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Washington Hosts the Annual World Bank/IMF Spring Meeting, While the Obama Administration Examines the Global Steel Crisis; Congress Will Hold Hearings Focused on ISIL and the U.N. Peacekeeping Forces

By Stacy Swanson on Posted in Defense & Homeland Security, US Executive Branch
The Obama Administration will focus this week on the global steel crisis, holding a public hearing on the topic.  Washington will also host the annual World Bank/International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring Meeting. Both chambers of Congress will be in session this week.  A House subcommittee will consider a Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) reform measure on Thursday.  … Continue Reading

The White House Hosts a Countering Violent Extremism Summit; Washington Closely Monitoring the Situation in Ukraine; Congress is in Recess

By Stacy Swanson on Posted in US Executive Branch
Upcoming Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Summit U.S. National Counterterrorism Center Director Nicholas Rasmussen reported last week that 20,000 foreign fighters are joining ISIL and other extremist organizations. Secretary of State John Kerry also observed that thousands of extremist fighters have been killed in Syria and in Iraq, including many foreign fighters. This week, the White House … Continue Reading
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