The Atlantic

<i>The Atlantic </i> Politics & Policy Daily: 99/1,461

On Saturday, President Trump will celebrate his 100th day in office.
Source: Mike Stewart / AP

Today in 5 Lines

Congress a short-term spending bill, averting a government shutdown on the day before President Trump’s 100th day in office. During a speech to the National Rifle Association in Atlanta, President Trump an end to an “eight-year assault” on Second Amendment rights. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson the international community to enforce sanctions on North Korea and said that “all options for responding to by just 0.7 percent in the first quarter, the lowest rate in three years. The 2017 White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday, but instead of attending, Trump will hold a rally in Pennsylvania.

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from The Atlantic

The Atlantic6 min read
Florida’s Experiment With Measles
The state of Florida is trying out a new approach to measles control: No one will be forced to not get sick. Joseph Ladapo, the state’s top health official, announced this week that the six cases of the disease reported among students at an elementar
The Atlantic6 min read
There’s Only One Way to Fix Air Pollution Now
It feels like a sin against the sanctitude of being alive to put a dollar value on one year of a human life. A year spent living instead of dead is obviously priceless, beyond the measure of something so unprofound as money. But it gets a price tag i
The Atlantic8 min readAmerican Government
The Most Consequential Recent First Lady
This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. The most consequential first lady of modern times was Melania Trump. I know, I know. We are supposed to believe it was Hillary Clinton, with her unbaked cookies

Related Books & Audiobooks