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Scrutiny over Hegseth and military boat strikes
Allison covers legal questions about whether strikes that killed survivors violated laws of armed conflict.
Thursday, December 4th, 2025
Today, the Pentagon knew there were survivors of the September 2nd boat strike; Ghislaine Maxwell is going to file a habeas petition challenging her incarceration and she' s worried the release of the Epstein Files will be damaging to her cause; Nancy Mace is considering following Marjorie Taylor Greene’s lead and resigning before the end of her term in the House; the Department of Defense Inspector General found that Hegseth’s Signal chat put troops in harm's way; Democrats swung 13 points with every county moving left in the special election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District; the government is inviting employees to voluntarily disclose their disabilities; the House Judiciary Republicans have refused Jack Smith’s demand for public testimony and have issued a subpoena to hold questioning behind closed doors; Judge Beryl Howell has barred the Trump administration from making warrantless arrests of immigrants in DC unless they’re deemed a flight risk; the Speaker of the Virginia State House said the legislature is considering a 10D 1R congressional map; and Allison delivers and your Good News. Dana is out and about.
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