Angus King: “My understanding of this idea is just to send a bunch of OCO money to the Pentagon and say, do with it what you will.”

National Veterans Suicide Prevention Day is a solemn reminder of our responsibility to the veterans we have lost, and to the families who carry their memory forward.

At the end of the day, this deal from the White House is an attempt to boost their short-term political prospects at the true cost of the American people.

Adding insult to injury, today’s deal is a slap in the face to every member of Congress who voted for the Lindsay Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act just last month.

The grave danger we now face is that the current administration has undermined both prongs of deterrence strategy in different theaters — a lack of will in Ukraine and a lack of capacity in Iran.