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

The U.S. will now join multiple other countries in temporarily grounding all Boeing 737 Max aircraft. Plus: Paul Manafort is sentenced—and indicted again.
Source: Richard Drew / AP

What We’re Following Today

It’s Wednesday, March 13.

‣ The Senate is expected to vote tomorrow on a resolution to block President Donald Trump’s national-emergency declaration. Ahead of the vote, a group of senators, led by the Utah Republican Mike Lee, is attempting to reach a last-minute agreement with the White House to limit the president’s power to declare future national emergencies in exchange for its support on the most recent declaration. The White House has so far declined to commit.

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