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<i>The Atlantic</i> Politics & Policy Daily: 'It Is a Horrible Day For Us'

Broward County Superintendent Robert Runcie said there are “numerous fatalities” after a gunman opened fired at a high school in Parkland, Florida.
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Broward County Superintendent Robert Runcie there are “numerous fatalities” after a gunman opened fired at a high school in Parkland, Florida, adding “It is a horrible day for us.” President Trump about the shooting and offered condolences to the families of the victims. Trump former Staff Secretary Rob Porter’s domestic-violence accusations, telling reporters he’s “totally opposed to domestic his House Oversight Committee is investigating the White House’s handling of Porter’s employment. Senate moderates are a bipartisan proposal on immigration Wednesday evening.

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