Draft Bill Would Authorize Trump to Kill People He Deems Narco-Terrorists NYT | Top Stories By: Charlie Savage and Robert Jimison 19 September 2025 at 23:58 Potential legislation circulating in the executive branch and Congress would grant President Trump sweeping military powers. © Kenny Holston/The New York TimesPresident Trump has claimed that the Constitution gave him the power he needed to authorize two deadly strikes against boats in the Caribbean this month.