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President Trump will meet with Deputy Attorney General, Rod Rosenstein, at the White House on Thursday, amidst reports Rosenstein offered his resignation. Attorney Maya Wiley notes that as Special counsel Mueller’s boss, Rosenstein is the person with the power to…

Journalist Dan Rather reflects on the life of Arizona Senator John McCain.

Written by Elaine Godfrey (@elainejgodfrey) Today in 5 Lines Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former aide to President Trump, released a recording of Lara Trump offering her $15,000-a-month job after she was fired from the administration. In a blistering op-ed for The New York Times, former CIA Director John Brennan called Trump’s claims of no collusion “hogwash” and said Trump revoked his security clearance to scare “others who might dare to challenge him.” Jurors began their deliberations in the fraud trial of former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort. Trump criticized the “fake news media” as being “the opposition party” after hundreds of newspapers around the country published editorials condemning his attacks on the press. Today on The Atlantic Watch the Women: There’s one group of voters that could make or break the midterm elections for the Democrats: working-class white women. (Ronald Brownstein) ‘Why a Free Press Matters’: The free press is in an unprecedented state of crisis, write Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner: “This is a test, not only for those of us who work in journalism, but also for the nation as a whole.” Where Is the Collusion? : As dull as Paul Manafort’s trial was, it “answered that question again and again.” (Natasha Bertrand) Aretha’s Revolution: The life of Aretha Franklin “bookended a grand arc of tumult, letdowns, progress, setbacks, terror, and hope in American history,” writes Vann R. Newkirk II. Snapshot What We’re Reading Don’t Believe It: The medical industry is running a propaganda campaign against universal health care, writes Ryan Cooper. Here’s why their arguments are “garbage.” (The Week) Bill Clinton, Not Richard Nixon: Many Republican strategists and activists are becoming increasingly convinced that if Democrats win the House and move to impeach President Trump, it’ll actually backfire on them. (Gabriel Sherman, Vanity Fair) Visualized Forecasting the Midterms: FiveThirtyEight predicts that Democrats have a 75 percent chance of winning control of the House in November. Here’s the state-by-state breakdown.

In the US, Donald Trump has periodically monopolised the headlines since 2015 with his rude and obnoxious behaviour, often showcased via Twitter or at international summits, where he has pushed presidents out of his way and left his counterparts visibly exasperated. In British politics, for one, there is a long history of politicians being openly rude to each other, including in parliament itself. Cameron was known to deploy every tactic from character assassination (“The truth is he is weak and despicable”, he said to Ed Miliband in 2015) to outright mockery (“If the prime minister is going to have pre-prepared jokes, I think they ought to be a bit better than that one – probably not enough bananas on the menu” – this to Gordon Brown in 2010, mocking his opponent’s dietary choices). The House of Commons’s benches are organised in such a way that confrontation is encouraged, and adversarial style is both encouraged and expected by members of parliament. Rudeness is also a useful way to curb others’ behaviour or challenge their political views with as much force as possible. Some researchers suggest that such behaviours aren’t rude when considered in the context of political discourse; it has been argued that “heated discussion” (both face to face and online) should be encouraged to enable voters to engage with politicians, express disagreement and heighten engagement with the political process. But bystanders who witness the behaviour can also be adversely affected, experiencing anger and compromised performance. Journalists and politicians are increasingly citing past incidents (say, Trump’s repeated references to Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren as Pocahontas) as the basis for any rudeness directed towards the administration, including a recent incident where the homeland security secretary was booed out of a Mexican restaurant. Then there are the diplomatic consequences of Trump’s rudeness towards supposed allies, many of whom seem to be running out of patience. So while rudeness might be a perfectly effective strategy in some adversarial contexts, it’s a dangerous game to play in the public eye.

CNN's Don Lemon breaks down President Trump's lies past and present and says Trump's lies are coming in fast and furious.