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He covers Congress, Donald Trump, and national politics.  ## Eric Cortellessa *  Jul 30, 2026 ### [Read the Transcript of TIME‘s Interview With Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez](https://time.com/article/2026/07/30/venezuelan-president-delcy-rodriguez-interview-transcript/) The acting Venezuelan president sat down for a rare interview at Miraflores Palace in Caracas [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jul 30, 2026 ### [How Delcy Rodríguez Went From Maduro Loyalist to Trump Proxy](https://time.com/article/2026/07/30/venezuelan-president-delcy-rodriguez-interview/) The acting president of Venezuela insists that she is not surrendering Venezuelan sovereignty but op... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jul 14, 2026 ### [Trump's Ex-Campaign Manager Is Running An Israeli Influence Operation Targeting the MAGA Base](https://time.com/article/2026/07/13/brad-parscale-israel-influence-operation/) Brad Parscale has a $1.5 million per month contract to run the digital messaging effort [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  May 13, 2026 ### [How Nicki Minaj Went MAGA](https://time.com/article/2026/05/14/nicki-minaj-trump/) The rapper is the cornerstone of a Trump plan to turn celebrity surrogates into cultural currency [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Apr 2, 2026 ### [Bruce Springsteen in Minneapolis](https://time.com/article/2026/04/01/bruce-springsteen-minneapolis-concert/) The Boss’ tour opener, set at the epicenter of Trump's immigration crackdown, was a fiercely defiant... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Apr 2, 2026 ### [Inside Trump's Search for a Way Out of Iran War](https://time.com/article/2026/04/02/trump-iran-off-ramp/) Facing political backlash, global economic shock, and the looming midterms, the President still does... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Mar 5, 2026 ### [Trump's War](https://time.com/7382697/trump-iran-war/) If Trump campaigned as a President of peace, he has governed as the opposite. Now he has drawn the U... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Feb 5, 2026 ### [The Origins of Trump's Greenland Obsession](https://time.com/7368798/trump-greenland-pursuit/) "His objective is total control." [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Nov 22, 2025 ### [Marjorie Taylor Greene Has Considered Running for President in 2028, Allies Say](https://time.com/7336273/marjorie-taylor-greene-2028/) The Georgia lawmaker is leaving Congress, but that may not be the end of her political ambitions [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Oct 23, 2025 ### [Wife of Imprisoned Palestinian Leader Marwan Barghouti Urges Trump to Approve His Release](https://time.com/7327932/trump-israel-hamas-gaza-deal-marwan-barghouti/) Trump’s comment that he would “make a decision” on Marwan Barghouti’s case has prompted calls for hi... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Oct 23, 2025 ### [How the Gaza Deal Got Done](https://time.com/7327675/trump-israel-gaza-deal-interview/) In an interview with TIME, Trump says this regional reset would be impossible without one essential ... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Oct 11, 2025 ### [How the Trump Administration Sealed the Gaza Ceasefire Deal](https://time.com/7325156/trump-gaza-ceasefire-deal/) If peace holds, the agreement could become a signature achievement of Trump's second term [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Sep 25, 2025 ### [Bruce Springsteen’s Long Journey Home](https://time.com/7319963/bruce-springsteen-songs-albums-deliver-me-from-nowhere/) Fifty years after the monumental success of Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen is still grappling with t... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Sep 11, 2025 ### [The Rise of Political Violence in America](https://time.com/7316280/charlie-kirk-dead-political-violence/) Charlie Kirk's killing could become not just a tragedy but a catalyst—less an aberration than a feat... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Aug 7, 2025 ### [How Mike Johnson Became Trump's Speaker](https://time.com/7306839/speaker-mike-johnson-interview/) Johnson has shepherded a series of wins for the White House—and turned the House into an instrument ... 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