Justin Sink, White House Correspondent, The Hill Newspaper

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Justin Sink, White House Correspondent, The Hill Newspaper

President Barack Obama is going it alone for the time being. He's sending military resources to drop bombs and shoot missiles at the Islamic State line in Iraq ...

Federal News Network Staff

September 30, 2014 11:05 am

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President Barack Obama is going it alone for the time being. He’s sending military resources to drop bombs and shoot missiles at the Islamic State line in Iraq and Syria. He’s working largely without the counsel, much less consent, of Congress. Is there a big vacuum in Washington with Congress gone until after the mid-term elections? Or is there a streamlined operation without too much distraction? Justin Sink, White House correspondent for The Hill Newspaper, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with details.