Arlington's horse-drawn funeral services remain suspended. Last week, officials claimed that no families were affected by the delay.

That turned out not to be true. Latest report on the caisson saga ⬇️
military.com/daily-news/202…

CIA Director Burns sounds a more dire warning about Ukraine if they don't get more aid: “There is a very real risk that the Ukrainians could lose on the battlefield by the end of 2024, or at least put Putin in a position where he could dictate the terms..' cnn.com/2024/04/18/pol…

The government of Chad has threatened to terminate an agreement that allows US forces to operate in the country, a move that threatens to cede more US regional influence to Russia.

With Haley Britzky and Natasha Bertrand

cnn.com/2024/04/18/pol…

Extremely useful primer. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mod…

BSA Yearlings Flying High 2024 BSA National Yearling Sale, now also selling kites 🪁

📷: Romi Bettison Photography

Several journalists including a CNN stringer have been injured after Israeli forces surrounded & attacked Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, leaving one in critical condition. Per TRT bureau chief in Jerusalem, Israeli tanks launched a “targeted attack” on several journos.

Wow. Trump steps in the middle of the House Republican leadership’s plans. Chapter 1029373739

The Biden administration is set to approve the largest U.S. foreign military sale to Israel since Oct.7, in a deal worth over $18bn to include up to 50 U.S.-made F-15 fighter jets, sources say.

Natasha Bertrand Jennifer Hansler Katie Bo Lillis Kylie Atwood 👇

justsecurity.org/94215/early-ed…

On Ky. radio McConnell makes clear he'll serve out his term ... with a hawkish task in mind

'I'm not leaving the Senate. And I'm particularly involved in fighting back against the isolationist movement ... for the next couple years it's something I’m going to focus on”

The Biden admin is close to approving the sale of as many as 50 F-15 fighter jets to Israel, in a deal expected to be worth more than $18 billion, according to three sources familiar w/ matter. Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis, Kylie Atwood & I report -- cnn.com/2024/04/01/pol…

Join me within the hour as I and several friends and colleagues read Evan Gershkovich’s reporting over the course of 24 hours. One day is a long time, and Evan’s work has been silenced for a whole year. Journalism is not a crime. It's time to bring Evan home. #IStandWithEvan

This excellent piece from Gordon Lubold and Michael Gordon is your latest reminder that al-Hol remains a huge, huge problem. wsj.com/world/middle-e…

Premium Little Library find this morning:

Chinese investors own just a tiny percentage of Montana’s tens of millions of acres of farmland. But you wouldn’t know it from the campaign ads that Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and his GOP opponent have been airing. politico.com/news/2024/03/2…

Happy Friday! Weekend reads brought to you by my friend Jim Sciutto:

Notable from our hill team: Speaker Johnson told Republican senators during their closed-door retreat that he was committed to trying to find a path ahead for Ukraine aid in the House of Representatives, signaling that aid to the embattled country isn’t yet dead in Congress.

Updates on Gaza ceasefire deal:
Qatar's د. ماجد محمد الأنصاري Dr. Majed Al Ansari: 'we are nowhere near a deal at the moment'
CIA's Burns just now: 'Still the possibily for such a deal...There are a number of very complicated issues that need to be sorted through. It’s not impossible.'

the DOD budget doc chart makers must be stopped