Republicans deploy measure known as budget reconciliation to push through plan without backing from Democrats during lengthy late-night vote
A reminder that my colleagues are covering the latest developments out of the Middle East at our dedicated live blog. This includes the news that the Pentagon abruptly announced that the secretary of the US navy, John Phelan, would be leaving his job on Wednesday.
Phelan’s departure is the latest in a series of shake-ups of top leadership at the defense department, all while the US blockade of Iranian ports in the strait of Hormuz continues.
