10 things you need to know today: April 26, 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron urges Congress to reject isolationism, Trump's VA nominee Ronny Jackson considers withdrawing, and more

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1. Macron urges Congress to reject nationalism

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for the U.S. to overcome fear and reject isolationism, and embrace a new era of global leadership. "We have two possible ways ahead. We can choose isolationism, withdrawal and nationalism. It can be tempting to us as a temporary remedy to our fears,” Macron told lawmakers in a joint meeting of Congress. "But closing the door to the world will not stop the evolution of the world." Appearing to directly appeal to President Trump, Macron urged the U.S. not to retreat from involvement in Syria, the Iran nuclear deal, free trade agreements, and the Paris climate accord, all topics on which he and Trump disagree. Speaking in English, Macron called for a "more comprehensive" Iran nuclear deal, rather than dropping the agreement as Trump has threatened to do.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.