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Assessing the Facts and Legal Questions About the U.S. Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats

Assessing the Facts and Legal Questions About the U.S. Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats
October 30, 2025

At least 61 people have been killed in 14 U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since early September. Here, we will address what is known about the targets of the strikes, the trafficking of illicit substances from South and Central America to the U.S., and what experts are saying about the legality of the Trump administration’s escalation of the war on drugs.

Lake Ad Makes Misleading Claim About Gallego and Noncitizen Voting

Lake Ad Makes Misleading Claim About Gallego and Noncitizen Voting
May 29, 2024

Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego has consistently said that he opposes allowing anyone other than United States citizens to vote in Arizona and in federal elections. But in a campaign ad attacking him, Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake misleadingly claims that the congressman “supports … allowing illegals to vote.”