Key lawmakers are reviewing the changes with some skepticism & have plans for more oversight to make sure the office doesn't overstep

'We're going to keep looking at it and either a change in administration or a change in Congress will help us address it,' Sen. Rubio said

The changes include ramping up border- and fentanyl-related interviews in its 'human intelligence' program and changing 'open source' intel collection to focus on big-picture threats, rather than warning about individual events

Remember DHS's troubled intelligence unit that failed to adequately warn about Jan. 6 & collected intel on US journalists in 2020 protests?

It's undergoing a fresh overhaul. I talked with Under Secretary Ken Wainstein about the shift:

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House Republicans are moving ahead with a plan toss aside the debt-limit 'side deal,' cutting nondefense spending by 6%.

They start with markups next week.

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Don’t miss Oma’s breakdown of the Senate AI roadmap

House NDAA removes cannabis from armed services drug testing requirements. If passed, THC testing would no longer be required as a condition for enlisting members or commissioned military officers.

H/t to Connor O'Brien for flagging

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Check out our Roxana Tiron lead this powerhouse Defense panel

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Some of the key bills + policy recommendations the Senate AI group include in the roadmap:

-CREATE AI Act to establish NAIRR

-Future of Innovation Act to establish AI Safety Institute

-Bolster AI use across sectors with guardrails

+ more in here:

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NEW: The bipartisan Senate AI group - Chuck Schumer Senator Mike Rounds Martin Heinrich Senator Todd Young - released their “policy roadmap” today that calls for protecting Americans from risks and spending billions in research + development to compete with China

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🚨US is seeking to send Ukraine another Patriot air defense battery, along with radars, from US stocks, per sources.
White House has also been nudging allies to send Patriots/other systems, too.

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Scoop: Biden admin working to send an additional Patriot battery to Ukraine, as US and allies scramble to meet the country’s demand for more air defenses to repel an intensified Russian assault. US seeking to send a battery along with radars. Natalia Drozdiak Alberto Nardelli & me

.Kate Hunter departs Bloomberg for Axios: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/axi…

To the chagrin of governors across the country the proposal also allows for the transfer of National Guard members to the Space Force

Breaking: House Armed Services Committee proposes authorization for second Virginia-class submarine left out of budget request but zeroes out all funding for the new frigate

just to be clear, Hamas has now launched its fourth bomb attack on Kerem Shalom. THAT'S THE CROSSING WHERE THE AID YOU HAVE ALL DEMANDED MUST BE SENT TO GAZA GOES THROUGH. Four times.

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New: Migrants who may pose a threat to the US would be deported more rapidly under a DHS proposal that aims to address fears of security risks related to border crossings in recent years. It's one small step in a broader Biden effort to manage the border

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