In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].

[Q]: Washington (CNN) The advertised purpose of President Barack Obama's pre-vacation news conference Thursday was to highlight gains in the war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria with the Pentagon as a backdrop. But for all his talk of terrorism, Russia and other geopolitical challenges, the underlying argument he wanted to make was clear: it's a serious business being commander-in-chief and the Republican who wants his job isn't fit for the Oval Office. Obama ridiculed Donald Trump's recent suggestion that the election system could be rigged, called on the candidate to act like a president since he's soon to be briefed on confidential information and implied that he didn't believe the billionaire businessman could be trusted with America's nuclear codes.Obama hit out at Trump just two days after branding him unfit to be commander in chiefTrump and Clinton are expected to soon start getting classified intelligence briefings 
 Question:Obama pointed to many such challenges in Thursday's _ news conference, particularly the fight against ISIS, also known as ISIL.
[A]: Pentagon


[Q]: (CNN) Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell aren't exactly kissing and making up. The unflattering details of a rapidly deteriorating relationship between the President and the Senate majority leader spilled out into the open this month -- an angry phone call that devolved into a screaming match; a refusal to speak to one another since that heated conversation; and a steady exchange of hardly subtle snubs. But the constant drip of reporting about the stunningly strained ties between Trump and McConnell appear to have done little so far to compel the two powerful Republicans to swallow their pride and hug it out -- in fact, the tension appears to be mounting.The White House press secretary said Trump's Congress relations are 'fine'Trump and McConnell are currently not speaking following a heated phone callBoth the Legislative and Executive Branch have ambitious goals for this fall 
 Question:Earlier in the morning, the President had also criticized _'s handling of raising the debt ceiling.
[A]: Mitch McConnell


[Q]: Bill Gates drew fire from Tory backbenchers ahead of a visit to the Commons this week after he praised the government’s lavish spending on foreign aid. The tycoon and philanthropist has hailed David Cameron for showing ‘true leadership’ for handing out £11.4billion in foreign aid last year. Mr Gates – the richest man in the world - has been invited to address MPs by Commons Speaker John Bercow this week. Britain is one of the only countries which has committed to giving away 0.7 per cent of its national income to poor nations – many of them ruled by corrupt regimes.Bill Gates commended Britain's large contribution to poorer countriesThe Microsoft tycoon said the spending must continue to improve worldTory MPs slammed his opinion, saying Britain could not afford to do moreCritics suggested he direct his advice to The White House instead 
 Question:He said: ‘_ started giving huge money in overseas aid when he had earned it.
[A]:
Bill Gates