Punchbowl News: “We’re told that the State Department has newly engaged Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), the committee’s chair, in talks over his long-standing opposition to a coveted sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey — with the issue shaping up as a potential bargaining chip for Sweden’s swift addition to NATO, according to three people familiar with the negotiations.”
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