1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Bruce Riedel,&amp;nbsp;senior fellow and director of the&amp;nbsp;Brookings Intelligence Project,&amp;nbsp;offers his expert view on the&amp;nbsp;policy challenges facing the new administration with respect to Pakistan, their double-sided government, and their tumultuous regional relations. Also in this episode, Molly Reynolds, fellow in Governance Studies, returns with her regular “What’s Happening in Congress” update. This week: confirming Neil Gorsuch, passing an Obamacare replacement, contention over the budget, and the investigation of Russian interference into the US presidential election. Finally, Tom Loveless examines&amp;nbsp;disproportionate suspension rates for African American students from his 2017 Brown Center Report&amp;nbsp;on American Education. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts&amp;nbsp;here&amp;nbsp;or on&amp;nbsp;iTunes, send feedback email to&amp;nbsp;BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at&amp;nbsp;@policypodcasts&amp;nbsp;on Twitter. &amp;nbsp;The Brookings Cafeteria is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network. The Brookings Cafeteria http://www.brookings.edu/research/podcasts/brookings-cafeteria-podcast <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5200569/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/14645617