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<i>The Atlantic </i> Politics & Policy Daily: Shaub’s Over

Walter Shaub, the director of the Office of Government Ethics who has criticized the Trump administration repeatedly, announced he will resign before the end of his term.
Source: J. Scott Applewhite / AP

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During a joint news conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw, President Trump he’s considering a “pretty severe” response to North Korea’s recent missile tests. When questioned about Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election, Trump he thinks other countries could also be to blame, adding “nobody really knows.” Attorneys against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, accusing her of illegally suspending student-loan regulations. Walter Shaub, the director of the Office of Government Ethics who has criticized the Trump administration repeatedly, he will resign before the end of his term. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that if the Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act fails, the Senate might have to push for a partial bill that would address health-insurance markets.

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