Democrats Condemn Trump Officials for Boat Strike Secrecy NYT | Top Stories By: Julian E. Barnes, Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro 31 October 2025 at 04:13 Senator Mark Warner said the administration’s decision to hold a Republicans-only briefing on the campaign was “corrosive to our democracy.” © Kenny Holston/The New York TimesSenator Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia, at the Capitol on Thursday. The senator said the Trump administration was ignoring “all the checks and balances” in its military campaign.