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Today — 10 December 2025Main stream

Democrats Say Hegseth Balked at Call for Full Video of Boat Strike

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed congressional leaders on Tuesday about the monthslong military campaign targeting people suspected of being drug traffickers at sea.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Capitol on Tuesday.
Yesterday — 9 December 2025Main stream

Why Democratic Governors Argue They Are the Party’s Best Shot for 2028

9 December 2025 at 07:14
A long list of people could test that theory, though governors have struggled to make the leap to presidential nominations in recent years.

© Mark Schiefelbein/Associated Press

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan.

A Frustrated Congress Pushes the Pentagon to Produce Its Boat Strike Orders

9 December 2025 at 06:19
In a sign of bipartisan frustration with the Defense Department, the final defense policy bill aims to compel the Pentagon to share execute orders and video documentation.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has posted edited footage of the strikes on social media, but has so far refused to share the full video with lawmakers.

At a Democratic Governors Event, Hope, Nerves and Buzz for the Midterms and 2028 Election

At an annual event for Democratic governors, optimism about next year overshadowed the search for a long-term vision. As Gretchen Whitmer put it, adding an expletive: “Let’s go!”

© Isaac Ritchey/The Grand Rapids Press, via Associated Press

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, the new vice chair of the Democratic Governors Association, in Grand Rapids this summer. Asked this weekend in Phoenix if she planned to run for president, she shot back, “Who knows?”

Jasmine Crockett Enters U.S. Senate Race in Texas, Reshaping Democratic Primary

9 December 2025 at 04:55
The announcement by the congresswoman, a rising star in the party, came hours after another prominent candidate, Colin Allred, dropped out.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

Colin Allred at the Dallas County Democratic Party office in 2024. He said on Monday he would seek a return to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Democrats Call for Releasing Video of Deadly Boat Strike in the Caribbean

8 December 2025 at 04:45
Top Democratic lawmakers who have seen the footage said Sunday that making the video public would provide transparency around the strikes that killed two survivors on Sept. 2.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Representative Jim Himes said that the two survivors “were barely alive, much less engaging in hostilities.”
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