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Senators seek to block Hegseth travel funds until Pentagon releases report on Iran school strike
- Senators are trying to block most of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel funds until the Pentagon hands over overdue civilian-harm investigations and supporting documents.
- That includes the probe into a Feb. 28 strike on an Iranian elementary school — preliminarily blamed on outdated U.S. intelligence and a major flashpoint in the war with Iran.
- Lawmakers also want unedited video of U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats near Venezuela and investigations into deadly strikes in Yemen; the provisions are in the bipartisan defense bill now headed to the full Senate.
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