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Today in 5 Lines
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The funeral for former President George H. W. Bush, who died Friday at the age of 94, was held Wednesday at the Washington National Cathedral. Several former lawmakers gave eulogies at the funeral, including former President—and eldest son—George W. Bush.
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The GOP-controlled Wisconsin state legislature passed measures to limit the powers of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general.
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Faced with 100 lawsuits from former team doctor Larry Nassar's sexual-assault victims, USA Gymnastics has declared bankruptcy.
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A U.K. parliamentary committee released hundreds of documents as evidence that Facebook cut deals with app developers in exchange for more access to data. Facebook said that the documents are misleading.
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Global carbon emissions are projected to reach the highest levels in recorded history by the end of 2018, according to an annual report released by the international research group The Global Carbon Project.
Today on The Atlantic
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‘Significance and Usefulness’: In a highly anticipated sentencing memo filed Tuesday night, Special Counsel Robert Mueller offered a warning to current and future witnesses involved in the Russia investigation. (Natasha Bertrand)
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In Case of Emergency: When a president declares a state of emergency, many of the constitutional limits on his or her power go out the window. In the latest issue of The Atlantic magazine, Elizabeth Goitein asks what President Trump could do with more power.
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The Parties Are Asymmetrical: The Democratic Party is too ideologically and ethnically diverse to support a Democratic version of Donald Trump, argues Adam Serwer.
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Separate Sovereignty: Can state and federal governments simultaneously sentence a person for the same crime? Garrett Epps breaks down the latest case facing the Supreme Court.
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Designed to Win: For years, the Democratic Party has lacked a coherent climate strategy. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal aims to change that. (Robinson Meyer)
