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• Tom Cotton calls on Washington Post to apologize to Hegseth, Bradley for 'slander' - Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., told "Meet the Press" that The Washington Post should offer an apology to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Adm. Mitch Bradley.
• Hegseth hints major defense spending increase, reveals new details on Trump’s anti-narcoterrorism operations - Secretary of War Pete Hegseth reveals he personally authorized Trump administration's first strike on suspected drug vessel off Venezuela and watched the operation live.
• Hegseth to highlight rebuilding the 'Arsenal of Freedom' in speech at Reagan National Defense Forum - Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, in an upcoming keynote address at the Reagan National Defense Forum, will speak about rebuilding the "Arsenal of Freedom."
• IG: Hegseth broke Pentagon rules using Signal to share strike details, though no classified info was released - Pentagon inspector finds War Secretary Pete Hegseth violated policy by sharing strike details on Signal app, creating operational security risks.
• Did a military lawyer witness the Venezuela 'double tap' boat strike? Experts say one should have - Legal experts call Pentagon's 'double tap' strike on shipwrecked survivors a textbook war crime, questioning military lawyer's role in operation.
• Commander of September attack believed survivors were continuing drug run, report says - The U.S. military commander involved in a deadly Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug vessel believed the survivors were continuing their drug run, a report said.
• New York Times sues Pentagon over its new press policy, says it violates First and Fifth Amendment rights - The New York Times is taking the Pentagon to court over its newly implemented press access policy the paper claims violates the First and Fifth Amendments.
• Trump backs release of second Caribbean strike footage as scrutiny over ops intensifies - Trump said he supports releasing footage of second military strike on an alleged drug boat in Caribbean waters, amid growing scrutiny over operations in the region.
• Why the media's Hegseth boat-strike tale fails the Pentagon reality test - Media reports conflict on Pete Hegseth's Caribbean strike orders, but war crime allegations lack evidence according to Pentagon veterans familiar with military operations.
• War Secretary Hegseth highlights US 'Drone Dominance' push for mass adoption in modern warfare - War Secretary Pete Hegseth highlights the United States' "Drone Dominance" push to equip the military with a massive quantity of drones.