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Stevenson’s army, November 7

Warning: election results may be a long time coming. RollCall notes that floor maneuvers could delay organizing the new House.

The polls are suspect this year [only 1% response rates lately] and quite close for Senate tossup seats. Nate Cohn is right to see 4 possibilities.

Reuters notes growing opposition to machines.

GOP lawsuits oppose mail-in ballots.

The Hill speculates on a GOP House and defense.

In other news: SAIS wins Space Force training role.

Lawfare compares Biden and Trump NSS

WaPo says administration has urged Zelensky to be open to peace talks.

Jake Sullivan has secret contacts with Russia.

Israeli elections could affect US defense relations.

My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I republish here, with occasional videos of my choice. 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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