The U.S. military struck an alleged Venezuelan drug cartel boat in Caribbean international waters on Thursday, and, for the first time in such operations, there were survivors, a U.S. official said. It was at least the fifth strike under the Trump administration; four earlier actions left at least 21 dead, with no survivors. NBC News reported growing concern among U.S. lawmakers about limited White House briefings on the missions. A day earlier, President Donald Trump acknowledged authorizing the CIA to take unspecified action in Venezuela, citing prisons emptied into the U.S. and drugs coming from Venezuela.

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