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<i>The Atlantic </i> Politics & Policy Daily: CPACalypse Now

President Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
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During his address at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Donald Trump his efforts to uphold campaign promises and doubled down on his attacks against the press. The president also an executive order that requires federal departments to appoint regulatory reform officers in an effort to remove “job-killing regulations.” The White House a number of major news outlets from attending a press briefing, including CNN,, and . The State Department, which has gone a month without holding its daily press briefings,

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