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<i>The Atlantic</i> Politics & Policy Daily: ‘We Cannot Allow This to Continue’

President Trump declared the opioid crisis a national public-health emergency.
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President Trump the opioid crisis a national public-health emergency, saying in a that “as Americans, we cannot allow this to continue.” The House the Senate’s version of the 2018 budget resolution, setting in motion Republicans’ tax-reform plan. MSNBC political reporter Mark Halperin would leave his role as a contributor at the network, after five women accused him of sexual harassment. The National Archives more than 3,000 files related to the assassination of former President John to a settlement with tea party groups who filed a lawsuit over what they saw as unnecessary IRS scrutiny during the 2012 presidential election.

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