Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Friday called on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to give them copies of the orders issued to strike boats in the Caribbean that the Trump administration says were trafficking drugs.

They released two letters addressed to Hegseth. The first was sent on Sept. 23, establishing the legal requirements mandating congressional oversight over military execute orders (EXORDS). These orders are meant to be sent to the defense committees within 15 days of being issued, according to the first letter.

"Unfortunately, the Department has not complied with this requirement," the letter stated.

A second letter sent on Oct. 6 requests a written opinion from the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel over the legal basis — domestic or in

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