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House eyes higher dollar thresholds for arms sales notices to Congress
House efforts to speed up arms transfers by raising congressional notification thresholds has irked some arms control advocates who say it cedes oversight.
Blinken urges protection of civilians as Israel prepares for war
The State Department on Saturday authorized the departure of nonemergency U.S. government personnel and family from the American Embassy in Jerusalem.
By Matthew Lee and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
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.
Opinions
Congress should seek ‘poison pills’ for any US-Saudi nuclear agreement
The U.S. should link any Saudi nuclear deal to end-use monitoring of all weapons transferred to Riyad, the authors argue.
By Eric Gomez, Jon Hoffman and Jordan Cohen
Pentagon’s strategy planner wants China crisis channels
Mara Karlin emphasized the importance of crisis hot lines with China while highlighting the ongoing U.S. role in the Middle East.
Warren grills Pentagon lawyers on lobbying by former defense officials
Elizabeth Warren grilled Pentagon lawyers over hundreds of former defense and congressional officials who had gone on to lobby for defense contractors.
Slow arms deliveries to Taiwan blamed on US production bottlenecks
Total value of delayed sales approaches $19 billion.
By Joe Gould
US arms export approvals soared in 2022
One factor in the surge is the easing of the global pandemic that in 2021 depressed sales from a spike to $83.5 billion in 2020.
By Joe Gould