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<i>The Atlantic</i> Politics & Policy Daily: Six More Weeks of Infrastructure

President Trump unveiled his $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan.
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The White House a $4.4 trillion budget proposal that would boost defense spending and make cuts to the social safety net while envisioning huge budget deficits for years to come. Trump also unveiled his $1.5 trillion to repair and rebuild roads, bridges, highways, and other infrastructure. The debate on immigration Monday evening. Vanessa Trump, the wife of Donald Trump Jr., was as a precaution after she opened an envelope addressed to her husband that contained “an unidentified substance,” authorities said. The official portraits of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were

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