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Progressives line up their own national security recruits for Biden POLITICO 12/18/2020 By Bryan Bender © AP Photo/Patrick Semansky President-elect Joe Biden speaks, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. In a forceful effort to shape a more progressive foreign policy, a coalition of left-leaning and other groups on Friday will deliver a detailed roster of 100 candidates they recommend for senior posts in the Biden administration, according to organizers and a glossy book of resumes prepared for the president-elect. The effort marks a new phase f...

“Our government should not sell a single bullet to the UAE, much less billions of dollars in deadly military equipment.” Following the Senate’s failure earlier this week to block President Donald Trump’s $23 billion weapons sale to the United Arab Emirates, President-elect Joe Biden is facing pressure from anti-war organizations and activists to put a stop to the deal upon taking office to prevent further U.S. complicity in the slaughter of civilians in Yemen and Libya. Announced last month after Trump claimed credit for brokering a “peace deal” between the UAE and Israel, th...

POLITICO Austin's ties to steel company add to concerns over industry influence Critics say this is yet another knock on a nomination that has already faced opposition due to industry ties and the need to seek a waiver. Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, the Biden administration's choice to be secretary of defense, speaks during an event at The Queen theater. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo Link Copied The nomination of retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to be the next defense secretary has raised concerns over his ties to the defense industry, most notably his membership on the board of Raytheon Technologies. B...

Two Democrats Help Senate Kill Effort to Stop Sale of F-35s and Drones to UAE Foreign Affairs Minister of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump and Foreign Affairs Minister of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan participate in the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords on the South Lawn of the White House on September 15, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong / Getty Images Most Senate Republicans and a pair of Democrats teamed up on Wednesday to vote down resolutions aiming to block the Trump White Ho...

Trying to do here? >> i don't find it that stifling. i'm not bowed over by the knowledge that july 2011 is out there. in fact, the president has been very clear, vice president has been very clear as well more recently that this is a date when the process begins that is conditions based. as the conditions permit, we transition tasks to afghan counter parts. >> dan served as an adviser in iraq. he's now a senior fellow at the counsel on foreign relations. and tom andrews is the national director of win without war. congressman, let me start with you. the july 2011 deadline. when the president a...