By Patricia Zengerle

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Some congressional Republicans expressed concern about U.S. military actions off Venezuela’s coast and joined Democrats in pledging to look into multiple strikes on one boat, although there was no word on Monday of any briefings or hearings.

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt on Monday confirmed there had been two strikes on one boat in early September, saying they were within the law and authorized by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, days after some members of Congress said the second strike to kill survivors might have been illegal.

The boat strikes are the second issue in one week to trigger objections from Republicans, who have otherwise strongly supported virtually all of President Donald Trump’s policy initiatives since his s

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