Olivia Paschal
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Evan Vucci / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: The Space Force Awakens
Vice President Mike Pence detailed the administration’s plan to establish a Space Force by 2020.
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Mary Altaffer /AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Collins His Lawyer
Republican Representative Chris Collins of New York has been indicted on insider trading charges.
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Congress Finally Can Tell Hemp From Pot
For almost 50 years, hemp has been lumped together with heroin, LSD, and Ecstasy, but new legislation could soon make the crop legal for farmers still struggling from the loss of tobacco.
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Alex Brandon / Associated Press The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Gates-Crashing
Rick Gates, Paul Manafort’s longtime business partner, testified in the fifth day of Manafort’s federal trial that the two men committed crimes.
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David J. Phillip / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Beam Them Up, SpaceX
NASA announced the nine astronauts who will test spacecraft developed by Elon Musk’s company and Boeing.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Trump’s Tweets and the Creation of ‘Illusory Truth’
President Trump’s repetition of words like “witch hunt” could have a psychological effect on Americans—say it enough, and people might start to believe it.
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J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: The Paper Chase
The Senate’s request for hundreds of thousands of documents from the National Archives could hold up Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation for months.
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Manafort of the Moment
A judge heard opening arguments on the first day of the trial for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who has pleaded not guilty to banking and tax-fraud charges.
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Rudy on Duty
In interviews on CNN and Fox News, Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani argued that collusion is not a crime.
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Evan Vucci / AP American Farmers Are Still Worried About Trump’s Trade War
The administration hoped a $12 billion aid package and a new deal with the European Union would allay their concerns. But farm country wants free trade.
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Evan Vucci / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Ag-itated
During a visit to Iowa, Trump touted his limited trade deal with Europe as a win for American farmers.
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Nati Harnik / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Soy to the World
President Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced a limited trade deal, including increased exports of American soybeans to Europe.
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Rogelio V. Solis / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Cash Crops
The Department of Agriculture announced $12 billion in emergency relief for farmers facing losses as a result of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
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AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: THE WAR ON TWITTER
In a late-night tweet, President Trump warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to “NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN.”
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Sergei Karpukhin / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: RSVPutin
The White House said that President Trump asked National-Security Adviser John Bolton to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington this fall.
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: ‘No’ Problem
When asked by a reporter on Wednesday whether Russia was still targeting the U.S., President Trump answered, “no.” The White House said he was talking about something else.
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Sputnik Photo Agency / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Off Putin
During a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Trump rejected the consensus among the U.S. intelligence community that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election.
