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<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Mixed Messages

Trump Jr.’s new defense of his meeting with the Russian lawyer, Congress’s tough session ahead, the role of climate change in natural disasters, and more
Source: Brian Snyder / Reuters

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Russia Returns: Donald Trump Jr. offered a new explanation for his June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer, saying he believed any information they might have had could have helped determine Hillary Clinton’s fitness for office. And a Kremlin-linked entity spent $100,000 on Facebook ads in a possible attempt to influence the outcome of the presidential election.

President Trump has relayed messages about DACA that contradict those of his administration at large, that current recipients of the program shouldn’t worry during the six-month grace period. While Congress has that time to draft new immigration legislation, it seems likely that will result in the decision going back to Trump. Meanwhile, Paul Ryan is from some Trump allies for pushing back against the debt-ceiling deal between the president and Democrats.

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