Tuesday's global agenda: Disability treaty faces tough test in the Senate

Your morning global affairs speed-read

The Senate votes today on ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of People With Disabilities. Democrats are expected to have a hard time getting the 13 Republicans they need for the treaty's passage after 36 Republicans vowed to oppose any treaties during the lame-duck session of Congress.

Refugees and terrorism: The House Homeland Security panel's subcommittee on counterterrorism holds a hearing on “terrorist exploitation of refugee programs.” Witnesses include the director of the Refugee Admissions Office at the State Department, Lawrence Bartlett, as well as Homeland Security officials.

In other news: 

The Wall Street Journal has a detailed rundown of the now-infamous Benghazi talking points.

The Pentagon denies claims that Iran captured another U.S. drone. [Associated Press]

The Securities and Exchange Commission is going after accounting firms' affiliates in China following high-profile accounting debacles at publicly traded firms. [The Wall Street Journal]

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