Senators look to jam Hegseth’s travel budget over boat strikes, Iran girls school bombing
Summary
Senators want to block Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget. They demand more information about U.S. military strikes on drug boats and a deadly bombing of an Iranian girls’ school early in the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran. This issue is part of the Senate’s defense spending bill.Key Facts
- Senators propose stopping Hegseth’s travel funds.
- The hold is until the Pentagon gives details on specific military actions.
- These actions include strikes on drug boats and a bombing in Iran.
- The bombing targeted a girls’ school and caused deaths.
- These events happened at the start of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.
- The issue is included in the Senate’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
- The NDAA sets the budget and policies for the U.S. military each year.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth oversees parts of the Pentagon’s operations.
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