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The Atlantic Daily: All Politics Isn’t Local

A former French prime minister is running for office in Spain. Plus: a massive political upset in Wisconsin, movies and shows to watch this week, and more
- Saahil Desai and Shan Wang
- April 5, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: ‘They Had It Coming’

What colleges say to justify legacy admissions. Plus: the “army” of whistle-blowers inside the Trump administration, two more relative unknowns join the 2020 race, and more
- Saahil Desai and Shan Wang
- April 4, 2019
The Atlantic Daily: Who's the Boomlet Candidate Who Won't Flame Out?

Is “Mayor Pete” a rising star with staying power? Plus: the strained NATO alliance and a country that wants in, a therapist's first therapy session, and more
- Saahil Desai and Shan Wang
- April 3, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: A Logjam

These businesses are happy Britain is (someday) leaving the EU. Plus: What to make of Joe Biden’s “affectionate” behavior, Millennials and drinking, and more
- Saahil Desai and Shan Wang
- April 2, 2019
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The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: NATO’s Republic

President Trump hosted NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Plus: Will recent scrutiny of his overly “affectionate” behavior derail Joe Biden’s 2020 ambitions?
- Madeleine Carlisle, Olivia Paschal, and Elaine Godfrey
- April 2, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: Misinformation Poisoning the World’s Largest Election

Is Beto O'Rourke for real? Plus: What Nipsey Hussle leaves behind, the legacy of the studio that brought you everything from All About Eve to Avatar, and more
- Saahil Desai and Shan Wang
- April 1, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: A Billion Dollar-Losing Company Goes Public

How Lyft can lose so much money and still be valued at $24 billion. Plus: Who—and where—is the ISIS leader Baghdadi? New movies and shows to try, and more
- Saahil Desai and Shan Wang
- March 29, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: Act Now

Inside Trump’s strategy to leverage the Mueller findings while campaigning. Plus: The Democrats keep trying on climate change, the worst disease ever recorded, and more
- Saahil Desai and Shan Wang
- March 28, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: A Massive Immigration Undertaking

Britain faces one of its most ambitious migration exercises ever, post-Brexit. Plus: How “resistance” media is taking the Mueller news, the (almost) first-ever all-female space walk, and more
- Saahil Desai and Shan Wang
- March 27, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: A #MeToo Nightmare in Speech and Debate

Plus: Partisan gerrymandering or coincidence, the benefits of having a secret nemesis in the digital age, when your AirBnB room is recording you, and more
- Saahil Desai and Shan Wang
- March 26, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: Rorschach Report

After Mueller, both disillusionment and glee. Plus: ISIS without land isn't necessarily ISIS defeated, advice for the couple with an unwanted pregnancy, and more
- Saahil Desai and Shan Wang
- March 25, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: Will the Public Know What Mueller Found?

The Special Counsel’s Russia investigation comes to a close—and now many lingering questions fall to Congress. Plus the “electability” trap, the horror film you shouldn’t miss, and more
- Saahil Desai and Shan Wang
- March 22, 2019
The Atlantic Daily: Independence Day (Postponed)

The EU grants a Brexit delay. Plus: Trump’s executive order on campus free speech, the endlessly on-its-way Mueller report, outrunning streetcars, and more
- Saahil Desai and Shan Wang
- March 21, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: At Stake in Flowers v. Mississippi

Plus: Clarence Thomas breaks a three-year silence, to listen or not to listen to Michael Jackson’s music, The Very Hungry Caterpillar at 50, and more
- Saahil Desai and Shan Wang
- March 20, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: A Sea Change for Climate Change

A ragtag group of climate advocates is on the offensive. Plus a fertility doctor's secret children, calculating what unpaid NCAA players could earn, and more
- Saahil Desai
- March 19, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: A Crisis of Representative Democracy

What exactly do France's “yellow-vest” protesters want? And when do they want it? Plus: The "hidden curriculum" of higher ed, plus-size fashion, and more
- Saahil Desai and Shan Wang
- March 18, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: ‘Darkest Days’

Mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand—with social-media platforms the inevitable vectors in the aftermath. Plus: Americans are going bankrupt from medical bills
- Saahil Desai and Shan Wang
- March 15, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: One Virus That Seems to Break All the Rules

Plus: U.S. Senate rebukes, Google Docs is the hot new chat app for teens, NASA still has its sights set on getting to the moon next year, chickpea-mania, and more
- Saahil Desai and Shan Wang
- March 14, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: Pardon?

Paul Manafort’s sentencing was followed by new charges, ineligible for a presidential pardon. Plus: Did the FAA wait too long to ground the 737 Max, Uniqlo's appeal, and more
- Saahil Desai and Shan Wang
- March 13, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: When Parents Turn to Crime to Get Kids Into Elite Schools

An alleged tens of thousands in bribes, surrogate test-takers, faked athletes. Plus: Whether dogs sense when humans are sick, another Brexit deal dashed, and more
- Saahil Desai and Shan Wang
- March 12, 2019