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  • Mike Johnson unveils plan to avert government shutdown

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‘We’ve always been divided’, historian Jon Meacham says

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Historian Jon Meacham tells TODAY that “division is part of the oxygen of democracy,” but that many people seem to have set aside their capacity to change their minds, even when circumstances call for it. He calls for calm and patience, saying, “Democracies depend on empathy. If we can’t see each other as neighbors, we’re not going to make it.”