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Turkey F-16 sale to proceed after Senate vote
The Senate overwhelmingly rejected a resolution to block the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey after Ankara approved Sweden's NATO accession.
Senate votes down bill to withdraw troops from Niger
The Senate struck down a bill from Sen. Rand Paul that would have required the U.S. to remove troops from Niger in the wake of a coup.
Senate Democrats warn Biden on Saudi security pact
Twenty Senate Democrats wrote Biden expressing concerns over plans to offer Saudi Arabia security guarantees in exchange for normalizing ties with Israel.
Cardin may track Menendez on Saudi pact, Turkey F-16s as panel chair
Ben Cardin has some weighty decisions to make on security cooperation with Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt after Bob Menendez's latest legal woes.
As National Parks get crowded, reps want spots saved for troops, vets
Several popular parks sites have shifted to a lottery system for admission to control crowd sizes.
Paul drops hold on SBIR defense innovation grants after reforms
Congress is set to reauthorize small business grants favored by the Pentagon after Sen. Rand Paul drops his opposition following a compromise.
Congress races to reauthorize innovation grants favored by Pentagon
Democrats and Republicans on the Small Business committees in both the House and Senate convene 'four corners' meeting to negotiate measure.
Paul to oppose small business program Pentagon uses to spur innovation
A key U.S. lawmaker says he will oppose reauthorization of federal small business innovation grants favored by the Pentagon, raising doubts about how Congress will avert their expiration Sept. 30.
Lawmakers oppose Trump move to cut union bargaining for DoD feds
They want to reverse a White House decision to let Pentagon leaders strip collective bargaining rights from military civilians.
Key Republicans seek ban on intel sharing with countries that use Huawei
The legislation could potentially downgrade America’s “special relationship” with the U.K., which is reportedly expected to grant Chinese telecom giant Huawei some access to its nascent 5G network.
By Joe Gould