#Jamal Khashoggi’s widow granted political asylum in US 

#Jamal Khashoggi’s widow granted political asylum in US 

The widow of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist who was murdered in 2018, has been granted political asylum in the U.S., according to The Washington Post. “Thank you to ⁦@RepDonBeyer @timkaine @danapriest @washingtonpost for your powerful help in getting me political asylum and telling the truth. Not done yet in getting #JusticeforJamal @JKhashoggi,” Hanan Elatr…

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#Senators raise concerns over US missing nuclear submarine target

#Senators raise concerns over US missing nuclear submarine target

Senators on the Foreign Relations Committee raised concerns that the U.S. fell short of its nuclear submarine target during a Wednesday morning hearing on a trilateral security partnership. Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S. struck the defense deal, AUKUS, in Sept. 2021 and announced an arrangement for Australia to acquire “conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarine (SSN)…

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#Senate takes up controversial defense bill after House brawl

#Senate takes up controversial defense bill after House brawl

Senate lawmakers are taking up their version of the annual defense policy bill, less than a week after their colleagues in the House pushed through a highly controversial and partisan version of the must-pass legislation. The Senate must reconcile its fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with the House’s by the end of September…

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#The Hill’s Morning Report — Biden: Ukraine not ready for NATO membership

#The Hill’s Morning Report — Biden: Ukraine not ready for NATO membership

Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Morning Report newsletter President Biden, who has forcefully promoted…

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#FBI, airport fights put DC-area senators in spotlight

#FBI, airport fights put DC-area senators in spotlight

Senate Democrats from Maryland and Virginia will be squarely in the spotlight in the coming months as they battle with and against each other simultaneously over changes at Reagan National Airport and the location of the next FBI headquarters.  The lawmakers are battling each other for the replacement to the J. Edgar Hoover building to…

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