Elaine Godfrey
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The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Mile Eight in a Marathon
The candidates ganged up on Joe Biden and argued over immigration at last night’s debate. But did it change the political dynamic of the 2020 race?
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AP / The Atlantic Why Millennial Socialists Aren’t Into Elizabeth Warren
The young progressives who gathered in D.C. last night to watch the Democratic debate believe Bernie Sanders is their best bet to overhaul the system.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Motown Showdown
What candidates have been doing to stand out before the second round of Democratic debates tonight. Plus: Behind a member of House leadership’s change of heart on impeachment
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Andrew Harnik / AP How Mitch McConnell Persuaded a Senior House Democrat to Back Impeachment
It wasn’t Robert Mueller’s testimony that pushed Representative Katherine Clark over the edge.
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(Chris Smead / Reuters) The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: When the Cameras Were Off
Two years ago, Representative Elijah Cummings—a recent target of the president’s attacks—briefly humbled Trump with some private advice. Plus: another mass shooting stuns a California city.
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Speaker Pelosi's office handout / via Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Roby Waived
Republican Representative Martha Roby, one of just 13 GOP women in the House, is retiring. Plus: Speaker Pelosi and AOC hash things out in a private meeting.
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: The Optics Nerve
Robert Mueller in an age of performance-art politics and news media turned drama critics. Attorney General Barr orders the federal death penalty to be reinstated.
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Tom Brenner / Reuters The Politics Daily: Sticking to the Script
A reluctant Robert Mueller didn’t stray far from the conclusions of his original report during his congressional testimony—as he’d always said he would. Plus: A new climate-change study.
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Erin Scott / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: He’s Back
Robert Mueller is set to testify before Congress tomorrow—will the hearings convince Democrats to begin impeachment proceedings? Plus: Mark Esper is home free.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP Can Mueller Persuade America to Impeach?
Pro-impeachment Democrats are once again putting all their eggs in the former special counsel’s basket.
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Mike Segar / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Getting Heated (Again)
July 2019 is on track to be the hottest July ever recorded. Plus: To be reelected in 2020, Trump has to win over this subset of voters, but his rhetoric isn’t helping.
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Rachel Jessen The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: ‘It Makes Us Want to Support Him More’
President Trump’s tweets have done little to deter supporters, who chanted “Send her back!” about Representative Ilhan Omar last night at one of his darkest rallies yet.
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Tired of Being Alone
The House voted to table Representative Al Green’s impeachment resolution. Plus: The economist Raj Chetty wants to “revive the American dream”—with an idea to change America itself.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Disorder in the House
House Democrats will vote on a resolution to condemn the president’s racist tweets. Plus: Can Mark Esper really help steer Trump?
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Trump Tends to His Core Voters
President Trump denied that his tweets—telling several congresswomen of color to go back to the countries “from which they came”—were racist. Plus: a 2020 sleeper issue.
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Elizabeth Frantz / Reuters The Activist Left Already Knows Who It Wants for President
Many of the MSNBC moms and energized youths at the annual Netroots Nation conference have already settled on their top candidate—with a surprising second choice.
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Bryan Woolston / AP Mitch McConnell’s (Un)certain Fate
Amy McGrath will try to do what Beto O’Rourke couldn’t: Remove a high-profile Republican from a deep-red state.
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Robyn Beck / Getty The DNC Army That Could Soon Descend on Swing States
To avoid repeating the errors of 2016, the party is training young people of color to be campaign organizers for the eventual Democratic nominee.
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Elizabeth Frantz / Leah Millis / Reuters / ... The 10 Presidential Candidates Who Support Busing
Many 2020 Democrats agree that school segregation is a significant problem, but not all of them want the federal government to step in.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: The Consensus on the Census Is …
The Trump administration is still exploring a census citizenship question, despite a Supreme Court ruling last week. Plus: the most important argument for 2020 Democrats.
