The White House is pressing lawmakers to give the administration more power to take down aerial drones in domestic airspace in advance of the U.S. hosting the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic games, according to three people involved in ongoing negotiations.
The push to attach the measure to a must-pass defense policy bill in the coming weeks is facing resistance from Sen. Ted Cruz, who chairs a committee with jurisdiction over aviation policy and sees it as federal overreach.
Draft legislation floated by the White House and obtained by POLITICO would give agencies including the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice new authority to take…
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