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Rising Democratic star Stacey Abrams, who narrowly lost her 2018 race for Georgia governor, said Monday a run for presidency in 2020 is "definitely on the table."
Details: Abrams had said in an interview at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival earlier in the day: "2028 would be the earliest I would be ready to stand for president because I would have done the work I thought necessary to be effective in that job."
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Democrats and the Trump administration remain "miles apart" on negotiations over a coronavirus stimulus deal, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Wednesday.
Driving the news, via Axios' Dion Rabouin: Congress' failure to renew enhanced unemployment measures for millions of Americans at the end of July is already affecting consumer spending patterns, holding down retail purchases and foot traffic, economists at Deutsche Bank say.
Peacekeepers with Lebanese troops in southern Lebanon. Photo: Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty
The Trump administration is threatening to veto a resolution to extend the UN's long-standing peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon if its mandate isn't changed, Israeli and U.S. officials tell me.
Why it matters: The U.S. is the main funder of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which has an annual budget of $250 million. The veto threat is a tactical move, and part of a broader effort to put pressure on Iran and its proxy in Lebanon, Hezbollah.