Republican Senators Back US Military Sales to Israel

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 29, 2025. Jonathan Ernst/RetuersRepublican senators ensured the sale of some $450 million in bombs and bulldozers to Israel would go ahead on April 15, blocking a pair of resolutions that would have stymied the move.Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), an independent who caucuses with Democrats, forced votes on the resolutions, saying the sales violate the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control Act.