US Senate passes its defense policy bill 86-8, setting up fight with House – DefenseNews.com

US Senate passes its defense policy bill 86-8, setting up fight with House  DefenseNews.com U.S. Congress headed for border funding compromise as migrants kept in squalor  Reuters Here’s what’s in the $ 4.6 billion border aid bill passed by Congress  The Texas Tribune Trump is wrong about Iran. He needs approval from Congress for a military strike.  USA TODAY US Congress approves $ 4.6B in emergency border funding  TRT World View full coverage on Google News “us congress” – Google News

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U.S. Congress passes $19.1 billion disaster aid bill, sends to Trump – Reuters

U.S. Congress passes $ 19.1 billion disaster aid bill, sends to Trump  Reuters The U.S. Congress on Monday approved legislation providing $ 19.1 billion in emergency funding for disaster recovery efforts throughout the United States, including Puerto Rico, sending it to President Donald Trump to sign into law. Final passage came as the Democratic-led House of Representatives voted 354-58 for the measure, which lawmakers and Trump had haggled over for months. It was approved by the Republican-led Senate late last month, and Trump has said he supports it. The president, who…

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Journalists with Chinese state broadcaster CGTN in US denied passes to cover Congress – South China Morning Post

Journalists with Chinese state broadcaster CGTN in US denied passes to cover Congress  South China Morning Post The media has become the latest battleground in the conflict between the United States and China – after trade and technology – as journalists at the US arm of China’s state broadcaster were denied passes to cover Capitol Hill, a result of Washington’s requirement that some reporters there register as foreign agents. The Radio and Television Correspondents Association (RTCA) denied China Global Television Network (CGTN) America’s application for renewal of the credentials that give…

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US Congress passes bill forcing tech companies to disclose foreign software probes – Reuters

Reuters US Congress passes bill forcing tech companies to disclose foreign software probesReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress is sending President Donald Trump legislation that would force technology companies to disclose if they allowed countries like China and Russia to examine the inner workings of software sold to the U.S. military. us congress – Google News

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