<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Far Trickier to Measure
The odds of a U.S. strike on North Korea, Republican prospects for 2018, the impact of nonfatal shootings, and more
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Rising Tension: Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina told The Atlantic that he estimates the chances that the U.S. will strike North Korea at 30 percent—or even 70 percent if the country conducts another nuclear test. Read Uri Friedman’s interview with Graham here. Donald Trump has often been criticized for his aggressive tweets about North Korea, but these aren’t the only comments by him that have made an impression on authoritarian leaders. Here’s how dictators around the world have echoed Trump’s “fake news” rhetoric.
Senator Marco Rubio of Florida is if his fellow Republicans don’t agree to add an expanded child tax credit to the bill. Rubio’s proposal would provide an further than they’d originally planned.
