Partisanship in Washington is a way of life, but it can also be a serious problem when there is a crisis. It would be nice to believe that both sides of the aisle can work together if they have to in a crisis. Unfortunately, we may be about to find out if that is possible.<\/p>\n
Fox News is reporting today that the entire U.S. Senate<\/a> has been invited to the White House on Wednesday for a briefing on the North Korean<\/a> situation.<\/p>\n The article reports:<\/p>\n Secretary of State Rex Tillerson<\/a>, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff<\/a> Gen. Joseph Dunford<\/a> and Director of National Intelligence<\/a> Dan Coats plan to provide the update to lawmakers.<\/strong><\/p>\n It is rare for the entire Senate to be invited to such a briefing.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Spicer (White House Press Secretary<\/a> Sean Spicer) clarified that while the event will take place on the White House campus, it is technically a Senate briefing and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell<\/a>, R-Ky., is the one who convened it.<\/strong><\/p>\n The briefing, first reported by Reuters, was confirmed after President Trump earlier spoke to the leaders of both China and Japan.<\/strong><\/p>\n I believe that this is an attempt at working together, and working together is desperately needed right now.<\/p>\n The article concludes:<\/p>\n On Monday, Trump also had lunch with ambassadors of countries on the U.N. Security Council<\/a>. Ahead of the meeting, Trump called for \u201cbig reforms\u201d at the U.N. and criticizing its handling of recent events in Syria and North Korea \u2013 but said it has \u201ctremendous potential.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n “You just don’t see the United Nations<\/a>, like, solving conflicts. I think that’s going to start happening now,” he said.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n It is going to be an interesting year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Partisanship in Washington is a way of life, but it can also be a serious problem when there is a crisis. It would be nice to believe that both sides of the aisle can work together if they have to … Continue reading