Democratic Senators urge government formation in Lebanon

Four Democratic Senators met with Lebanese President Michel Aoun and will later head to Israel.
Senator Chris Murphy, D-CT, speaks during a hearing with the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee to examine the nomination of Miguel A. Cardona,to be Secretary of Education on Capitol Hill in Washington,DC on Feb. 3, 2021.
Senator Chris Murphy, D-CT, speaks during a hearing with the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee to examine the nomination of Miguel A. Cardona,to be Secretary of Education on Capitol Hill in Washington,DC on Feb. 3, 2021. - ANNA MONEYMAKER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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A group of Democratic senators pressured Lebanese politicians on Wednesday to form a Cabinet amid the worsening economic crisis. 

Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said “progress” is being made in the year-long process to assemble a cabinet. 

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