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<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Health-Care Pitfalls and Digital Downfalls

A new repeal-and-replace effort in the works, French populism, Yahoo's demise, and more
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What We’re Following

The GOP plan to repeal and replace Obamacare is back: Paul Ryan says a new bill is nearly done, President Trump is pushing Congress to pass it, and some reports say conservatives and moderates have reached a tentative agreement. But congressional staffers are skeptical, and the proposal . Health care, as Trump infamously declared last month, is complicated—and so are the host of other issues whose complexity he’s marveled at in his first few months as president. His learning curve is unnerving to critics, but if it helps his supporters.

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