More than a dozen Senate Democrats are slamming President Biden for releasing $320 million in U.S. military assistance to Egypt despite what they call serious human rights concerns over the

The Biden administration is sending Egypt its full $1.3 billion allocation of military aid, setting aside conditions placed by Congress on some of the money over human rights concerns and citing Cairo's role as a mediator in the Israel-Hamas war.

Cairo will receive its full military aid allotment of $1.3 billion after the secretary of state also said it had made progress on releasing political prisoners and protecting Americans.