<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Soft but Crushing Social Pressures
What We’re Following
In Politics: Republicans appear to have locked down the votes they need to pass their tax bill after negotiators overcame the objections of two Senate holdouts, Marco Rubio of Florida and Bob Corker of Tennessee. Meanwhile, polling data on voters’ attitudes toward gender and women’s rights point to a growing partisan divide regarding feminism: Republican women are much less likely to express support for feminism than Democratic men. And Special Counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly looking closely at the 18 days leading up to the firing of former National-Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Here’s a timeline of that pivotal period.
Disney and 21st Century Fox are preparing for what will be the largest-ever show-business merger: Disney will acquire most of Fox’s assets in a way that could be dangerous for streaming companies, consumers, and even Disney itself. And the number of Americans who rent their home declined suggesting that the housing market may finally be recovering from the foreclosure crisis—though the market has been permanently changed.
