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Republicans received a briefing on U.S. strikes against suspected drug-smuggling boats, while Democratic senators were excluded, drawing sharp rebukes from Senate Intelligence Vice Chair Mark Warner. He called the move a partisan stunt and demanded Democrats be given the same briefing and the Justice Department OLC memo shown to Republicans. The administration says it has held seven classified briefings, a claim some Democrats call misleading. As operations intensify, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said a Pacific strike Wednesday killed four, the 14th known operation; U.S. actions have killed 61 people aboard 15 boats.

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