In Washington Visit, Zelensky Will Try to Shore Up Critical Support
President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with President Biden and members of Congress as a growing number of Republicans oppose further assistance for Ukraine.
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McCarthy Declines to Host House Forum for Zelensky Amid G.O.P. Rifts
The speaker plans a private meeting with the Ukrainian president, but his refusal to arrange for rank-and-file lawmakers to hear from him directly reflects Republican resistance to continuing aid to Kyiv.
Schumer to Lead Senate Delegation to China Amid Tensions
The Senate majority leader, a longtime China hawk, plans to visit Beijing in the fall in another high-level visit as the Biden administration tries to improve diplomatic ties.
As Ukraine Aid Benefits Their Districts, Some House Republicans Oppose It
The American push to fund Kyiv’s war effort has created big economic opportunities for Mesquite, Texas, and other cities around the country. Some of their G.O.P. congressmen want to end it.
White House Targets Key Democrats on Potential Saudi-Israel Pact
The White House needs to persuade two historic adversaries to find common ground. But then the administration faces a potentially more daunting challenge: getting 67 senators to go along with it.
Ducking the culture wars, Senate passes NDAA 86-11
With both versions of the NDAA complete, congressional leadership must now pick conferees for each chamber to sort out two vastly different defense policy bills.
Senate appropriators back funds for Taiwan, unfunded requirements, industrial base in $831B bill
A draft version of the bill provides funds for an amphibious ship, but not for a new F-35 engine, both contentious debates in the military and on the Hill.
Hypersonics to shipyards: A round up of AUKUS provisions floating on the Hill
As AUKUS develops, multiple congressional committees are all angling to help shape how it will play out.
A real ‘ripple effect’: Why it matters Smith will be ‘acting’ Marine Corps commandant
Gen. Eric Smith will become the first Marine in at least 100 years to have the title “acting commandant.”
10 questions Congress should ask incoming Joint Chiefs nominees
AEI’s John Ferrari argues that lawmakers must hear from incoming service leaders on the assumptions they’re making as they prepare for their new, highest-level jobs.