Janice Charette said she doesn't expect an agreement among the parties before July 1, when a formal U.S.-led review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade treaty, or USMCA, is set to begin in earnest.
U.S. Blocks Iraq's Dollar Shipments to Squeeze Its Iran-Backed Militias
WASHINGTON-The Trump administration has suspended U.S. dollar shipments to Iraq and frozen security cooperation programs with its military, escalating the pressure on Baghdad to dismantle powerful Iranian-backed militias, said Iraqi and U.S. officials.
A cargo-plane delivery of nearly $500 million in U.S. banknotes, the proceeds from Iraqi oil sales from Federal Reserve Bank of New York accounts, was blocked recently by Treasury Department officials because of U.S. concerns about the militias, some of the officials said.
Third House Lawmaker Quits Under Fire
WASHINGTON-Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D., Fla.) resigned from the House in the face of allegations she stole millions of dollars in federal funds, the third lawmaker to quit in recent days rather than face a likely expulsion vote.
"I will not stand by and pretend that this has been anything but a witch hunt," Cherfilus-McCormick said in a statement. She said she couldn't adequately defend herself in a House ethics probe because of criminal charges she is facing. "Rather than play these political games, I choose to step away," she said. A separate resignation letter then was read by a clerk on the House floor.
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