Written by Elaine Godfrey (@elainejgodfrey), Madeleine Carlisle (@maddiecarlisle2), and Olivia Paschal (@oliviacpaschal)
Today in 5 Lines
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Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chair, was found guilty on eight counts, including bank fraud.
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Trump’s former lawyer and longtime aide Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to eight counts, including campaign-finance violations, tax fraud, and making false statements to banks. He faces a prison sentence of three to five years.
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In a press conference, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr and Vice Chairman Mark Warner said they want Cohen to testify before their panel again, after recent media reports suggested Cohen knew about the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting before it took place.
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The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled its proposal to roll back Obama-era regulations on coal power plants. An analysis of the plan found that it could cause between 470 and 1,400 premature deaths annually by 2030.
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Trump will hold a rally in Charleston, West Virginia, at 7 p.m. ET.
Today on The Atlantic
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Sam, Silenced: On Monday night, protestors in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, toppled Silent Sam, the University of North Carolina’s Confederate monument. Erected in the Jim Crow era, the statue was an ode to white supremacy, writes David A. Graham.
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Without Representation: In Fresno County, California, where lawyers are few and far between, thousands of immigrant children represent themselves in deportation proceedings. (Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou)
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If He Said It: If a tape emerged of President Trump using the N word, it would reveal more about the country than the president, argues Matt Thompson.
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Victory for Steele: A D.C. judge dismissed a defamation suit filed against Christopher Steele, the former British intelligence officer and author of the Trump-Russia dossier. (Natasha Bertrand)