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The annual defense policy legislation, one of the few measures almost guaranteed to pass each year, is held hostage by a Republican battle over an elections overhaul.

Mark Rutte's visit to Washington foreshadows the upcoming alliance summit, which will likely try to paper over U.S. antagonisms.

The House Appropriations Committee became the third committee to endorse the Pentagon rebrand.

Some of the president's biggest supporters in Congress expressed concern about the impact of increased military spending on the national debt.

The two leaders have a history of working well together, but Rutte has a narrow lane to work with between Trump's demands and the alliance's fiscal realities.