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<i>The Atlantic</i> Politics & Policy Daily: A Tale of Two Acting Directors

Two officials showed up on Monday expecting to fill the role of acting director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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President Trump met with Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee to discuss changes to their tax plan. Texas Senator John Cornyn that the chamber will vote on the legislation this week, although it’s not clear that the bill has enough votes to pass. A White House official the president has no plans to campaign for Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore,, but said he will return to work. Trump Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren as “Pocahontas” during an event honoring Navajo code talkers who served during World War II.

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