Abby Vesoulis

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

Recent Articles

2 Students Dead, After California School Shooting

Students are describing the chaos and horror that spread after two teenagers were killed in a mass shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, Calif. on Thursday.One student, Micha Turner, told CBS she had...

By Mahita Gajanan and Abby Vesoulis

In the Democratic Primary, Amy Klobuchar Makes the Case for Pragmatism Over 'Pipe Dreams'

It’s a brisk Saturday morning in November, and Amy Klobuchar is pondering the menu at a Sioux City, Iowa, diner where a dish of two buttermilk biscuits smothered in country-style gravy is listed among the...

By Abby Vesoulis/Sioux City, Iowa

Democratic Lawmakers To Unveil 'Millionaires Surtax'

The bill would add a 10% tax on top of existing taxes for joint-filers whose incomes exceed $2 million, and $1 million for single filers.

By Abby Vesoulis

Jim Crow Law Could Affect Mississippi's Elections

Mississippi's constitution drafters explicitly said this provision was intended to "secure to the State of Mississippi 'white supremacy.'"

By Abby Vesoulis

2020 Democrats Need Rural Voters. Can They Win Them Over By Fixing Rural Healthcare?

2020 Democrats need rural support. Rural Americans need accessible specialists and hospitals.

By Abby Vesoulis

Mitt Romney's Grandson's Halloween Costume: Pierre Delecto

Pierre Delecto, of course, was the name of Romney's fake Twitter account that Slate reporter Ashley Feinberg recently uncovered.

By Abby Vesoulis

Moderate Democrats Coalition To Endorse Four Housing Bills

Millions of Americans find themselves in a “Catch-22” when it comes to being able to afford the most basic of needs—a roof over their heads.A group of moderate Congressional Democrats is endorsing four bills to...

By Abby Vesoulis

House Oversight Chair Elijah Cummings Dies at 68

United States flags were at half-staff on Thursday in honor of Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, a lion of the House of Representatives and chair of its Oversight Committee, who died early that morning at age...

By Alana Abramson , Abby Vesoulis and Lissandra Villa

Fact-Checking the Candidates' Claims From the Fourth Democratic Debate

Were all tonight's claims accurate? TIME’s reporters took a look. 

By Madeleine Carlisle , Abigail Abrams and Abby Vesoulis

The Biggest Moments From Tuesday's Democratic Debate

Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will meet in Ohio in a 2020 Democratic Debate. Follow along live.

By Madeleine Carlisle , Mahita Gajanan , Abigail Abrams , Abby Vesoulis and Rachel E. Greenspan

Honing Their Messaging

Republicans and Democrats are jockeying to get ahead on the messaging

By Abby Vesoulis / North Plainfield, N.J. and Lissandra Villa

'The Reboot of US-UKRAINE Relationship.' Here's What To Know About Newly-Released Texts Between Trump Diplomats and Ukrainian Presidential Aide

On Thursday night, Reps. Eliot Engel, Adam Schiff, and Elijah Cummings — who respectively chair the House Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, and Oversight committees — released text messages between government officials discussing the United States’ relationship...

By Abby Vesoulis

An Impeachment 'War Room?'

When President Bill Clinton was facing impeachment over obstruction and perjury allegations from a Republican-led House, he had a war room of skilled legal and communications connoisseurs tasked with handling rapid response on the topic....

By Brian Bennett and Abby Vesoulis

All Eyes on Schiff

Many Democrats see Schiff as the natural choice to head up the impeachment inquiry

By Abby Vesoulis and Philip Elliott

Read the Declassified Trump Whistleblower Complaint

Trump used "the power of his office to solicit interference," the whistleblower said

By Abby Vesoulis

Colt Will Stop Producing AR-15 Rifles for Civilians

Experts wonder if the company was swayed by mass shootings involving the weapon

By Abby Vesoulis

Fighting Over Obama's Legacy

Thursday’s Democratic presidential primary debate was the longest of the year, but several topics that voters have deemed priorities went untouched.Although nearly 100% of Democrats responded to a recent CNN poll saying they felt aggressive...

By Madeleine Carlisle , Tara Law , Abby Vesoulis and Rachel E. Greenspan

Warren Vows $1 Trillion More for Clean Energy Plan

She announced the plan ahead of her slot in CNN's Wednesday climate town hall

By Abby Vesoulis

Here’s What Hurricane Dorian Looks Like From Space

The powerful storm is expected to become a Category 4 hurricane

By Abby Vesoulis

Toddler Missing, Mother Presumed Drowned in Border Crossing Incident

'This is [a] heartbreaking tragedy that occurs too often'

By Abby Vesoulis
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