The implications are vast and serious WaPo’s explosive holiday story — that, at the behest of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the U.S. military deliberately killed survivors of one of the Trump administration’s lawless high-seas raids on suspected drug traffickers — may have finally roused congressional Republicans to at least pantomime Article I lawmakers. From a … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Tuesday’s White House Cabinet meeting ticked past two hours, President Donald Trump’s eyes fluttered and closed. His budget director busied himself scribbling a fluffy cloud. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was lucky enough to speak early, but the title on his plaque was misspelled. The sleepy and sometimes sloppy meeting ended with … Read more
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a briefing at the U.S. Capitol with congressional leaders and Secretary of State Marco Rubio regarding military strikes against suspected drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean, November 5, 2025. Tom Williams via Getty Images WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday shifted the blame for the killing of survivors of … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The second strike on survivors of an initial attack on a suspected drug boat may have been murder, legal experts say. It doesn’t matter if the US is in “armed conflict” with drug cartels, as the Trump administration claims. Such a fatal attack would have violated peacetime laws and those governing armed … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly over a video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” has raised questions and some criticism from legal experts. Some say the Pentagon is misinterpreting military law to pursue Kelly as a retired Navy fighter pilot. Others say the Arizona Democrat cannot be prosecuted as … Read more
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly gave a verbal order to leave no survivors behind as Donald Trump’s administration launched the first of more than a dozen raids on suspected drug-trafficking boats that have killed more than 80 people in the past three months. On September 2, US military personnel fired a missile at a Caribbean … Read more