Philip Elliott

Philip Elliott is a Washington Correspondent for TIME. Before joining TIME in early 2015, he spent almost a decade at The Associated Press, where he covered politics, campaign finance, education and the White House. He is a graduate of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University.

Crypto Tax: How Congress Wants to Pay for Your New Roads

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Two Decades Later, the Lessons of the 9/11 Commission Echo

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Foreign Lobbying Isn’t Inherently Bad—Until There Are Lies

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Tomorrow’s Infrastructure Vote Iffy, At Best

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Why Congress Deserves Its Own Emmy Category

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