Senate eyes Hegseth travel cuts without probes into Iran school bombing, boat strikes

Senate lawmakers are restricting Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s travel funding until he provides civilian harm investigations into a February 2025 U.S. missile strike on an Iranian girls’ school and unedited video of Latin American boat strikes. The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a provision in the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act reducing Hegseth’s travel funding by 75% until the reports are submitted, passing 18-9. The strike killed at least 165 people, mostly schoolgirls, and is under Pentagon investigation.