The Lew-down
Republicans signal trouble for Lew’s confirmation this week
‘Jack Lew is an Iran sympathizer who has no business being our ambassador,’ Sen. Tom Cotton said on ‘Fox News Sunday’
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U.S. Ambassador to Israel nominee and former Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew attends a portrait unveiling of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the State Department on September 26, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Republican senators are signaling that, despite the unfolding crisis in Israel, they don’t plan to give former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, the administration’s nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel, an easy path to confirmation.
Following the...