Connecticut lawmakers helped the U.S. House approve a resolution that would mandate the president wind down military action against Iran within 30 days unless Congress votes to authorize it.
Ana Radelat
Ana has written about politics and policy in Washington, D.C.. for Gannett, Thompson Reuters and UPI. She was a special correspondent for the Miami Herald, and a regular contributor to The New York TImes, Advertising Age and several other publications. She has also worked in broadcast journalism, for CNN and several local NPR stations. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Journalism.
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Best of 2019: Key Dems press bill to increase minority recruitment at Coast Guard Academy
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Democratic lawmakers insist Durham resign
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