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<i>The Atlantic</i> Politics & Policy Daily: Gina Hasvotes

Virginia Senator Mark Warner announced his support for President Trump’s pick for CIA director, Gina Haspel.
Source: Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

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  • Virginia Senator Mark Warner for President Trump’s pick for CIA director, Gina Haspel, after she clarifying that, in hindsight, the agency’s “enhanced interrogation program is not one the CIA should have undertaken.” Haspel now likely has enough votes to be

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