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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced scrutiny on two fronts yesterday. While lawmakers viewed video of the deadly September strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, he was separately faulted for using Signal to discuss a U.S. attack on Yemen. In a closed-door meeting, lawmakers addressed questions about the second round of strikes on the alleged drug boat, which killed two survivors.

🎧 Navy Adm. Frank M. Bradley, who oversaw the operation with the alleged drug boat, defended the second strike to lawmakers yesterday, NPR's Tom Bowman tells Up First . He justi

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