US lawmakers may withold Hegseth travel funds to force boat video release

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Democrats turn up the heat on Hegseth over Caribbean boat strike that killed 2 survivors • Maine Morning Star

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., walks to a closed-door briefing with the Senate Armed Services Committee at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 2, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Senators attending the long scheduled briefing on naval aviation mishaps were asked by reporters about the recent U.S. strike on a ship in the Caribbean. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday escalated their demands that Secretary…

Heat turns up on Hegseth over Caribbean boat strike that killed 2 survivors

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., walks to a closed-door briefing with the Senate Armed Services Committee at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 2, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Senators attending the long scheduled briefing on naval aviation mishaps were asked by reporters about the recent U.S. strike on a ship in the Caribbean. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday escalated their demands that Secretary…

Democrats turn up the heat on Hegseth over Caribbean boat strike that killed 2 survivors

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies before the House Appropriations Committee's Defense Subcommittee on June 10, 2025.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday escalated their demands that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth publicly release an unedited video of a controversial follow-on strike by U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea that killed two shipwrecked survivors. The Sept. 2 …

Democrats turn up the heat on Hegseth over Caribbean boat strike that killed 2 survivors • West Virginia Watch

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., walks to a closed-door briefing with the Senate Armed Services Committee at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 2, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Senators attending the long scheduled briefing on naval aviation mishaps were asked by reporters about the recent U.S. strike on a ship in the Caribbean. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday escalated their demands that Secretary…

Defense Bill To Limit Hegseth Travel Budget Unless He Turns Over Boat Strike Videos

The fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act would effectively punish Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by curtailing his travel budget if he refuses to turn over "unedited" video [...]