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Congress Pressures Hegseth for Boat Strike Video Release

12/17/2025

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has declined to release the full video of a September boat strike that killed 11.
The strike targets narco-terrorists in international waters near Venezuela.
Congress is debating a defense bill that would withhold part of Hegseth’s travel budget until he provides unedited footage.
The bill would authorize $901 billion in defense spending.
It would repeal several war authorizations and cut climate programs.

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Story summary

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has declined to release the full video of a September boat strike that killed 11.
The strike targets narco-terrorists in international waters near Venezuela.
Congress is debating a defense bill that would withhold part of Hegseth’s travel budget until he provides unedited footage.
The bill would authorize $901 billion in defense spending.
It would repeal several war authorizations and cut climate programs.