Rubio, Menendez, Colleagues Applaud Senate Passage of Bipartisan RENACER Act
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and colleagues applauded Senate approval of their Reinforcing Nicaragua’s Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform (RENACER) Act, which would dramatically increase U.S. diplomatic engagement on targeted sanctions in order to promote free, fair, and transparent elections in response to the Ortega-Murillo regime’s continued use of repressive tactics to intimidate, inhibit, or arrest every aspiring opposition candidate ahead of the scheduled elections in November.
Overnight Defense. Biden faces pressure from Democrats to shrink size of Guantánamo Bay
Happy Thursday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I’m Ellen Mitchell, and here’s your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond.