UP IN ARMS
Democrats divided on opposition to Biden arms hold
Thirteen Democrats ultimately voted against a bill that Republicans had hoped might muster stronger bipartisan support, with nine Democrats supporting the legislation
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President Joe Biden holds a press conference following a solidarity visit to Israel, on October 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv.
A bill that sought to build bipartisan consensus around legislative efforts to respond to President Joe Biden’s freeze on some arms transfers to Israel — and his threat to suspend further arms sales — picked up new bipartisan support at...