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<i>The Atlantic </i> Politics & Policy Daily: The Calm Before the Showdown

President Trump said he plans to unveil a tax-reform package early next week.
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President Trump that will start the process of rolling back several Obama-era regulations intended to curtail corporate tax evasion. In an , Trump said he plans to unveil a tax-reform package early next week that will give businesses and individuals a “massive tax cut.” Trump also said far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is “the strongest on what’s been going on in France,” but stopped several former Obama administration officials, including former acting Attorney General Sally Yates, to testify before the panel. The Department of Justice is to bring charges against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

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