Published Sep 16, 2026, 3:42 PM ET · Updated 2 months ago · 5 sources

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

The Hill
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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…