Alex Altman

Altman is the executive features editor and deputy Washington bureau chief at TIME.

Recent Articles

GOP Rolls Back Online Privacy Rules

Congressional Republicans have voted to scrap a series of online privacy protections approved during the waning days of the Obama Administration by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The rules, which were set to take effect...

By Alex Altman

President Trump Paid $38 Million on 2005 Tax Return

The return showed Trump earned more than $150 million that year

By Alex Altman

Moscow Cozies Up to the Right

The warming of old cold warriors

By Alex Altman and Elizabeth Dias

Donald Trump Finally Sounded Like a President

For the first time in his presidency, Donald Trump acted the part. “I am here tonight to deliver a message of unity and strength,” he announced from the Speaker’s rostrum moments into his hour-long joint...

By Alex Altman and Zeke J Miller

Conservative Grassroots Face Crisis at Annual Conference

Signs of trouble

By Alex Altman

Court Rules Against Trump on Travel Ban

A major setback for the White House

By Alex Altman

No President Has Spread Fear Like Donald Trump

Plenty of presidents have played to the public's anxieties. Nobody has done it like Trump

By Alex Altman

9 Questions with Roger Stone

The right-wing provocateur and longtime confidant to Donald Trump talks about his new book on the 2016 race and the President’s war on the pressWhat has struck you most about Trump’s first days in office?He...

By Alex Altman

DeVos' Confirmation Signals Dark Times for Democrats

Despite a fierce grassroots push, the minority party didn't have the votes

By Alex Altman and Haley Sweetland Edwards

Q&A: Trump Adviser Roger Stone on Media, Nixon and Russia

Controversial Republican consultant Roger Stone has advised Donald Trump since they met in 1979. He talks to TIME.

By Alex Altman

Republicans Begin to Break With Trump

A startlingly brief honeymoon for the new GOP President

By Philip Elliott/Indian Wells, Calif and Alex Altman

Same Old Trump

People do not change, not really, especially not a 70-year-old billionaire who has done things his own way his whole life. No one should have expected that Donald John Trump would start reading from a...

By Alex Altman and Zeke J Miller

Trump's First Test

A tradition-smashing candidate steps into history

By Alex Altman and Philip Elliott

Donald Trump Tests Congressional Republicans

Winning inspires flexibility

By Alex Altman and Philip Elliott

Experts: Trump's Plan on Conflicts of Interest Falls Short

Ethics watchdogs say the President-elect's plans are insufficient

By Alex Altman

Why Jill Stein's Recount Push is Bad News for Democrats

In the age of Trump, the scam PACs that have plagued Republicans could migrate across the aisle

By Alex Altman

How Trump Is Bringing the Alt-Right to the White House

The former media mogul is Trump's link to the right-wing fringe

By Alex Altman

The Results: Congress

THE NEW SENATE34 seats up for grabsDemocratic efforts to take control of the Senate flopped. Early data showed the party on course to pick up two seats, well short of the five required to reclaim...

By Alex Altman

The Balance of Power: Senate, House and State Races to Watch

The SenateDemocrats need a net gain of four seats to win a Senate majority if Hillary Clinton becomes President. If Donald Trump prevails, they need five. Polls show they are a near lock to pick...

By Alex Altman

Trump's Latest Theories on the Election Don't Hold Up

Trailing by every traditional campaign metric as the race for the White House enters its final fortnight, Donald Trump is leaning on a pair of unproven theories to peddle hope to his loyal supporters. The...

By Zeke J Miller and Alex Altman
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