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<em>The Atlantic </em>Politics &amp; Policy Daily: You Beto Believe It

The former El Paso Rep. announced he's running for president. Plus: President Trump said he will veto a resolution to block his national-emergency declaration.
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What We’re Following Today

It’s Thursday, March 14.

‣The House voted 420–0 to demand that Attorney General William Barr release Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s findings and full report to the public once they are completed. During his Senate confirmation hearing, Barr had not committed to making Mueller’s findings public.

Here’s what else we’re watching:

Twelve Republican senators broke with President Donald Trump to vote for a resolution that blocks the president’s national-emergency declaration to build a wall on the “The result,” writes David A. Graham, “was that the rebels included not just constitutionally focused senators like [Mike] Lee and Rand Paul, and not just moderates like Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, but even senators like Mitt Romney, who has been personally opprobrious of the president but generally supports him on policy.”

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