<em>The Atlantic </em> Daily: Recusal Rift
What We’re Following
Trump vs. Sessions: The president attacked his attorney general in a New York Times interview released last night, saying he never would have hired Sessions if he knew he’d recuse himself from the Russia investigation. Sessions has been one of Trump’s most stalwart political supporters, and the comments highlight the president’s tendency to demand one-sided loyalty from those close to him—as well as four other key flaws that James Fallows finds on display in the interview. Trump also criticized Robert Mueller, drawing concerns that he might attempt to fire Mueller or Sessions. So far, though, the Justice Department doesn’t seem flustered.
The Congressional Budget Office of Republican senators’ health-care, which lost so much support early this week that most observers declared it dead. The president didn’t make much progress, and the plan’s problems run deep—it’s woefully out of touch with .
