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Apr 2021
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A Big Week in Foreign Policy

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The day after President Biden announced the deadline for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, he's imposing new sweeping sanctions on Russia. CNN Correspondent Kristen Holmes joins to explain the President's moves and his big foreign policy week. Plus, the three new pieces of progressive legislation raising eyebrows on Capitol Hill and what the latest fundraising reports tell us about political sway in Congress.

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