• Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    Jan 23, 2023Douglas Christensen Salmah Elmasry

    Rep. Sarbanes expressed opposition to the Biden administration's potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, saying that the United States “should not rewar…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    Jan 17, 2023Douglas Christensen Salmah Elmasry

    Representatives Brian Mast and Josh Gottheimer introduced H.R. 340, the Hamas International Financing Prevention Act. If passed and signed into law, the bill w…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    President Biden nominated Yael Lempert to be the next US Ambassador to Jordan, and nominated Ana Escrogima to be the next US Ambassador to Oman.

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    The Senate passed the “Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act,” which would provide compensation for US victims of Libyan state-sponsored terrorism, b…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    The Senate appropriated $3.3 billion in security funding for Israel, as well as foreign military financing (FMF) for Egypt and Jordan. The legislation conditio…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    US Foreign Policy

    Washington Policy Weekly

    Douglas Christensen and Peyton Dashiell report on Senator Sanders’ withdrawal of the Yemen War Powers Resolution; the Senate’s passage of the FY23 NDAA; Senato…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    Senator Bernie Sanders said that he will bring a war powers resolution blocking US support for the war in Yemen to the Senate floor next week.

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly

    House Democrats expressed the need for a new president during a visit to Lebanon, urging political leaders to elect one amid the country’s economic and politic…