This screengrab of a video shared by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shows a boat shortly before it is hit by a strike on October 17, 2025. In his post, Hegseth said three people were killed in the strike. Pete Hegseth/X

Democrats say the Trump administration still won’t share critical details of recent US military strikes on suspected drug boats in the western hemisphere, asserting that Pentagon lawyers were pulled at the last minute Thursday from a briefing on Capitol Hill.

As they emerged from the closed-door session, they railed on the administration for not being transparent and appearing to flout the law. The briefing came a day after Democrats say they were shut out of another meeting where administration officials shared information on the strikes with their Republican colle

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