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In F-35 sale to UAE, Senate seeks State Dept. guarantee for US technology and Israel
Bipartisan legislation that the GOP-led Senate Appropriations Committee introduced Nov. 10 represents another potential hurdle for the U.S. sale.
By Joe Gould
US House votes to block Saudi, UAE arms sales, bucking Trump veto threat
The U.S. House voted Wednesday to block White House plans for select sales of smart bombs and related components to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, baiting President Donald Trump’s veto.
By Joe Gould
John Paul Jones: Sea power visionary
John Paul Jones pioneered the idea of global sea power a century before the rise of the modern U.S. Navy.
By Joseph F. Callo, Military History Magazine
Trump-Kim summit: ‘Empty gestures may be enough for this president, but they won’t fool me’
House Foreign Affairs chairman Eliot Engel warned against lifting sanctions in exchange for "hollow concessions."
By Joe Gould
Trump skirts emergency declaration amid more looming budget, legal battles
President Donald Trump isn't declaring a national emergency to construct a border wall without congressional approval -- yet.
By Joe Gould
US lawmakers urge Trump to arm Ukraine, break silence on Russian blockade
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are pressuring President Donald Trump to take a tougher line on Moscow after an incident at sea between Ukraine and Russia, which is ratcheting tensions between the two neighbors.
By Joe Gould
Democrats demand answers about Trump plans to drop nuke treaty with Russia
U.S. lawmakers fear the Trump administration will exit treaties and fuel a nuclear arms race.
By Joe Gould
Will Congress really cancel US-Saudi arms deals? It’s complicated, but let us explain
Everything you wanted to know about U.S.-Saudi arms sales and the politics around them, but were afraid to ask.
By Joe Gould
Top Democrats back measure to end US support in Yemen war
Democratic leaders are among 50 sponsors for a House measure to end U.S. military aid in Yemen.
By Joe Gould