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Capitol Lens | Under siege

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By Tom Williams

Posted December 4, 2025 at 4:18pm

Adm. Frank M. Bradley, center, and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrive in the Capitol Visitor Center on Thursday to brief Senate Armed Services Committee members on military strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean Sea.

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