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The D.C. Brief
Facing a Billion-Dollar Shutdown, Congress Can’t Even Agree How to Procrastinate
By Philip Elliott
Why Biden Backers Are Sounding the Alarm on Pennsylvania
By Philip Elliott
Why Joe Biden Needs to Worry About Yams
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Isn't a Fluke—She Might Be the Future
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. It’s mighty tempting to treat Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene...
By Philip Elliott
November 17, 2021
In Washington, ‘Bipartisan’ Can Mean a Lot of Things
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Lest you missed the rollout of the infrastructure package...
By Philip Elliott
November 16, 2021
Biden Isn't Making Things Easy for Two of His Potential Successors
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Thirteen years ago, Barack Obama deployed some of his...
By Philip Elliott
November 12, 2021
A Spike in Calls to the Veteran Crisis Line Could Signal Trouble for Biden
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough, a top adviser to...
By Philip Elliott
November 10, 2021
How Democrats Bungled Their Big Win on Infrastructure
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. President Joe Biden pulled the sunglasses from his face...
By Philip Elliott
November 9, 2021
Democrats Should Talk About Costs, Not Fairness, to Sell Drug Pricing to Voters
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Here in Washington, the conversation about politics is often...
By Philip Elliott
November 3, 2021
What Democrats Need to Learn from Youngkin's Win in Virginia
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. If the cornerstone of your electoral strategy is proclaiming...
By Philip Elliott
November 3, 2021
The Big Lie Has Been Proven False. Republicans Can’t Shake It
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. If you want a quick study on the state...
By Philip Elliott
November 1, 2021
In Washington, Even Softball and Pups Can’t Escape Partisan Sniping
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Yesterday afternoon, legislators and their dogs milled about a...
By Philip Elliott
October 28, 2021
One Very Big Problem With the Democrats' Billionaires Tax
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Some of the darkest instincts in politics have been...
By Philip Elliott
October 27, 2021
Democrats' True Deadline Is Sooner Than You Think
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. If the stakes weren’t so high, the incessant obstruction...
By Philip Elliott
October 26, 2021
You Think Washington Is Dysfunctional? Look at Your State Capital
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. It’s easy to look at Washington and shake your...
By Philip Elliott
October 22, 2021
Congress Holds the Key to the Virginia Governor's Race
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. The most important strategy sessions for Terry McAuliffe’s comeback...
By Philip Elliott
October 20, 2021
Colin Powell and the Power of Owning Your Mistakes
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. There are plenty of reasons people here in D.C....
By Philip Elliott
October 18, 2021
Why It's Critical that Jan. 6 Rioters’ Rights Are Respected
I think it’s important to admit when my professional judgement was wrong. I did so freely at the start of this month, acknowledging that my skepticism for old-fashioned letter-writing campaigns was statistically off. (It turns...
By Philip Elliott
October 14, 2021
The Great American Redistricting Race Has Begun
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. There are a few types of lawmakers in Washington...
By Philip Elliott
October 13, 2021
Abortion Cases Are Waning America's Trust in the Supreme Court
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. When the Supreme Court Justices settled in this morning...
By Philip Elliott
October 12, 2021
McConnell’s Debt Ceiling Deal Just Kicks Democrats’ Problems Down the Road
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Mitch McConnell faced two futures. Both featured scorched earth....
By Philip Elliott
October 7, 2021
Execs Pocketed Millions During Meltdown
We’re talking about a grand total of $571 million in bonuses to more than 16,600 leaders at companies that were—or are—in deep, deep trouble
By Philip Elliott
October 6, 2021
Surprising Data Shows Political Letter-Writing Still Gets Out the Vote
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. I’ll be the first to admit it: I rolled...
By Philip Elliott
October 1, 2021
Donald Trump Still Leads The Republicans—And That’s Bad for Almost Everybody
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Donald Trump is out of office. That doesn’t mean...
By Philip Elliott
September 29, 2021
Democrats Head Toward Piecemeal Infrastructure Votes As Coalition Frays
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had never wavered. She said...
By Philip Elliott
September 28, 2021
‘Defund the Police’ Was a Catchy Slogan. It’s Also Why a Policing Bill Fell Apart
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Richard Nixon had an energy crisis on his hands...
By Philip Elliott
September 23, 2021
Five Reasons Why Infrastructure Is Dead—And One Why It’s Not
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Remember the good ol’ days of 2019, before COVID-19...
By Philip Elliott
September 22, 2021
Why an Immigration Overhaul Won't Be Part of the $3.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. The Senate’s wonk-in-chief has once again shown who’s really...
By Philip Elliott
September 20, 2021
Democrats Face a Grueling Two Weeks as Infighting Erupts Over Infrastructure
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. House Democrats yesterday finished penning a 2,600-page bill that...
By Philip Elliott
September 16, 2021
How Trump Helped Dems Win the Calif. Recall
In California, Democrats branded GOP frontrunner Larry Elder as the heir to Donald Trump
By Philip Elliott
September 15, 2021
When George W. Bush Called Out the Jan. 6 Rioters, We Listened
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — It was just one page in...
By Philip Elliott
September 13, 2021
Twenty Years of Data Show How America Changed — And Stayed the Same — After 9/11
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. The world changed on Sept. 11, 2001. Two decades...
By Philip Elliott
September 10, 2021
Why the Human Rights Campaign Had to Fire Its President
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. So far this year, one Washington powerhouse has lobbied...
By Philip Elliott
September 8, 2021
Independents’ Views on the Economy Pose a Political Risk to Joe Biden
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Unless you’re a die-hard political science nerd, the date...
By Philip Elliott
August 26, 2021
Joe Manchin Faces Protests from the Left at Home in West Virginia
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. In many ways, politics is a theater for policy...
By Philip Elliott
August 25, 2021
House Democrats Fight Over Infrastructure Bill
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Legislative standoffs are nothing new at the Capitol. But...
By Philip Elliott
August 23, 2021
Why Legacy Wealth Is an Easy Target to Fund Infrastructure
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. The United States is a nation of deep inequalities....
By Philip Elliott
August 20, 2021
A Political Scientist on Why the U.S. Lost in Afghanistan
An interview with Dominic Tierney, author of 'The Right Way to Lose a War: America in an Age of Unwinnable Conflicts.'
By Philip Elliott
August 18, 2021
Joe Biden’s Afghanistan Withdrawal Frustrates Veterans in Congress
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. John Murtha made history in 1974, arriving in Washington...
By Philip Elliott
August 17, 2021
The Senate Gets Ready to Spend A Sum of Money Unseen Since World War II
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Before they left town this week, Senate Democrats passed...
By Philip Elliott
August 12, 2021
Why the Cuomo Political Dynasty May Endure
Americans were frustrated with power accumulated in the hands of a few families.
By Philip Elliott
August 11, 2021
You’re Not Imagining It: Biden Is Building His Team Slower Than Recent Presidents
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Earlier today, President Joe Biden wrestled a win out...
By Philip Elliott
August 10, 2021
A New Documentary Reminds Viewers of Barack Obama’s Pure Political Skill
'Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union' tells the story of the 44th President in three acts: childhood, campaign and presidency
By Philip Elliott
August 5, 2021
Ohio Special Election Results: The Mainstream Holds
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. In the end, what passes for mainstream politics —at...
By Philip Elliott
August 4, 2021
Buried in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: In-Car Breathalyzers
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Amid the 2,702-page bipartisan infrastructure plan that could get...
By Philip Elliott
August 3, 2021
Crypto Tax: How Congress Wants to Pay for Your New Roads
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. The whole sexiness of cryptocurrency has been its potential...
By Philip Elliott
July 30, 2021
Two Decades Later, the Lessons of the 9/11 Commission Echo
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. There are a few enduring narratives that, with a...
By Philip Elliott
July 28, 2021
In Rejecting Trump Loyalists, Pelosi Defends—and Damns—the Truth About Jan. 6
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave her Republican counterpart a...
By Philip Elliott
July 22, 2021
Foreign Lobbying Isn’t Inherently Bad—Until There Are Lies
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. About halfway through the second act of Hamilton, Lin-Manuel...
By Philip Elliott
July 21, 2021
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