Hegseth and Rubio are expected back on Capitol Hill as questions mount over boat strikesPresident Donald Trump’s top Cabinet officials overseeing national security are headed back to Capitol HillBySTEPHEN GROVES Associated Press, LISA MASCARO Associated Press, and BEN FINLEY Associated PressDecember 16, 2025, 7:04 AMWASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s top Cabinet officials overseeing national security are expected back on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as questions mount over the swift escalation of U. S. military force and deadly boat strikes in international waters near Venezuela. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others are set to brief members of the House and the Senate amid congressional investigations into a military strike in September that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a boat allegedly carrying cocaine in the Caribbean. Lawmakers have been examining the Sept.
