98 m. ago Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors

Officials initially weighed sending survivors of U.S. attacks on boats suspected of drug smuggling to a notorious prison in El Salvador, to keep them away from American courts.

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1 hour ago Democrats Say Hegseth Balked at Call for Full Video of Boat Strike

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed congressional leaders on Tuesday about the monthslong military campaign targeting people suspected of being drug traffickers at sea.

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4 h. ago Hegseth tells congressional leaders he is weighing release of boat strike video

Hegseth tells congressional leaders he is weighing release of boat strike video  PBS

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7 h. ago Legal Groups Sue Justice Dept. for Secret Memo Justifying Boat Strikes

“The public deserves to know how the Trump administration has justified the outright murder of civilians as lawful,” the organizations said in their lawsuit.

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8 h. ago ACLU files lawsuit seeking legal basis for Trump’s Caribbean boat strikes

ACLU files lawsuit seeking legal basis for Trump’s Caribbean boat strikes  Al Jazeera

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8 h. ago Congressional lawmakers hear from Navy admiral overseeing boat strikes

Congressional lawmakers hear from Navy admiral overseeing boat strikes  Los Angeles Times

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9 h. ago Watch Live: Senate Investigates Chinese Opioid Trade in Latin America as Democrats Push Drug Boat Strikes Hoax

The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control holds a hearing on Chinese drug trafficking through Latin America to the United States on Tuesday, December 9. The post Watch Live: Senate Investigates Chinese Opioid Trade in Latin America as Democrats Push Drug Boat Strikes Hoax appeared first on Breitbart.

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10 h. ago New lawsuit presses Pentagon, State Dept to disclose legal justification for Venezuelan boat strikes

The Trump administration has been sued over strikes on drug boats, as an advocacy groups seek the release of a memo containing the legal justification.

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11 h. ago Leavitt defends Trump’s drug boat strikes, says Democrats attacking U.S. military 'stooped so low'

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defends strikes on drug boats as Democrats call actions 'war crimes,' citing a Trump campaign promise to demolish cartels.

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11 h. ago Trump backtracks on releasing boat strike video, distances himself from controversy

President Trump, after initially saying he had "no problem" with releasing the video of the Sept. 2 boat strike that killed two survivors, is now reversing course.

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11 h. ago GOP lawmakers wary of Trump escalating beyond boat strikes in Venezuela

GOP lawmakers wary of Trump escalating beyond boat strikes in Venezuela  The Washington Post

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12 h. ago Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration for Legal Justification of Deadly Boat Strikes

Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration for Legal Justification of Deadly Boat Strikes  American Civil Liberties Union

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16 h. ago Congress ups pressure over boat strike video with threat to Hegseth's budget

Congress ups pressure over boat strike video with threat to Hegseth's budget  BBC

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19 h. ago US boat strikes renew debate over Washington’s aims in Venezuela

US boat strikes renew debate over Washington’s aims in Venezuela  DiEM25

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21 h. ago Trump says Hegseth will decide whether to release boat strike video

Trump says Hegseth will decide whether to release boat strike video  The Washington Post

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22 h. ago Proposed bill aims to improve cardiac emergency plans in Washington schools

Proposed bill aims to improve cardiac emergency plans in Washington schools  KNDU.com

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28 h. ago Trump says survivors of scrutinized US strike were trying to right boat before 2nd missile was fired

Trump says survivors of scrutinized US strike were trying to right boat before 2nd missile was fired  Live 5 News

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30 h. ago A Frustrated Congress Pushes the Pentagon to Produce Its Boat Strike Orders

In a sign of bipartisan frustration with the Defense Department, the final defense policy bill aims to compel the Pentagon to share execute orders and video documentation.

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32 h. ago Angus King: We Need to See Full Tape, Killing Shipwreck Survivors Is a War Crime

Monday on MS NOW's "Morning Joe," Sen. Angus King (I-ME) said everyone needs to see the full tape of the first boat strike in the Caribbean Sea because he said killing shipwreck survivors was the textbook definition of a war crime. The post Angus King: We Need to See Full Tape, Killing Shipwreck Survivors Is a War Crime appeared first on Breitbart.

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39 h. ago Venezuela’s Maduro, shaken but still standing, aims to wait out Trump

Venezuela’s Maduro, shaken but still standing, aims to wait out Trump  The Washington Post

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