Navy Adm. Frank Bradley, the commander who oversaw the Sept. 2 strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, denied that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered his subordinates to "kill everybody" aboard the vessel during briefings to lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
The denial follows a report from The Washington Post last week that the Pentagon chief gave a spoken directive to "kill everybody" ahead of the U.S. military's Sept. 2 attack against an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Caribbean, an operation where 11 "narco-terrorists" were killed. Read more here. |
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Thursday called a federal vaccine advisory committee “totally discredited” ahead of a vote on whether to change hepatitis B vaccine guidelines, an issue very close to the Louisiana physician. Read more. |
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said Thursday that he is “deeply” troubled by the Pentagon’s double-tap strikes on suspected drug runners in the Caribbean, saying it’s clear U.S. forces targeted survivors who posed no threat to American security. Read more. |
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Wednesday questioned where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth went on Sept. 2, after watching the livestream of the first strike on a boat allegedly carrying narcotics in the Caribbean. Read more. |
The Justice Department brought long awaited charges against a Virginia man in connection with planting pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican national committee offices on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021, ending a five-year search for the suspect. Read more. |
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is facing heat over a strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, said in 2016 that he believed in "consequences for abject war crimes." Read more. |
Oscar-winning actor Halle Berry slammed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) for vetoing bipartisan legislation to increase menopause-related care and coverage within the state for the second year in a row — an action she said should disqualify him from being the next president. Read more. |
A report from the Department of Defense's (DOD) watchdog released publicly Thursday found Secretary Pete Hegseth endangered troops and violated department policy in using his personal cell phone to send classified information about a pending strike on Houthi targets in Yemen. Read more. |
Some Senate Republicans are expressing frustration that their conference hasn't been able to unify behind a health care plan ahead of a vote next week on a Democratic proposal to extend health insurance premium subsidies that will expire in January. Read more. |
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