So I’m back home for a few days and have scanned the papers. What’s still significant?
-President Biden put his Mideast policy into a WaPo op-ed just before his Wednesday trip to the region.
– Reuters says US likely to resume arms sales to Saudis.
– Heads of MI5 and FBI put out joint statement on threats from Chinese Communist Party
– NYT says US will tighten export controls as part of plan to counter Chinese tech.
– Defense News says NATO will do country-pairings to strengthen eastern flank.
-Politico has good background article on CODELS.
– Hill staff survey finds hopeful signs.
– Report notes that Hill office budgets can be spent on non-election TV ads.
– Hill article summarizes research on sources of political outrage.
– And Dana Milbank says Gingrich and McConnell deserve significant blame for fueling distrust in government.
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