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Hegseth Defends Deadly Double Strike as Questions Mount

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly defended a September follow up strike that killed survivors from an alleged drug boat, insisting operations were lawful while lawmakers and legal experts demand evidence and video of the attack

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6.25B - Michael and Susan Dell pledge to fund Trump Accounts for 25 million children

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"We've only just begun" — Pete Hegseth

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