<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: When Trump Takes the Podium
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Investigation Intrigue: The House Intelligence Committee voted Monday night to release a controversial memo, drafted by Republican staffers, alleging that Justice Department officials carried out surveillance abuses while investigating Russian involvement in the 2016 presidential election. Though the DOJ says releasing the memo would be reckless, President Trump supports the move. The rift between them demonstrates a troubling collapse of norms, writes David A. Graham. Meanwhile, the recent revelation that Trump attempted to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller led to speculation that the president could be indicted for obstruction of justice. Here’s why that decision may rest on the shoulders of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Three corporate titans—Amazon, JP Morgan Chase, and the financial-services company Berkshire Hathaway—announced a plan to form a nonprofit And the Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has thrown his philanthropic weight behind an approach known as “personalized learning,” yet the method—which presumes that average students can become exceptional ones with individual help—has
