NonilexDec 17

#Senate passes defense bill that defies #Trump and forces sharing of boat strike videos

The Senate on Wednesday delivered a clear rebuke of Trump’s #authority, signing off on #legislation that could force the #Pentagon to turn over footage of strikes against suspected drug smugglers & rein in the admin’s ability to limit #troops abroad.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/17/senate-ndaa-passage-trump-boat-strikes-00694738

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The annual defense policy bill cleared the chamber in a wide bipartisan vote after it passed the #House last week. #Trump is expected to sign the measure, despite the White House’s misgivings….

The 77-20 vote saw substantial support from #Democrats & #Republicans to push through the $901 billion National Defense Authorization Act [#NDAA], the product of months of negotiations between leaders of the #Senate & House #ArmedServices cmtes.

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Lawmakers are using the sprawling policy bill to demand the #Pentagon hand over unedited videos of strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats near #LatinAmerica. The bill restricts a quarter of #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth’s travel budget until #Congress receives the footage.

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The bipartisan pressure campaign comes as lawmakers try to get wider access to footage of a Sept 2 “double tap” strike that killed #survivors of an initial attack against a vessel suspected of carrying narcotics. Most lawmakers still haven’t seen the full footage of the strike, although members of the #Senate & #House #ArmedServices panels viewed it behind closed doors Wednesday.

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Dec 17 at 6:19pmWeb