War Crimes? Land Strikes?
Congressional leaders of both parties seek answers to a follow-up strike in September, of an alleged drug-trafficking vessel. Democrats accuse the administration of scapegoating an admiral for a possible war crime. The Secretary of War told the cabinet he was in the “fog of war” at the time and the president said land strikes will occur as well.
Key GOP Sen. Wants $55B Increase in Defense Spending
Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released a plan calling for an additional $55 billion above the fiscal 2025 defense spending caps imposed under last year’s debt ceiling deal.
