US EditionHegseth, Democrats Battle over Sept. 2 Boat Strike Video Release
Defense Secretary Hegseth briefed Congress on a Sept. 2 missile strike targeting alleged drug smugglers amid disputes over war powers and U.S. policy on Venezuela.
- Dan Hegseth promised to let House and Senate Armed Services Committee members view a controversial second-strike video of alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, seeking to tamp down criticism.
- Administration officials framed the action as a counter-drug mission focused on targeting forces "killing Americans, poisoning Americans," while several lawmakers argue the operation aims at regime change and demands Congressional authorization.
- Lawmakers said the briefings left them with questions, even after the two cabinet secretaries provided no real answers, while President Donald Trump announced a total and complete blockade of Venezuelan oil last night.
- On Thursday, the House will vote on the McGovern-Massie resolution, with Rep. Jim McGovern urging Congress to stop sending Americans into another regime-change war.
- Critics warned `we have seen this playbook before` and said the pattern risks a war Congress never authorized, with some lawmakers calling the blockade an `act of war` and emphasizing public opposition.
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‘Say that’s what it is’: Dems demand answers on Trump's Venezuela regime change push
WASHINGTON — Turns out, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth aren’t very good actors.Congress doesn’t agree on much, but when it comes to Venezuela and U.S. military strikes on purported drug smugglers, on Tuesday Congress was basically all questions, even after receiving classified briefings from the two members of the Trump cabinet.Only after President Donald Trump took to Truth Social in the evening, to announce "…
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Hegseth, Democrats battle over Sept. 2 boat strike video release
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Democrats are battling over publicly releasing the video of the U.S. military’s Sept. 2 attack on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean, a controversi…
Rubio and Hegseth Brief House Lawmakers on US Strikes
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and War Secretary Pete Hegseth provide a classified briefing for House lawmakers on Dec. 16 at 10:30 a.m. ET regarding U.S. military strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. ...
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