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<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: May Remains

Theresa May stays on as U.K. prime minister, the U.S. sends mixed messages over Qatar, Trump says he is willing to testify against Comey, and more.
Source: Hannah Mckay / Reuters

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May’s Minority: Theresa May will stay on as prime minister of the U.K. with the help of the Northern Ireland’s Democratic Union Party, which agreed to join its 10 parliamentary seats with May’s ruling Conservatives to form a minority government. Though the coalition will have just a few seats more than the 326 needed to form a parliamentary majority, the results of the election signal a failure of May’s political gamble to call for one in the first place, as it leaves the ruling Conservatives worse off than before.

President Trump for funding terrorism “at a very high level,” just hours after Secretary of State.

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