Stevenson’s army, September 15

– SFRC reports Taiwan bill. More from The Hill.

– Senators push terrorism designation on Russia.

– Members criticize new Egypt aid.

– Administration set up Afghan aid bypassing Taliban.

– Uncertain schedule for NDAA.

Charlie wrote later:

[I have grandparent duty most Fridays, so let me upload some extra items now]

– WaPo report on Xi & Putin comments.

– More Senate staff will get top clearances.

– Biden’s Asia trade program IPEF gets some movement. Here’s CRS background.

– In addition to Taiwan bill [text here], SFRC yesterday reported what it calls a State Dept Authorization bill. Since it’s 68 pages long and covers a lot of territory, it could be the first significant such measure in 20 years [though flimsy bills with that title have been enacted since.]

– Beware: there is a faction among GOP candidates who have a scary view of civilian control of the military. For example.

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