Stevenson’s army, August 3

– Speaker Pelosi has left Taiwan and China has muscled up.

– More details on al-Zawahri killing, from NYT and also from WaPo.FDD analysts explain new Senate bill on Taiwan.

– State approves new arms sales to UAE & Saudi Arabia.

– A retiring congressman explains how partisanship grew.

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