Pres. Trump says 'don't rush me' when asked about timeline for U.S.-Iran peace talks; Justice Dept. reclassifies medical marijuana as less dangerous drug
About this episode
The episode discusses President Trump's comments on U.S.-Iran peace talks, budget reconciliation efforts, and recent actions by the Justice Department regarding medical marijuana and surveillance legislation.
President Donald Trump when asked by a reporter how long he is willing to wait until he gets a response from Iran to U.S. peace proposals, replies, 'Don't rush me'; Senate Republicans take the first step in budget reconciliation, passing a budget resolution after a long session that ended in the middle of night, that will allow them to pass three years of funding for federal immigration enforcement without Democratic votes and the reforms the Democrats have demanded; House passes legislation waiving federal drilling permit requirements for geothermal operations; President Trump announces a drug pricing agreement with the pharmaceutical company Regeneron, last of 17 drug companies targeted by the administration; Justice Department reclassifies medical marijuana as a lower-risk drug. We will talk about it with Washington Post White House reporter Dan Diamond (32); Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduces a bill aimed at preventing what he sees as unconstitutional surveillance by the federal government. This comes as a key foreign spying tool – known as Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702 – expires in a week and debate heats up over how to protect Americans who have…
Topics covered
- U.S.-Iran peace talks
- budget reconciliation
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