Speaking of the House: What’s in store for the 118th Congress?

Besides the tragedy-comedy drama over selection of a House Speaker, there is a rather potent agenda for the 118th Congress. Authorizations. Appropriations are so far off. Debt ceiling. And the gambits Republicans in the house are hoping to launch. To cover it all in 10 minutes, spoke with Federal Drive with Tom Temin Bloomberg Government Deputy News Director Loren Duggan. Interview transcript: Loren Duggan It has been these normally routine steps that often are dispensed with pretty quickly have obviously taken much longer this year to name a speaker and…

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A US President Is Finally Speaking Up for the People of Iran – Foreign Policy (blog)

Foreign Policy (blog) A US President Is Finally Speaking Up for the People of IranForeign Policy (blog)I can't recall any previous U.S. president using their speech to the General Assembly to address the longstanding grievances of the Iranian people in such a sustained and comprehensive manner. It definitely never happened during the eight years of …Iranian President Rouhani: Tehran has 'various options' if US pulls out of nuclear dealDeutsche Welle Trump Says He's Decided Whether US Should Stay in Iran Nuclear DealVoice of AmericaTrump's first UN speech met with criticism…

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