Report: Hegseth dismantled civilian protection program despite military objections

ProPublica reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cut the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response program after polling top commanders, who overwhelmingly favored keeping it. Central Command warned that scaling back the program could increase targeting errors and reduce battlefield awareness, but Hegseth stripped its funding anyway. The decision came as the U.S. launched campaigns in Somalia, Yemen, and Iran, and lawmakers are now questioning whether it contributed to a deadly airstrike on a school in Iran that killed over 100 children.