Abby Vesoulis

Abby Vesoulis is a political reporter in TIME's Washington bureau.

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R.N.C., speaks as the House debates the objection to confirm the Electoral College vote from Pennsylvania, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. early on Jan. 7, 2021.

‘He’s Saying One Thing and Then He’s Doing Another.’ Rep. Madison Cawthorn Peddles a Different Kind of Trumpism in a Post-Trump World

As the Trump Administration drew to a close, Republican legislators and aid...

As the Trump Administration drew to a close, Republican legislators and aides were forced to choose a side. They could either distance themselves from a twice-impeached President who instigated an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol...

This time last year, subway systems across the country often looked like this train in New York City. But the pandemic has dramatically reduced ridership, and transit systems are facing budget crises as a result.

The Future of American Public Transit Depends on Congress

Facing declines in ridership due to COVID-19, mass transit systems are on t...

Facing declines in ridership due to COVID-19, mass transit systems are on the brink of collapse. Will Congress save them?

President-elect Joe Biden with his wife Jill Biden salute the crowd on stage after delivering remarks in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 7, 2020, and being declared the winner of the US presidential election.

'This Feels Like the Closest We’ve Ever Been.' Why Growing Demands for Student Debt Forgiveness Could Be Joe Biden's First Presidential Test

Roughly two months out from Inauguration Day, Joe Biden is already facing a...

Roughly two months out from Inauguration Day, Joe Biden is already facing a brewing political storm among his ideologically-diverse base of supporters, who disagree over the issue of student loan forgiveness. As COVID-19 cases continue...

The Houston Food Bank and Texas-based grocery chain H-E-B combine their resources to orchestrate a massive food-distribution event. H-E-B employees, pictured Nov. 17, are packaging boxes full of Thanksgiving necessities in preparation for high demand.

Families Strained by the Pandemic Are Turning to Food Banks Struggling to Keep Up

Food insecurity is increasing as unemployment rates continue to rise—but fo...

Food insecurity is increasing as unemployment rates continue to rise—but food banks are straining to meet the increase in demand

MSNBC-NBC National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki pictured on Wednesday, March 4, 2020

MSNBC's Steve Kornacki On Surviving Election Week, Polling Flubs, and the Internet's Crush on Him: 'It Made Me a Little Squeamish'

By the time NBC and MSNBC National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki s...

By the time NBC and MSNBC National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki sat down with me for a 30-minute Zoom interview on Tuesday, Nov. 10, I was surprised he was still able to sit upright: The...

President-elect Joe Biden gestures toward crowd at the Chase Center on Nov. 07 in Wilmington, Del.

President-Elect Biden's Ambitious Economic Proposals Face a Divided Congress

Biden's ambitious plans to remake the economy must pass a divided Cong...

Biden's ambitious plans to remake the economy must pass a divided Congress

Mailed ballots being opened at an Erie County courthouse on Election Day, the earliest time Pennsylvania allows it

How the Mail-In Versus In-Person Voting Divide Gave America Whiplash

More Americans voted by mail in this election than any other in U.S. histor...

More Americans voted by mail in this election than any other in U.S. history