Stevenson’s army, February 16

– CBO says interest on the debt will cost more than defense this year.

– CBO also says immigration will add $7 trillion to GDP

– RAND analyst says DOD needs reform, not more money

–WH briefing on Russian ASAT and Ukraine

– Vox summarizes US space capabilities

– US has new satellite system

– Politico says Sullivan worked with Van Hollen on military aid conditions

– IG report on Ukraine aid

– Ecuador sets referendum

– NYT investigates how Iran evades sanctions  and how Russia mitigated them

– Politico says nobody knows which political ads work

From Punchbowl: Ten House members (five from each party) have drafted a compromise Ukraine-Taiwan-Israel-border security bill. You can read the text here, and the summary here.

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