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President Donald Trump’s top Cabinet officials overseeing national security are expected back on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as questions mount over the swift escalation of U.S. military force and deadly boat strikes in international waters near Venezuela.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are expected to provide a classified briefing for House lawmakers today on the US military strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, according to two sources familiar with plans.

U.S. military kills 8 in Eastern Pacific drug vessel strikes. Operation Southern Spear death toll hits 95 as Congress receives classified briefing.

President Donald Trump’s top Cabinet officials overseeing national security are expected back on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as questions mount over the swift escalation of U.S. military force and deadly boat strikes in international waters near Venezuela.

An image of President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller in handcuffs was

When a scandal-plagued top official needs a public vote of confidence from a president, it’s usually a certain sign they’re headed for the exit.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has defended U.S. military strikes on alleged drug cartel boats, saying President Donald Trump has the right to take military action “as he sees fit.”

Instead, the administration has reconciled these seemingly unrelated objectives by saying it is waging war on narcoterrorists. When Bradley was grilled by lawmakers from both parties in December during classified briefings about the strike,