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Afghan visa deal secured in minibus as Hill awaits
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Top former generals to slam Afghanistan withdrawal
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Spending fight drags on with Friday shutdown deadline
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Congress takes a beating in Munich
One could understand why foreign leaders are confused — even frustrated — with the United States.
Foreign Policy
Lawmakers head to Munich facing questions on Ukraine, Trump, NATO
The annual Munich Security Conference kicks off today with Western leaders warning that the post-World War II world order is at grave risk of destabilizing.
Policy
Inside McConnell’s supplemental play
McConnell leads a far more isolationist conference than he once did. Several rank-and-file Senate Republicans are skeptical of foreign entanglements in the wake of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and will push back.
Senate
House passed NDAA, sends on to Biden
The legislation includes a large pay raise for service members and strengthens U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific region to counter China’s growing military power.
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Freedom Caucus comes out against NDAA
In a statement, the hard-right conservative group said they are prepared to vote against the bill and “use all available leverage” to kill it.
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After the FAA scramble, what’s left for economic policy?
The Republican resistance has been enough to block the Wyden-Smith tax bill from riding on FAA.
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Finance + Economy
Senate braces for turbulence on FAA reauthorization
Senate Minority Whip John Thune told us there are already as many as 20 requests for votes on amendments to the FAA bill, some of which aren’t directly related to the underlying legislation.
Senate
Glimmers, but little else, for Congress’ stock trade ban
That’s where the TRUST in Congress Act, another high-profile stock trading bill from Reps. Abigail Spanberger and Chip Roy, was referred.
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House GOP conservatives galvanize against Tony Gonzales
Rep. Tony Gonzales is making more enemies ahead of his primary runoff next month against conservative social media influencer Brandon Herrera.
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