<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Light and Shadow

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Policy Updates: President Trump will announce his new plan to deal with Afghanistan this evening. The plan is expected to include sending additional troops to Afghanistan, but it’s unlikely to offer new military solutions in the long-running war. Meanwhile, a bill to cut back on legal immigration has been making its way through the Senate this month. The bill, introduced by Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue, echoes a 1990s plan to overhaul the immigration system—but with Trump’s support, the changes stand their best chance of passing in years.

Trump’s refusal to quickly and clearly condemn white supremacists after the violence in Charlottesville last week against Nazism and the KKK. As a result, his appointed aides are faced with a choice in —and whether their resignation. And on a recent podcast, the cartoonist Scott Adams , but painted his supporters in deeply cynical terms.