Top Democrat puts hold on Trump’s $2.8B weapons sale to Israel

A hold isn't a veto, it's Congress's way of saying 'we noticed' without lifting a finger about it.

The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee took the rare step Wednesday of publicly announcing a hold on the Trump administration’s $2.8 billion plan to sell 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), the ranking member of the panel, said in a statement posted to X that he remains firmly committed…

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