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The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Blunt Talk
In a statement, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced plans to introduce legislation to decriminalize marijuana on the federal level, saying his thinking on the issue “has evolved.”
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Baby Steps
Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth, the first sitting senator to give birth while in office, brought her newborn baby to the floor to cast her “no” vote.
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Charlie Riedel / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Kobach Yellow
A federal judge ordered that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach be held in contempt of court, and Senator Bernie Sanders referenced rapper Cardi B in a tweet.
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Mary Altaffer / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Catch A Sketch
During an interview on ABC’s The View, adult-film star Stormy Daniels released a sketch of the man she claims threatened her to “leave Trump alone” in 2011.
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Evan Agostini / Invision / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Sean)
Fox News host Sean Hannity was revealed as a client of President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.
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Soren Larson / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Comey What May
President Trump called James Comey an “untruthful slime ball” following the release of excerpts of his book, A Higher Loyalty.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Tease-Pacific Partnership
President Trump told lawmakers that he has ordered his advisers to look into rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a deal he pulled out of days after taking office.
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Paul Out Boy
House Speaker Paul Ryan announced that he will not seek reelection in November.
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Kevin Wolf / AP images for AVAAZ The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Sitting Zuck
In his testimony before a joint session of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company is working with Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Raiding Places
The FBI raided the office of President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, and seized records, including payments to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Blake News
Republican Representative Blake Farenthold of Texas, who announced in December that he would not seek reelection, abruptly resigned amid misconduct allegations.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Area Man Frustrated by Traffic
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt reportedly asked to use his vehicle’s lights and sirens to get through traffic in Washington, D.C.
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Edgard Garrido / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: The Writing on the Wall
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced that President Trump will sign a proclamation for the deployment of National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Fraught Pruitt
Amid a series of damaging reports that raised the possibility Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt could be fired, Trump and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly called Pruitt to convey support.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Eggsecutive Time
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hosted the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: A Room of His Own
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt reportedly leased an apartment linked to a Washington lobbyist for $50 a night.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: This Day in Infrastructure Week
During a speech meant to promote his infrastructure plan, President Trump touted his proposed border wall and discussed topics ranging from North Korea to ABC’s Roseanne.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Pardon?
A lawyer for President Trump reportedly floated the idea of pardoning former advisers Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort with their lawyers last year.
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Evan Vucci / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Walled In
The Washington Post reports that President Trump is privately pushing for the U.S. military to fund the construction of his proposed border wall.
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Bill Haber / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Stormy With a Chance of Lawsuits
Stormy Daniels is suing Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, for defamation.
