Sen. Chris Coons and Sen. Marco Rubio engaged in a tense exchange over congressional consultation, NATO, and the handling of sensitive national security operations, with Coons pressing for greater transparency and alliance reassurance and Rubio citing operational security concerns tied to an ongoing counter-narcotics mission. He said Congress was intentionally given authority over declarations of war and should be briefed when time allows. Rubio responded by addressing consultation concerns and outlining why certain briefings were limited, pointing to the sensitivity of an ongoing counter-narcotics mission in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean Basin. “Well, let me unpack the three points you touched upon consultation NATO, Greenland, alliances in Greenland,” Rubio said. “We have there are multiple contingencies for events all over the world,” Rubio said, emphasizing the balance between informing Congress and protecting sensitive operations.