The Atlantic

<i>The Atlantic </i> Politics & Policy Daily: Slow Nunes Day

The House Intelligence Committee chairman recused himself from the panel’s Russia investigation.
Source: Aaron P. Bernstein / Reuters

Today in 5 Lines

During a news conference in Palm Beach, Florida, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson the U.S. is considering an “appropriate response” to Tuesday’s chemical attack in Syria. When asked by reporters if Assad should remain in power, President Trump “he’s there and I guess he’s running things so something should happen.” Chinese President Xi Jinping in Palm Beach for from the panel’s investigation into Russia’s alleged interference in the U.S. presidential election, citing ethics complaints. Republicans to change Senate rules to push through Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Neil Gorsuch, after Democrats attempted to filibuster his confirmation.

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from The Atlantic

The Atlantic4 min read
Hayao Miyazaki’s Anti-war Fantasia
Once, in a windowless conference room, I got into an argument with a minor Japanese-government official about Hayao Miyazaki. This was in 2017, three years after the director had announced his latest retirement from filmmaking. His final project was
The Atlantic7 min readAmerican Government
The Americans Who Need Chaos
This is Work in Progress, a newsletter about work, technology, and how to solve some of America’s biggest problems. Sign up here. Several years ago, the political scientist Michael Bang Petersen, who is based in Denmark, wanted to understand why peop
The Atlantic4 min read
KitchenAid Did It Right 87 Years Ago
My KitchenAid stand mixer is older than I am. My dad bought the white-enameled machine 35 years ago, during a brief first marriage. The bits of batter crusted into its cracks could be from the pasta I made yesterday or from the bread he made then. I

Related Books & Audiobooks