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Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and a group of Senate Democrats on Thursday moved to block $3.5 billion worth of arms sales to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates as President Trump moves toward the
Representative Frank Pallone Jr. of New Jersey, the top Democrat on the committee, tried to upend those plans by asking the panel to take an overnight break. His hope, he said, was that rather than discussing Medicaid cuts in the wee hours, lawmakers might talk about them “while people are awake and can tune in.”
In defending the gift of a super luxury jumbo jet he’s preparing to receive from the royal family of Qatar to use ... Trump suggested Democrats ought to be in awe of his deal-making abilities.
Several Democratic senators are questioning Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over President Trump’s acceptance of a jet from Qatar, stressing in a letter the national security risks and
The Boeing aircraft that Qatar may give the president would require a pricy and complicated overhaul to serve as Air Force One.
The purported Air Force One replacement deal, which Qatar has insisted is still only under consideration, has attracted storms of criticism from Democrats as well as some conservatives.
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday a $96 billion deal between Qatar Airways and Boeing, a symbol of the diplomatic maneuvering defining his presidency. The agreement, signed in Doha during Trump’s Middle East tour,