Stevenson’s army, August 25

– Politico has rundown of the Sept fight to pass spending bills.

– FP reports Congress-executive branch fight over new foreign aid program.

– Taiwan plans increased defense spending.

– NYT has interactive maps on how China could blockade Taiwan.

– State Dept releases paper on Russian lies about Ukraine.

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