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<i>The Atlantic </i> Politics & Policy Daily: The Art of the Ultimatum

President Trump reportedly told lawmakers that they could lose their seats in 2018 if they don’t back the GOP health-care bill.
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During a private meeting with House Republicans, President Trump lawmakers that they could lose their seats in 2018 if they don’t back the GOP health-care bill. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , telling reporters “the American people would be deeply disappointed” if Republican dissenters keep the bill from passing the House on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. Trump authorizing $19.5 billion to fund NASA programs. The Department of Homeland Security passengers on U.S.-bound flights from 10 airports in the Middle East and North Africa from carrying electronics larger than a cellphone into the main cabin.

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