Today in 5 Lines
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During a speech meant to promote his infrastructure plan, President Trump touted his proposed border wall and discussed topics ranging from North Korea to ABC’s Roseanne.
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Hours after President Trump announced that White House physician Ronny Jackson would replace David Shulkin as secretary of veterans affairs, Shulkin published an op-ed in The New York Times in which he blamed his ouster on “the ambitions of people who want to put VA health care in the hands of the private sector.”
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Russia said it will expel 60 U.S. diplomats, matching the number of Russian diplomats the Trump administration ordered to leave the country this week in response to the poisoning of a former intelligence agent in England.
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions revealed that John Huber, a Utah prosecutor, is investigating Republican accusations against the FBI.
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A federal judge denied a motion from Stormy Daniels’s attorney to depose Trump and his lawyer, Michael Cohen.
Today on The Atlantic
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Truth and Lies: Amid cries of “fake news” and accusations of “bad faith,” Americans are looking to lie detectors to reveal the truth. But the machines are unable to provide it. (Megan Garber)
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Who Is Person A?: The latest court filing from the special counsel alludes to an operative associated with Russia’s intelligence services, Paul Manafort, and Rick Gates. (Natasha…
