Today’s notice: What the House’s classified Venezuela briefing was like. Democrats turn to military veterans for two tough races. Senate Republicans grit their teeth for the Fed fight. The White House wrestles with what to do about Iran. And: Democrats’ new aggressive approach toward ICE.
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Venezuela behind closed doors: “I haven’t gotten full, detailed, satisfactory answers yet,” Rep. Bill Huizenga said of his outstanding questions about Donald Trump’s governance and oil-sales plans for the country.
Most of Huizenga’s fellow Republicans won’t say stuff like that in public, but NOTUS’ Oriana González reports that many sound like him behind the scenes. A classified briefing last week on the U.S. operation and what comes next yielded plenty of pointed questions for the Trump administration from House Republicans, according to more than a dozen lawmakers.
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They’re staying out of view, however. Oriana’s sources said Rep. Dan Meuser was one of the Republicans that asked about a more detailed timeline for what comes next in Venezuela.