Washington Policy Weekly

Senator Van Hollen explores Congress’ role in asserting US leadership in the Middle East; some in the US seek to push Washington to recognize Israel’s annexati…

Congress members discuss human rights in Bahrain and threats from the Muslim Brotherhood; Mike Pompeo, other administration officials, work diplomacy with Gulf…

Senators make an unexpected trip to Syria while Trump officials visit northern Iraq; Bolton reshuffles Middle East personnel on NSC; the Trump Administration i…

I. Congress 1) LegislationDefense Spending. This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed its version of the Pentagon’s budget for fiscal year 2019 whi…

Lawmakers set out budget figures for Departments of Defense and State; Kushner and Greenblatt tour Middle East seeking support for the “ultimate deal”; US with…

I. Congress1) LegislationS. Res. 541. A bipartisan trio of senators proposed a resolution this week that, should it pass, would express the sense of Congress t…

I. CongressThe House of Representatives and the Senate both returned to Washington this week to tackle legislative business and move toward securing the federa…

I. CongressUS Representatives and Senators both had the week off for the Memorial Day recess.Democratic Lawmakers Question Administration’s Attempts at Biparti…