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<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: States Alone Can’t Fix It

Dozens of states are still trying to keep the Paris Agreement alive. Plus: “Donald Trump’s lawyer is Benjamin Franklin’s night sweats.”

It’s Monday, December 9. What we’re still following: Newly revealed documents about the Afghanistan war: “Almost everyone in the government has been lying about it for years,” David Graham argues.

In today’s newsletter: what 24 states and Puerto Rico still can’t do. Plus, new arguments about America’s “magical-thinking” involvement in the Middle East.

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