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House advances arms sales bill supported by defense industry
A bill raising the threshold for congressional arms sales notices has become partisan amid lobbying from the defense industry and arms control groups.
Countries at UK summit vow to tackle AI’s ‘catastrophic’ risks
Harris said the world needs to start acting now to address “the full spectrum” of AI risks, not just existential threats such as massive cyberattacks.
By Kelvin Chan
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.
House and Senate clash over Taiwan military aid levels
The Senate Appropriations Committee allocated less foreign military financing for Taiwan than the House, setting up another spending fight.
Congress aims for faster arms sales with defense bills and task force
After moving legislation geared at speeding up the lengthy foreign military sales process, Congress is following DoD's lead with its own task force.
White House mum on jailed Defense News correspondent
Journalist Vivek Raghuvanshi was jailed in mid-May by India’s Central Bureau of Investigation on charges of espionage.
Opinions
US failure to track weapons for Ukraine has consequences
Not only can criminals and terrorists potentially get their hands on U.S. weapons, but Ukrainian soldiers may not receive the weapons they need,
By Jordan Cohen