Amid Mounting War Casualties, Pete Hegseth “Defunded and Impeded” Efforts to Protect Civilians, Lawmakers Say

According to ProPublica, lawmakers say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defunded and impeded Pentagon efforts to protect civilians, even as war casualties mount. The reporting cites lawmakers, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, raising concerns about the rollback of civilian-harm safeguards under the Trump administration. ProPublica frames it as a question of whether the Pentagon is walking back protections meant to limit civilian deaths in wartime.

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