The US military’s strikes on alleged drug boats have likely illegally killed “individuals who are not involved in narcotrafficking,” Sen. Tim Kaine told the White House on Monday, following “a careful review” of classified information he has seen so far.

“They are murder victims,” the Virginia Democrat wrote in a letter to President Donald Trump.

So far, the US military has killed at least 221 people and destroyed at least 67 vessels in the “Operation Southern Spear” campaign, which began last September. The administration has told Congress the US is in an “armed conflict” against drug cartels, labeling those killed “unlawful combatants” and claiming the ability to engage in lethal strikes without judicial review due to a classified Justice Department finding.

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2:51 CNN investigative journalists on who were killed
5:56 The Pentagon’s statement
6:35 Senator Kaine on the letter he sent to the White

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Texas Senator John Cornyn extended his congratulations to Democrat James Talarico after it was projected that he will win the Texas Senate race.

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CNN projects that Former Vice President Joe Biden will win Virginia’s Democratic primary and Sen. Bernie Sanders will win his home state of Vermont. #CNN #News

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After their historic wins in the midterm elections, Democrats are facing questions about how they will get bills passed when they face the risk of President Trump’s veto. Jay O’Brien reports.

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The EU and the U.S. issued personal sanctions on Russian President Vladmir Putin and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergeĭ Viktorovich Lavrov., as sanctions begin impacting Russian citizens.

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