Demands to Release Full Video of Deadly US Boat Strike Grow After Congressional Briefing

Demands to Release Full Video of Deadly US Boat Strike Grow After Congressional Briefing

“The Department of Defense has no choice but to release the complete, unedited footage,” said Sen. Jack Reed. Calls mounted Thursday for the Trump administration to release the full video of a September US airstrike on a boat allegedly transporting drugs in the Caribbean Sea following a briefing between Pentagon officials and select lawmakers that left some Democrats with […]

As Critics Condemn ‘Murder, Plain and Simple,’ Hegseth Backs Admiral Order to Kill Boat Attack Survivors

As Critics Condemn ‘Murder, Plain and Simple,’ Hegseth Backs Admiral Order to Kill Boat Attack Survivors

“Making Adm. Bradley the fall guy in the administration’s ‘Protect Pete’ campaign is disgraceful and destructive,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal. “Hegseth must go—resign or be fired.” As journalists on Tuesday continued to demand answers about the “double-tap” strike that started an illegal US bombing campaign against alleged drug-smuggling boats, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth kept pointing the finger […]

New Jobs Data Further Undermines Trump Fiction of Thriving Economy

New Jobs Data Further Undermines Trump Fiction of Thriving Economy

“The booming job market exists only in Donald Trump’s demented head,” said economist Dean Baker. Economists on Wednesday expressed significant concerns after new data from global payroll processing firm ADP estimated that the US economy lost 32,000 jobs last month. As reported by CNBC, small businesses bore the brunt of the job losses, as firms with fewer than […]