On Tuesday, the family of a Colombian man killed in a September 15 strike filed a complaint at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleging that Hegseth violated international law.

The Pentagon’s law of war manual says that “to be considered ‘shipwrecked,’ persons must be in need of assistance and care, and they must refrain from any hostile act.” A U.S. naval commander handbook says combatants “qualify as shipwrecked persons only if they have ceased all active combat activity

...But the resolution could put House members on record opposing a pardon for Maxwell, adding pressure to the White House if the chamber votes overwhelming in favor, as it did last week on releasing more records related to Epstein.