Written by Lena Felton (@lenakfelton) and Taylor Hosking (@Taylor__Hosking)
Today in 5 Lines
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A federal judge ordered former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to jail to await trial, citing witness-tampering charges lodged by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
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The Trump administration announced that it will move forward on imposing $50 billion worth of tariffs on Chinese products. Shortly after, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced its own retaliatory tariffs on American products that would be “of the same scale.”
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In a wide-ranging, hour-long exchange with reporters on the White House lawn, President Trump said he won’t sign a “moderate” immigration bill put forth by House GOP leaders. Lawmakers are expected to vote on immigration legislation next week.
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About 2,000 children have been separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border from April 19 through May 31, according to Department of Homeland Security figures obtained by the Associated Press.
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The Democratic National Committee announced that its next presidential nominating convention will take place from July 13–16, 2020.
Today on The Atlantic
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Tit for Tat: Krishnadev Calamur argues that Trump’s imposition of tariffs on other countries isn’t about negotiating better deals—it’s about getting into trade wars.
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Trump’s Remarkable Admissions: The president has made false statements and openly praised oppressive rulers in the past, but his freewheeling conversation with reporters on Friday was an astonishing display of both his dishonesty and autocratic impulses. (David A. Graham)
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How Trumpworld Is Spinning the FBI Report: Trump’s allies are ignoring the inspector general’s conclusion that political bias did not influence the FBI during the 2016 election, and are instead seizing on a single text message. (Natasha Bertrand)
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‘Government-Sanctioned Torture’: Experts who work with migrant children say that separating families at the border hasn’t proved to be the deterrent the Trump administration promised. Instead, it’s inflicting trauma on the children. (Alex Wagner)