Peter Nicholas
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Drew Angerer / Al Drago / Mark Wilson ... Senate Republicans’ Big Trump Problem
He’s made the presidency about himself, and now the same is true for down-ballot races.
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Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post / Getty Trump’s Cordon Un-sanitaire
The president has faced greater exposure to the coronavirus than he might let on.
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Paul J. Richards / Getty Trump’s ‘I’m Rubber, You’re Glue’ Campaign Plan
The president wants to weaponize COVID-19 against Biden. There’s a conspicuous irony to his argument.
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Shutterstock / The Atlantic The End of the Imperial Presidency
By ceding control over the government’s pandemic response, Trump is allowing American governors to flex new muscles.
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Julio Gudio / EyeEm / Getty / Shutterstock ... How Trump’s Foes Get Through His Daily Press Briefings
With booze, junk food, and the love of a beloved pet
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Jeff J Mitchell / Getty / The Atlantic Trump’s Plan to Save His Presidency
As he navigates the political fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, he’s leaning into a strategy that worked for him four years ago.
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Olivier Douliery / AFP / Getty Anthony Fauci, Lightning Rod
The nation’s top infectious-disease expert is hardly infallible. But Trump allies may be criticizing him because they can’t target the president.
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Jim Watson / Getty The Real Point of Trump’s Coronavirus Press Conferences
The president is inescapable right now. That’s by design.
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Patrick Semansky / AP What Will Happen When Red States Need Help?
President Trump’s targets have been Democratic leaders. But the outbreak isn’t going to stay confined to Democratic states.
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Win McNamee / Mark Wilson / Getty / ... Trump Is on a Collision Course
Lindsey Graham is among the president’s allies who don’t want him to quickly reopen the country. He says the president should “err on the side of human life.”
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Mark Makela / Barcroft Media / Getty / ... The Weirdest Partnership in Washington
Steve Mnuchin and Nancy Pelosi are working together to blunt the impact of the coronavirus crisis.
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Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP Anthony Fauci’s Plan to Stay Honest
He’s never seen a disease quite like COVID-19, nor has he ever worked for a president quite like Trump.
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Drew Angerer / Getty This Is How Donald Trump Will Be Remembered
Zero-sum politics doesn’t work in a pandemic.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP The Kids at the Center of the Nastiest Campaign in Memory
Willingly or not, the Biden and Trump children figure to be leading players in the 2020 election.
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Lauren Lancaster There Are No Libertarians in an Epidemic
Donald Trump is running for reelection on an anti-socialist message. But the COVID-19 outbreak demonstrates the emptiness of ideological labels.
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Sarah Silbiger / Getty Donald Trump, Bernie Bro
The president’s team seems to see the senator from Vermont’s candidacy as a no-lose proposition.
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Nicholas Kamm / Getty The Coronavirus Outbreak Could Bring Out the Worst in Trump
Virology isn’t politics.
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Bill Clark / CQ Roll Call Why Is John Kelly Speaking Out Now?
The former chief of staff is making the case that he spoke truth to power inside the White House. The trouble for him is how many Americans won’t be convinced.
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Evan Vucci / AP John Kelly Finally Lets Loose on Trump
The former chief of staff explained, in the clearest terms yet, his misgivings about Trump’s behavior regarding North Korea, immigration, and Ukraine.
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Noam Galai / WireImage / Getty Are We Ready for Trump 2.0?
After his acquittal in the Senate, the president may double down on the same behavior that led to his impeachment in the first place.
