Today’s edition of quick hits.<\/b>
\nToday\u2019s edition of quick hits:
* I\u2019m not sure these folks know what they\u2019re doing: \u201cSecretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that the United States is terminating the Treaty of Amity reached with Iran in pre-revolutionary days, calling it an \u2018absolute absurdity\u2019 given the tensions between the two countries.\u201d
* The Senate vote on this was 98 to 1: \u201cThe Senate passed the final version of a sweeping opioids\u2019 package Wednesday afternoon and will send it to the White House just in time for lawmakers to campaign on the issue before the November midterm elections.\u201d
* The Julie Swetnick story: \u201cIn an unprecedented move, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday released an explicit statement that purports to describe the sexual preferences of a woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh of misconduct.\u201d
* A new Gallup poll shows a narrow plurality of Americans support Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s confirmation; a new NPR\/PBS\/Marist poll shows the opposite.
* The team is down to 13 people: \u201cSpecial counsel Robert Mueller\u2019s team is shrinking by two in the wake of its successful prosecution of Paul Manafort and amid signs the Russia investigation may be nearing its final stages.\u201d
* A story to keep an eye on: \u201cRussia must halt its covert development of a banned cruise missile system or the United States will seek to destroy it before it becomes operational, Washington\u2019s envoy to NATO said on Tuesday.\u201d
* A predictable outcome from Mick Mulvaney: \u201cThe acting chief of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Tuesday that an official under fire for blog posts dismissing racism will remain in charge of the agency\u2019s lending discrimination cases.\u201d
* Better late than never? \u201cThe White House on Tuesday corrected its official transcript of President Donald Trump\u2019s Monday press conference in which he insulted an ABC reporter.\u201d
* This was a bit jarring: \u201cMillions of cellphones across the U. S. buzzed at 2:18 p.m. ET on Wednesday in the first test of the new \u2018Presidential Alert\u2019 wireless warning system.\u201d
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