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Kevin Coombs / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Uncomfortable Untruths
Obama promised to retaliate against Russia, Facebook tried to stop fake news, climate change brought polar bears closer to humans, and more.
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Sputnik / Kremlin / Mikhail Klimentyev / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Hacking and Hatred
Reports said Putin was directly involved in election hacks, Trump nominated his secretary of the interior, The Atlantic interviewed the leader of the so-called alt-right, and more.
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Jim Young / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Political Science
Trump picked Rick Perry for energy secretary, psychologists examined America’s political divide, scientists planned to defend Earth from a comet strike, and more.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Past, President, Future
Syrian government forces overtook Aleppo, Trump chose Rex Tillerson for secretary of state, Ta-Nehisi Coates reflected on Obama’s presidency, and more.
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Larry Downing / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Public Investigations
After U.S. intelligence said Russian hackers interfered on behalf of Donald Trump, he doubted the evidence—but the Senate planned an inquiry.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Political Processing
Obama announced a review of election-related hacking, Trump picked Andrew Puzder for secretary of labor, Congress counted down to a funding deadline, and more.
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Nick Oxford / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Hard Truths
Trump picked Scott Pruitt for EPA head, Aleppo has nearly fallen, Glenn Beck regretted his extreme claims, and more.
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Patrick Fallon / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: A Mixed Political Climate
A new poll showed Americans are broadly optimistic about the economy, climate change threatened the American South, The Atlantic found gaps in Jeff Sessions’s record on desegregation, and more.
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Jorge Adorno / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Misstep and Mistrial
Fallout over Trump's call to Taiwan continued, jurors couldn’t convict the officer who killed Walter Scott, Ikea announced a generous new parental-leave policy, and more.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Identities and Politics
Trump chose Ben Carson for HUD secretary, the U.S. government blocked the Dakota Access Pipeline, Americans debated how to deal with racism, and more.
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Thierry Gouegnon / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Following Leaders
Gambia's leader conceded defeat, Austria prepared for a high-stakes vote, Trump announced his choice for defense secretary, and more.
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Social Ills
Congress looked ready to jolt cancer research, Trump supporters had mixed expectations for his presidency, death tolls mounted in Duterte’s drug war, and more.
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Darron Cummings / AP The Atlantic Daily: American Work
Trump announced two new Cabinet picks, he won the Carrier deal, workers reflected on their jobs, and more.
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Carl Court / Getty The Atlantic Daily: Ongoing Battles
16,000 civilians fled Aleppo, ISIS fighters retreated from Mosul, Trump announced his Cabinet picks for transportation and health, and more.
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Enrique de la Osa / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Much Ado About Voting
As Cuba mourned Fidel Castro, Donald Trump claimed falsely to have won America’s popular vote, while Jill Stein called for a recount.
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Mike Segar / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Conflicting Interests
Donald Trump’s administration continues to take shape as he appoints his first female cabinet members, but the president-elect’s business interests cause doubt over his ability to govern objectively.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Times of Change
Donald Trump appeared to waver on climate change and torture, but negotiations with Russia and North Korea looked possible for the president-elect.
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Philip Sears / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Unwanted Allies
White nationalists were caught on tape saluting Trump’s win, his election threw U.S. alliances into question, the electoral college faced a choice, and more.
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Cabinet of Wonders
Trump picked Jeff Sessions for U.S. attorney general, but his advisers in business and science have yet to be decided.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Common Ground
Bernie Sanders tried to cooperate with Trump, Obama began his farewell world tour, death tolls rose in Aleppo, and more.
