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<em>The Atlantic </em>Politics &amp; Policy Daily: On Speeching Terms

The president’s latest executive order on campus free speech is largely redundant. Plus: Trump calls on the U.S. to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
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What We’re Following Today

It’s Thursday, March 21.

Flooding in Nebraska after a bomb cyclone this week has caused more than $1 billion in damage, the state’s governor said. More than 2,000 homes and 340 businesses were estimated to have been damaged or destroyed.

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing agencies to “take appropriate steps” to make sure colleges receiving federal research funding are promoting free speech on to do that.

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