In
an
interview
Saturday
on
the
sidelines
of
the
2025
Reagan
National
Defense
Forum
in
Simi
Valley,
Calif.,
House
Armed
Services
Committee
Ranking
Member
Adam
Smith
offered
new
details
about
lawmakers’
compromise
on
the
2026
National
Defense
Authorization
Act
just
ahead
of
the
bill’s
Sunday
release.
He
also
weighed
in
on
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
Director
Russ
Vought’s
speech
to
the
national
security
establishment
and
discussed
the
Trump
administration’s
failure
to
disclose
orders
authorizing
combat
operations
—
including
strikes
on
alleged
drug
runners
in
the
Caribbean
—
to
Congress.
Stay
tuned
for
more
from
our
interview
with
HASC’s
top
Democrat.