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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - NOVEMBER 06: Minnesota Democratic Congressional Candidate Ilhan Omar speaks at an election night results party on November 6, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Omar won the race for Minnesota s 5th congressional district seat against Republican candidate Jennifer Zielinski to become one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Inside the GOP Plan to Oppose Biden’s Iran Deal
Republicans work to block sanctions relief, police Biden’s push for a new nuke deal Getty Images Adam Kredo • March 2, 2021 5:35 pm
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Congressional Republicans are working on a range of measures to stop the Biden administration from reentering the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran, an effort that includes a full-court press to block sanctions relief for Tehran until it fully dismantles its contested nuclear program, according to conversations with multiple GOP foreign policy leaders.
Republicans face an uphill battle given Democratic control of Congress and the Biden administration s ability to steer U.S. foreign policy during the next four years. But the opposition to full-scale sanctions relief on both sides of the aisle could force the administration to recalibrate its approach to diplomacy.
Kentucky Rep Moves to Defund Biden Iran Deal Efforts
Legislation would bar federal funds from being used to renegotiate with Iran Rep. Andy Barr (R., Ky.) / Getty Images Jack Beyrer • March 2, 2021 9:00 am
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Rep. Andy Barr (R., Ky.) will introduce a resolution Tuesday morning that forbids the Biden administration from using federal funds to reenter the Iran nuclear deal.
The legislation elevates the role of the Senate in foreign policy matters, mandating that any part of the Iran deal that requires federal dollars must be accompanied by written statements to Congress from the administration and that the Senate can assume its powers to oversee the agreement as a treaty process.
Table for 12, Please: Linda Thomas-Greenfield
In this Table for 12 series, I’m focusing on the 12 women and women of color in Biden’s cabinet, the most ever. This week: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield. When President Biden announced Linda Thomas-Greenfield as his pick for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, he lauded her as a “seasoned and distinguished diplomat with 35 […]
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