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POLITICS● LOW1h ago · Oct 1, 2026, 10:59 PM

Judge rejects Trump administration arguments for withholding boat strike justification memo

The Hill · north america

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled the Trump administration must turn over a Department of Justice (DOJ) memo that legally authorizes the Pentagon’s lethal boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer rejected two of the administration’s three arguments to keep the document secret in a 66-page opinion, requiring that the…

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