John Seward

6 days ago | notus.org | Riley Rogerson |Daniella Diaz |Reese Gorman |John Seward

When President Donald Trump celebrated Israel’s strike against Iran on social media Friday, it became the latest example of how lawmakers from the two parties can have wildly different interpretations of the president’s same words. On Friday morning, hours after Israel struck Iran, Trump suggested in a social media post that the strike was a function of Iran failing to make a deal with the United States during recent nuclear talks. “I gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal.

1 week ago | notus.org | John Seward

Sen. Adam Schiff introduced a resolution to stop the Trump administration from renaming a group of Navy ships, though it’s almost certain the California senator won’t be getting buy-in from Republicans. Schiff’s resolution “strongly encourages the Department of Defense not to take any action” on renaming the John Lewis class of oilers, all of which were named after civil- and human-rights leaders.

2 weeks ago | notus.org | John Seward

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is plotting a major change to the way the military buys its equipment, blasting contracts that limit soldiers’ ability to fix their own machinery as “sinful.” He also has some allies in both parties on Capitol Hill who want to advance legislation on what proponents call the “right to repair.” Driscoll points to the issue as a critical component of his Army Transformation Initiative, and plans to bring it up again with the Senate Armed Services Committee during a...

2 weeks ago | notus.org | Helen Huiskes |John Seward

Ukraine supporters in the Senate said they have more bipartisan momentum than ever to push stronger sanctions on Russia. All they need is for Senate leaders to call a vote. Ukraine carried out airstrikes earlier this week that destroyed more than 43 bomber planes deep within Russia. The success and scale of the strikes, dubbed “Operation Spiderweb,” are helping to build more support for Ukraine among members of the U.S. Senate considering heavier sanctions on Russia, the top backers said.

3 weeks ago | notus.org | John Seward

Both Republicans and Democrats support President Donald Trump in building a relationship with Syria — though the road ahead is long and complicated. The Trump administration has begun lifting sanctions on Syria and isn’t necessarily pushing for the country’s new leadership to establish a democracy. Experts don’t necessarily see that as a bad thing. And some Democrats, too, are willing to see how the country’s new leadership plays out.