Today in 5 Lines
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President Trump ordered the expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats from the United States and the closure of the Russian consulate in Seattle.
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Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, challenged adult-film star Stormy Daniels’s charge that someone threatened her with physical harm if she spoke publicly about an alleged affair with Trump. Daniels is now suing Cohen for defamation.
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The White House said Trump has confidence in Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin “at this point in time,” despite reports that Shulkin may soon be fired.
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The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Facebook for potentially misusing the personal information of millions of users.
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Linda Brown, the child at the center of the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, died at age 76.
Today on The Atlantic
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Why Does This Sound Familiar?: There are some key similarities between Stormy Daniels’s tale of a sexual encounter with Donald Trump and Hollywood stories of the “casting couch.” (Sophie Gilbert)
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‘Go Ahead. Sue Me’: Donald Trump has always used the law as a weapon. But that strategy isn’t working for him anymore. (David Frum)
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Making a Bad Problem Worse: President Trump’s War on Drugs has the potential to increase the racial disparities that already exist in the criminal-justice system. (Vann R. Newkirk II)
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‘John Bolton Is Misunderstood’: Trump’s pick for national-security adviser might overestimate the utility of military power, writes Reihan Salam, but there’s another side to him that should make Americans optimistic.