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<i>The Atlantic</i> Politics & Policy Daily: Flake's Speech

Arizona Senator Jeff Flake announced that he will not seek reelection in 2018.
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Arizona Senator Jeff Flake that he will not seek reelection in 2018, saying that he “will not be complicit” in the “reckless, outrageous, and undignified behavior” coming from the White House. The ongoing feud between Senator Bob Corker and President Trump escalated when Corker “an utterly untruthful president.” Congress a $36.5 billion emergency-spending package for parts of the that an undocumented pregnant minor being held in federal custody can have an abortion. House GOP leaders that they will launch two separate investigations involving former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

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