"In an interview Saturdayon the sidelines of the 2025 Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, Calif., House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith offered new details about lawmakers' compromise on the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act just ahead of the bill's Sundayrelease."
"He also weighed in on Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought's speech to the national security establishment and discussed the Trump administration's failure to disclose orders authorizing combat operations - including strikes on alleged drug runners in the Caribbean - to Congress."
"Stay tuned for more from our interview with HASC's top Democrat."
Adam Smith provided details about lawmakers' compromise on the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act ahead of the bill's release. The remarks addressed Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought's speech to the national security establishment and highlighted a failure to disclose orders authorizing combat operations. The undisclosed orders included strikes on alleged drug runners in the Caribbean that were not reported to Congress. The combination of legislative negotiation updates and oversight concerns underscores tensions between Congress and the administration over disclosure of combat-authorizing orders.
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