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<i>The Atlantic</i> Politics & Policy Daily: 'It's a Very Painful Day in Our City'

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said eight people have died and more than a dozen have been in injured in what he called “an act of terror” in Manhattan.
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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said eight people have died and multiple have been injured after a truck plowed through a bike path in Manhattan President Trump George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents, as a “low level volunteer… who has already proven to be a liar.” Executives from Facebook, before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee, as part of its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. A spokesman for Speaker Paul Ryan Republican leadership intends to pass tax reform before the end of the year. Texas Representative Jeb Hensarling he won’t seek reelection in 2018.

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