Stevenson’s army, July 28 and 29

-WaPo sees brighter Ukraine prospects.-

– Wagner forces said to be in front lines for Russia.

– US poll sees economic problems affecting support for Ukraine.

– WSJ quotes Ukraine complaints about not being able to attack in Russia.

– CHIPs bill now awaits Biden signature. Here are the details.

– NYT says China has made big advances in chips.

I missed this yesterday from Charlie:

– NYT’s Peter Baker suggests Xi is using foreign policy issues to distract from domestic problems.-

– Politico notes that Nancy Pelosi has always been a China hawk.

– WSJ sees Europe ready for long standoff with Russia.

– Politico & others see large neo-Nazi network in Europe & US

– Politico explains why Democrats agreed to big defense increases.

– RollCall reports threats to Hill interns.

– Big CHIPS bill passes Senate.

– Author rebuts critics of his argument that social media have weakened US democracy.

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