Was Trump’s strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat legal?

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<p>U.S. warships killed 11 people on a suspected Venezuelan smuggling craft on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested they had drugs bound for the U.S., and said Trump planned to &ldquo;wage war&rdquo; on drug cartels. Idrees Ali, a Pentagon correspondent for <a href="https://apple.news/Anjp6EcVqSz6ZQvKCgNoK2Q">Reuters</a>, has been exploring whether the administration’s moves are legal.</p> <p>HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparred with Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill yesterday in a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. <a href="https://apple.news/ADbGh2qzSQXuR5WNQj7Y5mw">Stat</a> has the key takeaways.</p> <p>Democrats are looking to regroup and make a plan for the midterms as Congress returns. The <a href="https://apple.news/ArOvfELcHRPe88htX2nFmmQ">Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s Marianna Sotomayor details the party&rsquo;s efforts to redefine itself.</p> <p>Plus, Portugal is in <a href="https://apple.news/A7Fjw2I-hQJGm9NAwF0ellA">mourning</a> after 16 people died in a cable-car tragedy, Trump&rsquo;s nominee for a role on the Federal Reserve board <a href="https://apple.news/AiGBrOEB9SN6RpeXmwVhiGA">pledged</a> to be independent, and how to buy Darth Vader&rsquo;s <a href="https://apple.news/Ap9OSUdrFSq-O_NOcCKViow">lightsaber</a>.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>