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Lawmakers Take Bipartisan Aim at Newly Approved Arms Sales to Middle East

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, June 5th, 2019

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Lawmakers Take Bipartisan Aim at Newly Approved Arms Sales to Middle East

Seven senators plan to introduce over 20 separate resolutions to disapprove of President Trump’s recent approval of arms sales to two Middle Eastern countries, which subverted the congressional review process for such sales, while members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee plan similar resolutions in the lower chamber. Seven senators, led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), announced June 5 in a release that they plan to introduce 22 separate Joint Resolutions of Disapproval –…

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Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]