<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics & Policy Daily: The Swamp Won’t Drain
It’s clogged with former members of Congress-turned lobbyists, and presidential candidates such as Elizabeth Warren won’t have an easy time cleaning it out with their policies.
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CORRECTION: Our Friday newsletter said that Donald Trump had announced the U.S. was sending 1,500 troops to Iran. It should have said that the U.S. is sending 1,500 troops to the Middle East, amid tensions with Iran.
‣ A parade of disaster weather continues: Tornadoes hit Ohio and Indiana, killing one, and the Midwest and parts of the South face severe flooding.
‣ President Trump returned from his four-day state visit to Japan, during by North Korean short-range missile tests, which Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had described as “of great regret.”
