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<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics &amp; Policy Daily: Locked Up

A federal judge ordered former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to jail to await trial.
Source: Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

Written by Lena Felton (@lenakfelton) and Taylor Hosking (@Taylor__Hosking)


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  • A federal judge ordered former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to jail to await trial, citing witness-tampering charges lodged by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

  • The Trump administration that it will move forward on imposing $50 billion worth of tariffs on Chinese

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