Washington — Top lawmakers are receiving a classified briefing from key Pentagon officials about the Trump administration's campaign against alleged drug trafficking boats off the coast of South America, as Congress seeks more information about a September strike that has become a flashpoint on Capitol Hill.

Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Adm. Frank "Mitch" Bradley, head of Special Operations Command, arrived Thursday morning at the Capitol, where they were expected to brief the leaders of the Armed Services and Intelligence Committees for both the House and the Senate behind closed doors.

The Pentagon has been under fire since the Washington Post reported last week that a Sept. 2 strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat included a second attack that kil

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