War Secretary Pete Hegseth must submit the unedited footage of all boat strikes conducted against suspected drug vessels in the Caribbean Sea or else face travel budget cuts.
The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026 added several provisions that require Hegseth’s action to authorize three-quarters of his designated travel budget, including a report on the lessons learned by the military from the war in Ukraine.
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