WASHINGTON (AP) – The Iran nuclear deal is taking center stage in the presidential campaign as the agreement gains steam on Capitol Hill and lawmakers prepare for what could be the most consequential foreign policy vote of their careers.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton plans a speech Wednesday in Washington to support the deal. GOP presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz and other conservatives, including former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, are headlining an anti-deal rally on Capitol Hill.
Supporters in the Senate already have enough votes to prevent Congress from overriding a congressional resolution of disapproval.
In the House, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California has invited ambassadors from the other negotiating countries to meet with House Democrats. Secretary of State John Kerry is to talk with them as well.