The officials urged caution and stressed the need for diplomacy. But the timing was right for such a military shift, they concluded.
The final paid messages: Economy, culture wars and character.
Some see the politicking as a moral obligation, but others see a threat to the doctor-patient relationship.
Still angry about the Covid response, GOP lawmakers want to overhaul the National Institutes of Health if they win in November.
Iraq has said publicly it expects all 2,500 U.S. troops to leave by 2026.
The ruling allows abortions to resume beyond six weeks into pregnancy.
Trump says he’ll veto legislation to ban the procedure.
The actions follow a series of Russian air operations that skirted Alaskan airspace and as Russian and Chinese warships conducted joint exercises across the Pacific.
Missteps by the World Health Organization, a vaccine manufacturer and an African country led to another health emergency, experts say.
The $375 million will be the largest package the U.S. has sent Ukraine since May.