Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth supported the admiral he said called for the second strike on Sept. 2 against a boat the administration says was smuggling drugs.
President Trump’s threat of military action has confronted President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela with the gravest challenge of his crisis-ridden reign.
The two sides did not reach any specific compromises as the U.S. pushed a plan to end the war in Ukraine, said an aide to President Vladimir Putin of Russia.
A special election for a House seat in Tennessee was meant to be an easy Republican victory. But Democratic enthusiasm has made it an unusually high-profile race.
A Pennsylvania patrolman said a superior had offered him a hoagie if he responded to a call at a McDonald’s. He recognized Luigi Mangione and played for time.