Senate Skepticism Over Defense Briefing | Global News

0:00On September 18th, so, word on the street is that some senators, both Democrat and Republican, are feeling pretty uneasy after a closed door meeting, at the Pentagon. The top policy adviser, Elbridge Colby, was supposed to give them an update on the national defense strategy, but it sounds like he didn't exactly. Delitter. Apparently, the strategy itself, which came out in January, is all about putting America first and rethinking some of our long-standing alliances. Congress actually requires these updates, and the deadline for this one was September 15th. But lawmakers like Senator Jackie Rosen and Senator Kevin Kramer said Colby was not forthcoming, and the briefing was more like a dodge and punt. Senator Mike Brown straight up said they didn't get the report they were owed, leaving them with more questions than answers. Now, this comes at a time when there's been some talk about the point troops, and one Senator even got confirmation that there are no plans to send. Military personnel to polling places for the upcoming elections. So, the context around defense

1:04strategy is definitely a hot topic. However, it wasn't all bad vibes. Senator Jim Banks, on the other hand, described the briefing as constructive and said all his questions were answered. So, you've got to mix bag of reactions, which is pretty typical when you're talking about big defense policy. I'm Cory with the story, and you've been listening to Global News today, AI-powered global coverage.