Apoplectic (overcome with anger; furious)

1. Speaking on C-SPAN's Ceasefire program, Lankford criticized the Trump administration for ordering strikes on Venezuelan vessels without first consulting Congress. Lankford appeared with Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), who also expressed surprise that the attacks — ten since September — were revealed through media reports rather than briefings. "I serve on the Intelligence Committee. [Coons] serves as a senior Democrat on defense. This is typical consultation," Lankford said, emphasizing that lawmakers should at least be informed before such actions occur. Do you think President Trump is overstepping his presidential authority?

2. There were three strikes in the Pacific on Monday, 10/27 — with one hitting two boats at once — and bringing the number of known strikes carried out by the US military on alleged drug-smuggling vessels to 13 since the start of September. To date, those operations have destroyed 14 boats and killed 57 people — with three survivors. The U.S. claims the boats were tied to narcotics trafficking networks and "narco-terrorists," part of its self-described campaign in the Caribbean. However, independent observers, including a team of experts commissioned by the United Nations Human Rights Council, have lambasted the operations, saying the strikes amount to "extrajudicial executions," because they took place in international waters without transparent legal basis or evidence publicly shared. Do you view these Venezuelan boats as wartime enemy combatants against the United States?