Madeleine Carlisle

The GOP operative and self-described “dirty trickster,” who was convicted today, has been a presence in the president’s life for more than 30 years.

The Harris-Biden confrontation that laid bare the country’s evolution. Plus: How Trump’s orbit reacted to E. Jean Carroll’s account of being sexually assaulted by him.

The Supreme Court speaks on gerrymandering and the citizenship question. Plus: We hand out awards for last night’s Democratic debates and look at tonight’s contenders.

The Atlantic surveyed the Democratic presidential candidates on whether they support the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Only some took a definitive position.

Jay Inslee tried to make a splash as a single-issue candidate—now he knows it’s time to expand beyond climate change. Plus: an immigration attorney on what she saw at the border.

Republican Roy Moore, who has been accused of sexual misconduct, announced he would run for Senate again. Plus: Who’s steering policy on Iran?

“The question really is not whether we’ll be tied to the somethings of our past, but whether we are courageous enough to be tied to the whole of them.”

The New York Senator and 2020 candidate isn’t where she thought she’d be at this point in the campaign. Plus: The Supreme Court weighs in on racial gerrymandering.

How the job of White House press secretary became nearly obsolete. Plus: The Democratic National Committee announces the breakdown of the first primary debates.

“I don’t want to have a war with Iran, but I know who would win.”