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<em>The Atlantic </em>Politics Daily: The Strongest Evidence Yet That America Is Botching Coronavirus Testing

Just how few Americans have actually been tested for the coronavirus, despite administration promises? Plus: The moment that marked the rise of an extensive jihadist network in the United States.

It’s Friday, March 6. In today’s newsletter: Our science and technology reporters confirm just how few Americans have actually been tested for the coronavirus, despite administration promises. Plus: The moment that marked the rise of an extensive jihadist network in the United States.

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Evidence That America Is Seriously Botching the Coronavirus Testing

By all public accounts, it’s one of the Trump administration’s biggest priorities: testing Americans for the

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