A look at what Pete Hegseth has said about the deadly strike in the Carribean—and how his explanations have changed

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is coming under a congressional microscope over reports of a second strike to take out survivors or an earlier strike on a boat allegedly carrying drus and traffickers in the Caribbean.

It’s known as Task Force Scorpion Strike, and pictures of CENTCOM’s drones seem to strongly resemble the cheap yet effective Shahed drones manufactured by Iran for use in the Middle East and in Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. CENTCOM refers to theirs as “Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System [or LUCAS] drones.”

White House confirms and defends second strike against alleged drug smugglers in Caribbean waters, amid Trump administration's anti-drug crusade.

Tens of thousands of blue-collar Defense Department workers are slated to receive their long-delayed 2024 pay raises. The raises were stalled for nearly a year after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s purge of advisory committees halted the DoD Wage Committee’s ability to authorize new wage schedules.

The family of 42-year-old Alejandro Carranza Medina, who was killed on Sept. 15, insisted he was a fisherman just doing his job on the open sea.

Like a turtle on its back, Pete Hegseth is floundering.

This is the first known filing of its kind, and comes amid increasing scrutiny over the military’s boat strike campaign.

The Canadian publishing house behind the "Franklin" children's books appeared to condemn Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, after he posted a cartoon image of the turtle blowing up a boat.

The White House has defended the strike on boats near Venezuela. "I want those boats taken out," Trump said in Tuesday's meeting.