You know, it's hard to say whether it's there are just more members
of Congress acting inappropriately or if we're just hearing about it more.
I think it might be a little bit of both.
But, you know, definitely the co-chairs of this bipartisan caucus don't want to lose that momentum
that have come out of the renewed attention to this.
I'm Erin Ryan, in for Jane Koston, and this is What A Day,
the show that would never make its biggest fans sleep in a Bedminster locker room.
Today I'm talking with Grace Panetta, reporter at the 19th,
about Congress's attempt to tamp down on all its resident sex pests with new ethics rules.
Before we get into all that, here's what we're following today, Monday, August 17th.
I believe ultimately that there will be a coalition of nations,
a combination of allied NATO allies and Arab states in the region.
Everybody in the world has an interest in the Strait of Hormuz being open for commerce.
Today marks 170 days since President Donald Trump impulsively launched a war with Iran,
despite having no idea what might come next.
Fresh reporting shows that Iran is brainstorming elaborate ways to inflict pain on the United
States by drawing out the conflict and slowly squeezing the American economy.
In other words, Iran is playing the long game while Trump thrashes around aimless and angry.
Despite what the president wants people to believe, he doesn't play 19-dimensional chess.
He sticks the pieces in his ears.