>Senior U.S. military officials are in the final stages of reviewing an internal investigation into a deadly airstrike on an Iranian elementary school and preparing to share it with lawmakers, according to a person familiar with the probe.
>But there is growing concern in Congress and the Pentagon that the Trump administration will classify and shield its results from the public, four congressional officials and the person familiar with the investigation said.
>“Our concern is that Hegseth will classify the report and prevent it from being released,” the person familiar with the investigation said. Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, who sits on both the Intelligence and Armed Services committees, told NBC News, “Of course they are going to try to classify the report.” Another Democratic senator said, “I’d be shocked speechless if they didn’t say it was classified.”
>Some frustrated senators are threatening to withhold 75 percent of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget unless the Pentagon provides Congress with answers about an apparent U.S. strike on a girls school in Iran and the military’s ongoing attacks targeting alleged drug smuggling boats in Latin America.
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>Senior U.S. military officials are in the final stages of reviewing an internal investigation into a deadly airstrike on an Iranian elementary school and preparing to share it with lawmakers, according to a person familiar with the probe.
>But there is growing concern in Congress and the Pentagon that the Trump administration will classify and shield its results from the public, four congressional officials and the person familiar with the investigation said.
>“Our concern is that Hegseth will classify the report and prevent it from being released,” the person familiar with the investigation said. Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, who sits on both the Intelligence and Armed Services committees, told NBC News, “Of course they are going to try to classify the report.” Another Democratic senator said, “I’d be shocked speechless if they didn’t say it was classified.”
>Some frustrated senators are threatening to withhold 75 percent of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget unless the Pentagon provides Congress with answers about an apparent U.S. strike on a girls school in Iran and the military’s ongoing attacks targeting alleged drug smuggling boats in Latin America.