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Lawmakers Urge Trump to Move Ahead on Delayed Arms Sale to Taiwan

11. Mai 2026 um 10:03
The Trump administration has held up the sale for months ahead of President Trump’s meeting this week with President Xi Jinping of China.

© Ann Wang/Reuters

From left, Senators Jeanne Shaheen, John Curtis, Thom Tillis and Jacky Rosen in Taiwan in March. All four signed a letter to President Trump urging him to move forward with the Taiwan arms sale.

Senate Republicans Again Block Bid to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers

For the fourth time since the war began, G.O.P. senators successfully fended off an effort to constrain the president. But there were signs of growing unease among Republicans.

© Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the lone Democrat to oppose taking up the measure.

Defense Bill Will Make D.C. Skies Less Safe, N.T.S.B. Chair Says

11. Dezember 2025 um 01:35
The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board warned that a provision in the new defense bill would worsen the risk of midair collisions near the Washington-area airport where a deadly crash in January killed 67 people.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Jennifer Homendy, the N.T.S.B. chair, said she would be concerned about the safety of flying in Washington’s airspace if the provision became law.
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