POLITICOWhite House finalizing plans to expand where Ukraine can hit inside RussiaPOLITICO - By Erin Banco, Joe Gould and Paul McLearyThe talks have been closely held among a small group of officials inside the White House. The White House is finalizing a plan to ease some restrictions on how Ukraine can use U.S.-donated weapons and better protect itself from Russian missiles, according to a Western official and two other people …
POLITICOTop Democrats call on Army to rebuke Trump over Arlington photo shootPOLITICO - By Connor O’Brien“Failure to properly investigate this egregious incident in a timely manner and hold violators accountable undermines the integrity and honor of Arlington National Cemetery,” the lawmakers said. Three top Democrats are rapping the Army’s response to Donald Trump’s visit to Arlington National …
POLITICOUkraine to press top US and UK officials on striking deeper inside RussiaPOLITICO - By Joe Gould, Nahal Toosi and Paul McLearyA top GOP lawmaker says the U.S. is ready to loosen restrictions. The Biden administration says no decision has been made. Ukrainian officials will have a fresh chance to lobby Washington and London to let them use long-range missiles to target sites inside Russia when Secretary of State Antony …
POLITICOTuberville jams up top Army general’s promotion over Austin hospitalization episodePOLITICO - By Connor O’Brien and Joe Gould“We need a full understanding of why he did what he did, and not inform the commander in chief of the problem,” the senator told POLITICO. Sen. Tommy Tuberville is holding up a senior officer’s promotion to lead U.S. Army forces in the Pacific, accusing the officer in playing a role in hiding …
POLITICORepublicans work to put Afghanistan at center of election cyclePOLITICO - By Robbie GramerMeanwhile, the Harris campaign releases a new ad questioning Trump’s national security chops. Three years after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Democrats and Republicans are launching a fresh wave of attacks and counterattacks on who is to blame for the debacle, all with an eye toward …
POLITICOTop House Republican targets Biden — and now Harris — in Afghanistan probePOLITICO - By Robbie Gramer and Joe GouldDemocrats are lambasting Michael McCaul’s latest Afghanistan report as a pre-election maneuver to undermine Harris. The House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Republican chair issued a scathing new report Sunday outlining what he views as the Biden administration’s failures on Afghanistan and playing up …
