1 hour ago Defense Department is reviewing boat strike video for possible release, Hegseth says

In a speech on Saturday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the strikes, saying: "President Trump can and will take decisive military action as he sees fit to defend our nation's interests."

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5 h. ago Schiff Claims Trump Admin Drug Boat Strikes Are a Form of 'Extrajudicial Killing'

Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said the Trump administration's military strikes on alleged drug boats were a "form of extrajudicial killing." The post Schiff Claims Trump Admin Drug Boat Strikes Are a Form of ‘Extrajudicial Killing’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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5 h. ago Cotton: Everyone on the Drug Boat 'Valid Targets,' WaPo Slandered the Military

Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said all the people on a Venezuelan drug boat subject to the Trump administration crackdown in the Caribbean were "valid targets." The post Cotton: Everyone on the Drug Boat ‘Valid Targets,’ WaPo Slandered the Military appeared first on Breitbart.

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7 h. ago Not All Targeted Killings Are the Same. Hegseth’s Boat Strikes Are Illegal.

A former secretary of homeland security on the illegality of Trump’s boat strikes.

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21 h. ago Hegseth hints major defense spending increase, reveals new details on Trump’s anti

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth reveals he personally authorized Trump administration's first strike on suspected drug vessel off Venezuela and watched the operation live.

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21 h. ago Hegseth hints at major defense spending hike, reveals new details on Trump’s anti

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth revealed he personally authorized the Trump administration's first strike on a suspected drug vessel off Venezuela and watched the operation live.

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49 h. ago Trump administration latest: New details emerge about strikes on alleged drug boats as Ukraine talks to resume in US

Trump administration latest: New details emerge about strikes on alleged drug boats as Ukraine talks to resume in US  CNN

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53 h. ago Trump Has Many Options if the Supreme Court Strikes Down Tariffs

Trump Has Many Options if the Supreme Court Strikes Down Tariffs  Foreign Policy

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57 h. ago Capitol Hill revolt threatens Trump’s Venezuela playbook amid Caribbean strike oversight

The Trump administration is facing mounting congressional pushback over more than 20 military strikes in Caribbean, as lawmakers seek to limit Venezuela operations.

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66 h. ago Second Strike Scrutiny Obscures Larger Question About Trump’s Boat Attacks

Congress is focusing on two deaths in one strike. But nine other people died in that same attack, and the United States has killed 83 in all. Were any of those killings legal?

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68 h. ago Trump Trumpets Peace in Africa Amid War on Drug Boats, in Day of Dissonance

President Trump presided over a Congo-Rwanda peace deal on the same day his administration was being questioned about potential war crimes.

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3 d. ago Trump administration looks to navigate fallout from controversial boat strike

The Trump administration's actions show they are aware of the potential fallout on the kill strike and are working to contain it - despite what they are saying.

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3 d. ago Rand Paul joins Dems on 'war powers resolution' claiming Trump admin could soon strike Venezuelan territory

Republican Sen. Rand Paul joined Democrats Chuck Schumer, Adam Schiff and Tim Kaine on a war powers resolution to block potential U.S. strikes in Venezuela.

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3 d. ago Trump administration news: Admiral briefs Congress as scrutiny builds over strikes on alleged drug boats

Trump administration news: Admiral briefs Congress as scrutiny builds over strikes on alleged drug boats  CNN

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3 d. ago Sen Kennedy blasts 'hysterical' colleagues, says cartel strike critics 'exceeded the limits of their meds'

Sen. John Kennedy defends President Trump's military strike authority against cartels, slams colleagues for "acting like Jack Nicholson in 'The Shining'" over debate.

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3 d. ago Trump's Venezuela boat strikes fuel war crimes allegations. Are they legal?

Trump's Venezuela boat strikes fuel war crimes allegations. Are they legal?  CBS News

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3 d. ago The shifting responses of Hegseth, Trump and others on the lethal boat strikes

The shifting responses of Hegseth, Trump and others on the lethal boat strikes  The Washington Post

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3 d. ago Trump says 'no problem' releasing video of 2nd strike on alleged drug boat

ABC's Selina Wang asked President Trump about the Sept. 2 strike video and survivors killed.

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3 d. ago U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance

The details could raise questions about who was responsible for a follow-up strike on Sept. 2 — the commander who ordered it or the defense secretary.

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3 d. ago Trump backs release of second Caribbean strike footage as scrutiny over ops intensifies

Trump said he supports releasing footage of second military strike on an alleged drug boat in Caribbean waters, amid growing scrutiny over operations in the region.

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