In the day's other headlines, a group of more than 20 states is suing the Trump administration

over its planned 15 percent global tariff, saying the president is overstepping his power.

The lawsuit is led by the Democratic Attorneys General from Oregon, New York, California,

and Arizona.

They argue that the president cannot, quote, sidestep the Supreme Court after the justices

struck down the president's original slate of tariffs.

It comes a day after a federal judge ruled that companies who paid tariffs before the Supreme

Court's decision should be refunded.

The Trump administration is likely to appeal that ruling.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegg-Seth told Latin American countries today to step up their fight

against drug cartels or the U.S. would, in his words, go on the offense alone.

Hegseth was speaking to military officials from more than a dozen governments at what the Pentagon

called the first America's counter-cartel conference.

He also said a failure to act could threaten their shared Christian heritage.

His comments were echoed by Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller,

who compared the fight against cartels to past battles against Islamic extremist groups.

The cartels that operate in this hemisphere are the ISIS and the al-Qaeda of the Western

hemisphere and should be treated just as brutally and just as ruthlessly as we treat those

organizations.

Today's meeting comes after months of U.S. military strikes on suspected drug boats in the

region that have killed at least 150 people.

President Trump is due to host a group of Latin American leaders for a security summit at his Florida golf club this weekend.

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