Stevenson’s army, December 7

– You can read the 4,408 page NDAA, an agreed package to be voted on later this week. What’s in and what’s out? The loss leader was a Democratic concession on the vaccine mandate.

– TPM discusses the deals McCarthy may make to become speaker.

-WSJ says Blinken favors Ukraine return to pre-invasion borders,

– Jeff Shogol has more on US limits on equipment sent to Ukraine.

– Hungary has blocked EU economic aid to Ukraine.

– Diplomats want a State Dept authorization bill.

– Michael Walzer in FP discusses moral obligations of soldiers in Ukraine war.

Fred Kaplan assesses the impact of the drone strikes inside Russia.

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