A Navy admiral told lawmakers Thursday that there was no "kill them all" order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth but grave questions and concerns remain as Congress scrutinizes an attack that killed two survivors of an initial strike on an alleged drug boat in international waters near Venezuela. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who heads the Senate Intelligence Committee, defended the attack to reporters as he exited a classified briefing. But Democratic lawmakers who were also briefed say they're deeply concerned by video of the second strike. Read more. |
