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Afghan visa deal secured in minibus as Hill awaits
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Top former generals to slam Afghanistan withdrawal
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Spending fight drags on with Friday shutdown deadline
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Congress takes a beating in Munich
One could understand why foreign leaders are confused — even frustrated — with the United States.
Foreign Policy
Lawmakers head to Munich facing questions on Ukraine, Trump, NATO
The annual Munich Security Conference kicks off today with Western leaders warning that the post-World War II world order is at grave risk of destabilizing.
Policy
Inside McConnell’s supplemental play
McConnell leads a far more isolationist conference than he once did. Several rank-and-file Senate Republicans are skeptical of foreign entanglements in the wake of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and will push back.
Senate
House passed NDAA, sends on to Biden
The legislation includes a large pay raise for service members and strengthens U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific region to counter China’s growing military power.
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Freedom Caucus comes out against NDAA
In a statement, the hard-right conservative group said they are prepared to vote against the bill and “use all available leverage” to kill it.
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Inflation isn’t going away soon. What does it mean?
The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation index came in hotter than expected in March, showing that price increases have ticked up slightly from earlier this year.
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Finance + Economy
Democrats press CFPB to finish crackdown on overdraft fees
Led by Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Cory Booker, the Democrats asked Chopra to “act with urgency to finalize this rule.”
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After TikTok, are more Big Tech hits coming?
While tens of billions of dollars in foreign aid was at the center of the national security supplemental Congress passed this week, it’s a potential TikTok ban that’s capturing many Americans’ attention.
Policy
Jim Jordan ramps up his inside game
In October, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan suffered the most humiliating defeat of his political career.
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