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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Ben on Board
Representative Ben Ray Luján said he supports an impeachment investigation into President Trump. Plus: Meet America’s electability voters.
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Lawrence Bryant / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Stacey’s Nom?
Stacey Abrams hinted this week that she’d be open to being vice president. Plus: Israel reversed course, but Representative Rashida Tlaib won’t go.
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Brian Snyder / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Gone Hickenlooper
The former Colorado governor dropped out of the presidential race today. Plus: Israel banned Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering the country.
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The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: The King and Iowa
More politicians condemn the latest comments from Steve King, the controversial Iowa congressman facing a tough reelection come November. Plus: ICE’s Ken Cuccinelli has always been a hardliner.
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(Eric Thayer / Reuters) The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Catching Steyer
The billionaire climate-change activist has nearly clinched a spot on the debate stage. Plus, Trump delays the rollout of Chinese tariffs and John Hickenlooper mulls dropping out.
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Brian Snyder / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Marianne Williamson Smells Like Rosewater
The Democratic candidates descend on the Iowa State Fair while the country unravels—and why Marianne Williamson isn’t trying to appeal to voters’ rational side. Plus, why the Epstein conspiracy theories are the new normal.
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The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Hacks, Money, and Russian Trolls
Ninety-nine potential election-interference problems for the 2020 U.S. presidential election—and a hack is one. Plus: What another Joe Biden slip of the tongue reveals.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: And Then There Were Nine
Andrew Yang is the latest to qualify for the next round of Democratic debates this fall. Plus: Aung San Suu Kyi was once a human-rights icon—Ben Rhodes on what happened.
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The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Dayton Divided
The president arrives in Dayton, Ohio. Plus: a congressman who survived the 2017 shooting at a baseball practice shares his complicated views on gun-control.
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The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: A Reformed White Nationalist
Decades ago, Christian Picciolini was part of a neo-Nazi movement—now he works to de-radicalize violent extremists. Plus: a rare gun-control proposal with bipartisan support.
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The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Consoler—or Tweeter—in Chief?
The president has a habit of undercutting his own remarks after national crises. Plus: J. D. Scholten is back for round two against the nine-term incumbent Steve King in Iowa.
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(Leah Millis / Reuters) The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Have You Hurd?
Will Hurd of Texas is the latest in a string of retirements House Republicans have had to grapple with recently. Is this a canary-in-the-coal-mine situation?
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The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Mile Eight in a Marathon
The candidates ganged up on Joe Biden and argued over immigration at last night’s debate. But did it change the political dynamic of the 2020 race?
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Bumper-Sticker Messages
Democrats search for a message with MAGA-like resonance. Plus: a dispatch from a DSA debate watch party (featuring: Sanders supporters, cool T-shirts).
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Motown Showdown
What candidates have been doing to stand out before the second round of Democratic debates tonight. Plus: Behind a member of House leadership’s change of heart on impeachment
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(Chris Smead / Reuters) The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: When the Cameras Were Off
Two years ago, Representative Elijah Cummings—a recent target of the president’s attacks—briefly humbled Trump with some private advice. Plus: another mass shooting stuns a California city.
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Speaker Pelosi's office handout / via Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Roby Waived
Republican Representative Martha Roby, one of just 13 GOP women in the House, is retiring. Plus: Speaker Pelosi and AOC hash things out in a private meeting.
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: The Optics Nerve
Robert Mueller in an age of performance-art politics and news media turned drama critics. Attorney General Barr orders the federal death penalty to be reinstated.
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Tom Brenner / Reuters The Politics Daily: Sticking to the Script
A reluctant Robert Mueller didn’t stray far from the conclusions of his original report during his congressional testimony—as he’d always said he would. Plus: A new climate-change study.
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Erin Scott / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: He’s Back
Robert Mueller is set to testify before Congress tomorrow—will the hearings convince Democrats to begin impeachment proceedings? Plus: Mark Esper is home free.
