Congress was in recess this week. Although Capitol Hill was quiet, multiple news outlets reported that Former FBI Director James Comey will testify in front of the Senate Intel Committee as soon as next week about White House pressure to drop the investigation of Mike Flynn.
For much of the week, the country waited to see if Trump would make a decision about the Paris Climate Agreement. Early reports that Trump favored exiting the agreement were proven correct on Thursday, when the president made his announcement in the White House Rose Garden. Democrats opposed the move, as did several Republicans in Congress. However, many in the president's party applauded the move as fulfilling a key campaign promise.
Despite the announcement, the United States cannot leave the agreement immediately. The exact timeline depends on the way in which the United States exits the agreement, but it could take until 2020. There is nothing to stop the United States from immediately refusing to honor its commitments under the agreement, however.
