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Sen. Menendez says the Trump admin has "formally informed Congress that it is invoking an obscure provision of the Arms Export Control Act to eliminate the statutorily-required Congressional review of the sales of precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and others."
.@ChrisMurphyCT now weighs in: “President Trump is only using this loophole because he knows Congress would disapprove of this sale ... If we don’t stand up to this abuse of authority, we will permanently box ourselves out of deciding who we should sell weapons to."
Statement from Foreign Relations Committee chairman Sen. Risch: “I have received formal notification of the administration’s intent to move forward with a number of arms sales. I am reviewing and analyzing the legal justification for this action and the associated implications.”
When we asked @LindseyGrahamSC about this yesterday he said he would be "very concerned" if the Trump administration went this route but, so far, no reaction to today's news ...
Here is our full story. cnn.com/2019/05/24/pol…
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Zachary Cohen
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Scoop: New satellite images reveal North Korea has significantly expanded a key long-range missile base. They also show construction on a facility that has not been publicly identified, located just 7 miles away from a previously known site.

Story: cnn.com/2018/12/05/pol…
"Construction on the previously unidentified site has continued even after the Singapore Summit" between Kim and President Donald Trump in June, @ArmsControlWonk told CNN.
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Zachary Cohen
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One buried story today?

Hours after the election, the Pentagon said it is no longer calling the border mission "Operation Faithful Patriot."

No explanation was offered but one defense official couldn't deny the name's potential political overtones: cnn.com/2018/11/07/pol…
The role politics played in Mattis' decision to drop the moniker all together remains unclear.

What is clear however is that there was mixed-messaging about the role of troops deployed to the border from the Pentagon and Trump ahead of the election: cnn.com/2018/11/07/pol…
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Zachary Cohen
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NSA/Cybercom chief Adm. Rogers tells lawmakers he has not been given the authority by President Trump or Defense Sec. Mattis to disrupt Russian cyber threats where they originate.
Rogers also says that Russia has not paid a price that is sufficient to change their behavior when it comes to their cyberattacks on the US.
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This move from the Trump Administrations shows complete contempt for Congress and undermines a longstanding process of cooperation between the executive and legislative branches. washingtonpost.com/world/national…
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