The Atlantic

<i>The Atlantic</i> Politics & Policy Daily: Yikes

President Trump retweeted unverified videos purporting to show Muslims committing acts of violence, and both Matt Lauer and Garrison Keillor were fired over separate sexual-misconduct allegations.
Source: Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

Today in 5 Lines

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders President Trump after he unverified videos purporting to show Muslims committing acts of violence from an account belonging to a far-right British political group. NBC host Matt Lauer and Minnesota Public Radio host Garrison Keillor amid separate accusations of sexual misconduct. The North Korea with additional sanctions after it test-launched another ballistic missile on Tuesday. Donald Trump Jr. to meet with the House Intelligence Committee as early as next week to discuss his contacts with Russians during the presidential campaign. And the House a bipartisan measure requiring lawmakers to undergo annual anti-harassment training.

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