Overview
- The U.S. Senate rejected two resolutions Wednesday that sought to stop the Trump administration’s fast‑tracked weapons transfers to Israel.
- The measures targeted $295 million in Caterpillar D9 bulldozers and support, and $151.8 million for 12,000 unguided 1,000‑pound BLU‑110A/B bombs with logistics and technical help.
- The administration declared an emergency in early March to bypass the usual congressional review, which sped delivery without the standard waiting period.
- Although both measures failed, a record share of Democrats backed them, with 40 votes on the bulldozers measure and 36 on the bombs measure.
- Senator Bernie Sanders forced the votes to press for using U.S. leverage on Israel, while Democrat John Fetterman stood out by supporting the administration’s military campaign.