The Highway Trust Fund, the Export-Import Bank and the Iran nuclear deal are causing tension along and across political party lines this week. In a speech on Friday, Senator Ted Cruz went so far as to call Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a “liar.”
NPR’s Ron Elving joins Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson to wade through the many political conflicts playing out in Congress, and on the presidential campaign trail.
Guest
- Ron Elving, senior Washington editor and correspondent at NPR. He tweets @NPRrelving.
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