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Joshua Roberts / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Warning: Low Clearance
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said President Trump revoked the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan, a critic of the president.
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Mary Altaffer / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Amorphous Tapes
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters she “can’t guarantee” that Trump has never used a racial slur after Manigault Newman claimed Trump is on tape using the N-word.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters ‘Unite the Right’ Fizzles Amid a Boisterous Counterprotest
Only two dozen white supremacists turned up for a much-anticipated rally in Washington, D.C., where thousands of angry demonstrators shouted them down.
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Charlie Riedel / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Kobached Off
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach said he plans to recuse himself from overseeing the vote count in his gubernatorial primary election against Governor Jeff Colyer.
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Jonathan Bachman / Reuters How a 'Race-Class Narrative' Can Work for Democrats
New research suggests talking overtly about race can help progressives sell their message to persuadable voters.
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Evan Vucci / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: The Space Force Awakens
Vice President Mike Pence detailed the administration’s plan to establish a Space Force by 2020.
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John Minchillo / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Special Featured
All eyes are on the special election in Ohio’s 12th district between Trump-backed Troy Balderson and Democrat Danny O’Connor.
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Jonathan Bachman / Reuters The Progressives’ Plan to Win in 2018
At the annual Netroots Nation conference in New Orleans, progressives called for building a multiracial coalition and focusing on turnout, not winning back Democrats who voted for Trump.
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Jose Luis Magana / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Suits Himself
A manager of a luxury men’s clothing store testified that Paul Manafort spent more than $929,000 on suits between 2010 and 2014 and paid using wire transfers.
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Manafort of the Moment
A judge heard opening arguments on the first day of the trial for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who has pleaded not guilty to banking and tax-fraud charges.
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Rudy on Duty
In interviews on CNN and Fox News, Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani argued that collusion is not a crime.
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Kristen Norman The Fight for Iowa’s White Working-Class Soul
The progressive Millennial Abby Finkenauer wants to make the first district blue again.
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Kevin Hagen / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Summer Fights
President Trump denied knowing about the June 2016 meeting between his campaign officials and a Russian lawyer, contradicting reporting from CNN and NBC News.
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Evan Vucci / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Ag-itated
During a visit to Iowa, Trump touted his limited trade deal with Europe as a win for American farmers.
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Rainmaker Photo / MediaPunch / Andrew Harnik / ... The 25 Candidates for 2018 Sunk by #MeToo Allegations
This election cycle, claims of sexual harassment or misconduct have ended the bids of 12 Republicans and 13 Democrats. But many others facing accusations remain in office.
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Nati Harnik / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Soy to the World
President Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced a limited trade deal, including increased exports of American soybeans to Europe.
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Rogelio V. Solis / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Cash Crops
The Department of Agriculture announced $12 billion in emergency relief for farmers facing losses as a result of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
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AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: THE WAR ON TWITTER
In a late-night tweet, President Trump warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to “NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN.”
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RW / MediaPunch / IPX / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Planet of the Tapes
President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen reportedly recorded Trump before the 2016 election discussing payments to an ex-Playboy model.
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Sergei Karpukhin / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: RSVPutin
The White House said that President Trump asked National-Security Adviser John Bolton to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington this fall.
