2 w. ago Trump administration confirms it will buy fleet of six Boeing 737 planes to carry out deportations – US politics live

Department of Homeland Security spokesperson says almost $140m contract to buy planes will ‘allow ICE to operate more effectively’House speaker Mike Johnson said today that he has yet to see the video of the boat strike that has been the subject of intense scrutiny and accusations of war crimes.The Republican speaker said he missed the classified briefing with Hegseth and Rubio this week because he was working with House GOP lawmakers on their emerging health care proposals. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The Latest: Hegseth tells congressional leaders he is weighing release of boat strike video

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is weighing whether to release the full video of an attack on an alleged drug boat that legal experts said may have been a war crime or murder, awakening the Republican-controlled Congress to its oversight role

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2 w. ago Republicans join Democrats to make military pay hikes contingent on Hegseth releasing ‘double tap’ boat strike video

This year’s annual defense bill will withhold money for Hegseth’s travel budget unless he releases videos of the boat strike in the Caribbean

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2 w. ago Trump backtracks on Venezuela boat strike video release and says Hegseth will make final decision: Live

President Donald Trump changes tune on deadly missile blast footage, saying decision to publish it rests with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

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2 w. ago Trump backtracks on boat strike video release and says Hegseth will make final decision: Live

President Donald Trump changes tune on deadly missile blast footage, saying decision to publish it rests with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

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2 w. ago Trump backtracks on boat strike video release and says Hegseth will make final decision: Latest

President Donald Trump changes tune on deadly missile blast footage, saying decision to publish it rests with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

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3 w. ago Democrats urge Pentagon to release video of strike on alleged drug boat

Trump team faces mounting pressure as members of Congress allege that the deadly attack was unlawfulUS Democrats on Sunday pushed the Trump administration to release video of a second strike on an alleged drug boat incapacitated in the Caribbean, continuing to escalate pressure on the Pentagon amid accusations the attack was unlawful.Eleven people died in the 2 September attack, including two men killed in a follow-up strike as they reportedly clung to wreckage for an hour. That killing has been met with intense scrutiny and accusations of war crimes after the Washington Post reported defense secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill them all”. Adm Frank Bradley of the US navy, who oversaw the attack, told lawmakers on Thursday there was no such order – and the Pentagon has defended the legality of the attack. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Hegseth won’t commit to releasing video of second strike on drug boat — and doesn’t have ‘any regrets’ over Signal controversy

"Whatever we were to decide to release, we'd have to be very responsible about reviewing that right now,” Hegseth said.

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3 w. ago Four killed in latest ‘drug boat’ strike as Hegseth faces war crimes accusations

The US military conducted another deadly strike on an alleged drug boat, killing four men on board.

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3 w. ago Experts urge release of boat strike video as US admiral denies ‘kill them all’ order

Democrat Jim Himes calls footage ‘one of the most troubling scenes’ he’s observed in public serviceAnalysis: Killing of survivors sparks outrage – but entire US ‘drug boat’ war is legally shakyTop Democratic and Republican lawmakers in Congress on Thursday said that the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, had not ordered the military to kill surviving members of a a deadly attack on a boat alleged to be carrying drugs in the Caribbean, but differed over whether the double strike was appropriate.The allegation that Hegseth ordered the killing of survivors sparked bipartisan concern in Washington that he or others involved may have committed a war crime. On Thursday, US navy admiral Frank Bradley, who commanded the attack, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine, appeared before the House and Senate’s armed services and intelligence committees for a closed briefing in which they showed video and discussed the attack with lawmakers. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago US lawmakers call for inquiry into second US military strike on alleged Caribbean drug boat

Democratic representative Jim Himes, who saw footage of attack, called it ‘one of the most troubling scenes’ he’s observed in public serviceAnalysis: Killing of survivors sparks outrage – but entire US ‘drug boat’ war is legally shakyA Democratic congressman described an unedited video of an extrajudicial military strike that killed two survivors in the Caribbean as “one of the most troubling scenes” he’s seen in public service, as human rights advocates and policy experts are lining up to demand the video’s public release.Congressman Jim Himes, the ranking member of the House intelligence committee, made the remarks on Thursday after viewing footage in a classified briefing of the 2 September follow-up attack that killed two men clinging to wreckage off the coast of Venezuela. His assessment came as experts called the operation murder under international law. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Democrat lawmaker says ‘double tap’ boat strike video shows survivors in ‘clear distress,’ after admiral briefing

Admiral Frank ‘Mitch’ Bradley briefed lawmakers about the ‘double strike’ strike on a boat and answered questions in a closed-door briefing

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3 w. ago Democrat says footage of ‘double tap’ boat strike is one of the ‘most troubling’ videos he has ever seen: Live updates

Democrat claims boat strike video shows ‘two individuals in clear distress’

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