<em>The Atlantic </em>Daily: What Was the Final Straw for Scott Pruitt?
The scandal-plagued EPA administrator is stepping down. Plus Democrats’ choice of priorities, soccer’s most annoying star, and more.
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Pruitt’s Farewell: Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is stepping down. President Donald Trump defended Pruitt through a long series of financial and ethical scandals, even as White House aides and congressional Republicans began to criticize Pruitt. Here’s the chain of events that led to Pruitt leaving his post, and here’s a running list of all the changes in Trump’s Cabinet.
Amid the division and disillusionment of Trump’s presidency, both Democrats and Republicans have Peter Beinart argues. As Democratic leaders split over Conor Friedersdorf advises Trump supporters to renew their commitment to American values by rereading
