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Stevenson’s army, July 24

The beach weeks with grandchildren are over. What news did I miss?
-Some in Congress want to claw back some foreign policy powers.  Sen. Murphy [D-CT] describes the bill –with changes to war powers, national emergencies, and foreign arms sales.

– Looks like the House is hooked on remote voting.
Sen. Cruz has a hold on several State nominations. Remember, holds are a norm. not a rule. But Senators do them because the party leaders dare not ignore them.
– WSJ notes that Democrats also use budget games.
-US will shift to formal advisory role in Iraq.
– But it’s giving air support to Afghans and new drone strikes in Somalia
– Influence peddling is alive and well. Haiti factions are hiring.  Trump buddy was indicted.
-There’s a Nordstream2 deal, but some doubts about enforcement.
Chip shortage may last until 2023.
– Quincy Institute tallies Middle East interventions.

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. 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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