The Indian Express reports a House-passed measure granting up to 100% tariff authority over buyers of Russian oil; India's MEA cites energy security for 1.4 billion people. A differently titled, differently staged Senate bill reported earlier by Livemint remains unreconciled in the captured sources.
A Pentagon inspector general report and a Congressional Budget Office assessment offer official accounts of weapons shortfalls, base damage and monthly war costs, while the Pentagon disputes any munitions shortage.
