A powerless helicopter doesn’t drop—it autorotates, gliding like a maple seed. This breakdown explains how that works, why ...

Whatever the congressional committees looking into the Sept. 2 strike determine, Democrats and some Republicans are questioning the legality of the overall mission.

Amid reports Pete Hegseth ordered a second strike on a Venezuelan boat, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine about how Congress is handling oversight of the Pentagon.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle voiced serious concerns over the weekend over reports on a follow-up strike that killed survivors on an alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean, with some ...

President Donald Trump on Sunday defended Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over allegations he ordered a second strike on a Venezuelan drug boat, saying he believes Hegseth’s denial and would not have ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks with reporters about ...

Both the House and the Senate have started inquiries into a reported second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in September that killed the survivors of an initial strike. The Defense ...

Washington — Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia said Sunday that a reported U.S. follow-on strike on an alleged drug boat earlier this year "rises to the level of a war crime if it's true." "If ...

The Trump administration disputes report on alleged orders from Hegseth. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said Sunday he believes "it's very possible there was a war crime committed" in the ...

Top Republicans have joined Democrats in demanding answers about the escalating military campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at targeting drug traffickers. By Michael Gold Reporting from ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has slammed a report alleging he ordered U.S. service members to launch a second strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel after an initial attack left two survivors, ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth wrote on X that "Biden coddled terrorists, we kill them," in a post defending the Trump administration's strikes on alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean Sea. The ...