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<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics &amp; Policy Daily: The United States of Twitter

Twitter power users: more likely women, more likely tweeting about politics. Plus: President Trump tweets he'll challenge any moves to impeach him in the Supreme Court.
Source: Mike Hutchings / Reuters

What We’re Following Today

It’s Wednesday, April 24.

(Brendan McDermid)

‣ President Donald Trump said on Twitter that if House Democrats move to impeach him, he’ll challenge their efforts in the Supreme Court. (The Supreme Court ruled in 1993 that impeachment authority lies with Congress and “nowhere else.”)

‣ During her time as the secretary of Homeland Security, Kirstjen Nielsen was focused on preparing for new forms of Russian in front of the president.

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