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Reports the Senate Foreign Relations Committee markup at which Van Hollen introduced an amendment banning US military equipment sales to the UAE while it supports the RSF; the amendment failed 15-7, with four Democrats (Shaheen, Coons, Duckworth, Rosen) joining all Republicans. Van Hollen called it 'a missed opportunity' and said the US should 'actually be using our leverage'.

“The no vote was 'a missed opportunity', Van Hollen said. 'The United States shouldn't just be talking about ending the slaughter in Sudan. We should actually be using our leverage.'”