Stevenson’s army, September 3

– In addition to the regular pending bills, Congress faces September fight over new $47 Billion request for emergency spending.

– NYT says Biden democracy speech is linked to analysis that “MAGA Republicans” can be isolated from other GOP voters.

– Congress notified of new arms for Taiwan.

-WSJ says Chinook fires came from using mis-catalogued O-rings.

–Russia keeps NordStream closed.

-In Atlantic, two former officers blame generals for Afghan failings.

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