Stevenson’s army, April 28

– House defeats Gaetz measure to pullout from Somalia

-Face-off in the South China Sea

– Jake Sullivan explains administration foreign economic policy

– But Politico sees turf war over China policy.

-WaPo notes presidential news conferences are often managed.

– Vox summarizes lessons from 2011 debt ceiling fight.

– Court filing against Teixiera.

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