Today on Highway to Hill: With a deal on the table -- or at least the concepts of a deal -- the War in Iran might be drawing to a close. What exactly is in this deal, and does Congress have any say in the matter? Plus, what’s the difference between a treaty and an executive agreement? The answer is actually super important!
This week’s syllabus 📚
* “A Look at the Text of the Agreement Between the United States and Iran” (The New York Times)
* “Senate Republicans want a say on Trump’s Iran deal” (Jordain Carney and Connor O’Brien, POLITICO)
* “Congress must review Iran agreement, senators say” (Rebecca Kheel, Roll Call)
* “Anxious Republicans await details of Iran deal as Trump keeps them guessing” (Jonathan Allen, Katherine Doyle, Sahil Kapur, Allan Smith and Henry J. Gomez, NBC News)
* “Trump says intelligence chief pick’s hearing is off and Pulte will remain for now” (Dan Diamond, Victoria Craw and Noah Robertson, The Washington Post)
* “Congress Mandates Sweeping Transparency Reforms for International Agreements” (Just Security)
* “Georgia House leaders nix redistricting plans over fears of energizing Democrats” (Greg Bluestein, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
* Playing Ball: Collaboration in the U.S. Congress” (SoRelle Gaynor and Riley Millburne, American Politics Research)
