A bipartisan group of senators is trying to force answers about deadly U.S. military strikes — bad news for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, though it may go nowhere.

• Senators want to freeze 75% of Hegseth's travel budget until the Pentagon hands over documents on controversial strikes.
• The strikes include boat attacks in the Caribbean that have killed over 200 people since last September, plus the bombing of a girls' school in Manab, Iran, that killed 175.
• Some Republicans are joining Democrats, partly angry they were kept in the dark on a recent Iran peace deal.
• The Armed Services chair, a Republican, already reviewed a "double tap" boat strike and said it was not a war crime.
• The House version of the defense bill has no matching language, so the freeze faces tough negotiations.

Outlook: The provision will likely stall, since Congress rarely follows through on holding the Pentagon accountable.