FAREWELL TO ARMS CONTROL: President Trump’s decision earlier this year to withdraw from the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty earlier has Democrats concerned he will essentially do the same with the last major arms agreement with Moscow, by allowing the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty to lapse.

The “New START” treaty is due to expire in 2021, unless both sides agree to an automatic extension for five years. In a letter signed by eight House and Senate Democrats, the lawmakers urge Trump to extend the treaty to avoid a new arms race and ensure there are limits to Russia’s nuclear arsenal.