Stevenson’s army, September 24
The Post and Times say President Trump ordered a hold on US military aid to Ukraine a week before his July 25 call to Zelensky but officials had unclear explanations.
WSJ says he then ordered release of the aid in September just before a Durbin amendment was about to be approved by the Appropriations Committee, with Sen. Graham’s support.
Politico says Speaker Pelosi may create a special committee to investigate. [Shades of Benghazi? This does have the advantage of slowing the push for impeachment, which makes no strategic sense, since Trump can’t be ousted without GOP Senate votes.]
At UNGA, European leaders blame Iran for the Saudi attacks.
In London, the British supreme court has unanimously ruled against Boris Johnson.
Political falling out: New York magazine reports on the growing split between Democrats and Silicon Valley.
My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I plan to republish here. If you want to get it directly, To get Stevenson’s army by email, send a blank email (no subject or text in the body) to stevensons-army+subscribe@googlegroups.com. You’ll get an email confirming your join request. Click “Join This Group” and follow the instructions to join. Once you have joined, you can adjust your email delivery preferences (if you want every email or a digest of the emails).
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