<em>The Atlantic </em>Daily: Rifts and Taxes
The consequences of crippling the IRS. Plus a bizarre public fight over border-wall funding, interrogating the benefits of attending an elite college, “cute aggression,” and more
What We’re Following
Reality Show(down):“If we don’t get what we want … I will shut down the government,” President Donald Trump declared at what began as a pleasant-enough meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi in the Oval Office, negotiating a spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown at the end of next week. One of Trump’s main rhetorical strategies in pushing for more money for a border wall?
