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The Latest: Hegseth tells congressional leaders he is weighing release of boat strike video

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is weighing whether to release the full video of an attack on an alleged drug boat that legal experts said may have been a war crime or murder, awakening the Republican-controlled Congress to its oversight role

The Independent UK

Trump's Word Games Can't Conceal the Murderous Reality of His Anti-Drug Strategy

Calling suspected cocaine smugglers "combatants" does not justify summarily executing them.

Reason

Democratic Senator fears Trump is ‘sleepwalking us into a war with Venezuela’ to take its oil

President Donald Trump has said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s “days are numbered”

The Independent UK

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US fighter jets fly over Gulf of Venezuela in closest approach since Trump’s pressure campaign

An official confirmed the “routine training flight”

The Independent UK

Congress Threatens to Cut Hegseth's Travel Funds if Double-Tap Strike Video Isn't Released

Congress is considering a provision that would limit Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's travel budget unless he turns over unedited video of U.S. military strikes in the Caribbean.

Latin Times

Trump-picked appeals court judges side with Hegseth policy to kick out trans troops

Obama-appointed judge blasts administration’s ‘openly hostile’ agenda towards trans Americans

The Independent UK

Donald Trump brands ABC’s Rachel Scott ‘obnoxious’ for questioning his boat-strike video flip-flop

Despite receiving backlash for insulting female reporters every time they pose a difficult question, Trump isn’t changing his ways. This time, ABC’s Rachel Scott pressed him for clarity on his boat-strike video promise. But Grumpy Grandpa couldn’t take it and went straight to meltdown mode.

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Trump Brands Another Female Reporter 'Obnoxious' Days After 'Piggy' Slur

At a White House roundtable, Donald Trump called ABC's Rachel Scott 'the most obnoxious reporter' after she pressed him on a Venezuelan boat strike video, continuing attacks on female journalists.

International Business Times UK

Republicans join Democrats to make military pay hikes contingent on Hegseth releasing ‘double tap’ boat strike video

This year’s annual defense bill will withhold money for Hegseth’s travel budget unless he releases videos of the boat strike in the Caribbean

The Independent UK

What to know about the massive defense bill that seeks release of boat strike videos and more

The House is expected to vote this week on a bill authorizing $900 billion for military programs

The Independent UK

U.S. military to use Google Gemini for new AI platform

"The future of American warfare is here, and it's spelled A-I," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

Axios

Hegseth Reportedly Called a Pentagon Advisor Who Opposed Strikes Against Alleged Drug Boats a 'P---y'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly launched a profanity-laced tirade against an adviser who spoke against the strikes against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, according to a new report.

Latin Times

Trump speech on affordability ramps up bigotry and false statements – as it happened

In Pennsylvania, US president attacks Ilhan Omar and Jasmine Crockett and makes multiple false claims, including that ‘prices are way down’. This blog is now closed.

The Guardian - US

Trump pushes affordability message at Pennsylvania rally amid mounting economic gloom

President Donald Trump graded his economy ‘A plus-plus-plus-plus-plus’ as concerns over cost of living grow

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The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: US supreme court appears set to back Trump’s power to fire independent board members

Court appears to be split down partisan lines in favor of historic expansion of executive power – key US politics stories from 8 December 2025

AAP

After review, USA going all the way on AUKUS pact

Penny Wong and Richard Marles have met their US counterparts with both nations labelling the AUKUS deal as "full steam ahead".

The Independent UK

Trump rips into female reporter as ‘most obnoxious’ and insists he never said he’d release double-tap boat strike video

‘You are the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place,’ the president fumed

Axios

Republican unity crumbles as America's mood sours

Elected Republicans feel emboldened to defy Trump and push back on the administration.

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Roll Call

Trump threatened to veto NDAA over base names, Rep. Strickland says - Roll Call

The Trump administration threatened to veto the defense bill over policy differences on military base names, Rep. Marilyn Strickland says.

The Guardian - AU

Wells refers expenses to parliamentary watchdog – as it happened

This blog is now closed

The Independent UK

Laura Loomer contradicts Trump administration on deadly ‘narco boat’ strikes

Far-right activist points out that evidence suggests a large portion of the fentanyl entering the U.S. comes from Mexico – not from Venezuela

The Guardian - US

Hegseth said US military should refuse ‘unlawful’ Trump orders in unearthed 2016 interview

Defense secretary’s comments recirculating amid dispute over US strikes on alleged drug boats in Caribbean

The Independent UK

Hegseth warned about Trump issuing illegal military orders as a Fox contributor in 2016

Attorney General Pam Bondi also argued that service members must disobey unlawful orders before joining Trump’s DOJ

International Business Times UK

Billionaire Joe Lonsdale Urges Return of Public Hangings to Restore 'Masculine Leadership'

Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale faces backlash for advocating public hangings to revive 'masculine leadership' after backing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

The Independent UK

Billionaire Palantir co-founder calls for return of public hangings to show ‘masculine leadership’ in America

‘If I’m in charge later, we won’t just have a three strikes law. We will quickly try and hang men after three violent crimes,’ Lonsdale wrote on X

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