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Why did Gretchen Whitmer go soft on Trump?
Elaine Godfrey
Elaine Godfrey is a staff writer at The Atlantic. She covers national politics.
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Madeleine Hordinski for The Atlantic The Manosphere Turns on Trump
How many times can a coalition crack before it shatters?
Illustration by The Atlantic The Republican Party Continues Eating Its Own
What one lawmaker’s defection from the GOP says about the state of politics
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Bill Clark / CQ–Roll Call / Getty. Things Are About to Get Ugly in Texas
A runoff, resentments, and the question of whether a Democrat can win statewide
Jordan Vonderhaar / Bloomberg / Getty ‘Elaine From Atlantic … She Needs to Leave’
Representative Jasmine Crockett claimed I wasn’t kicked out of her rally. Here’s the audio.
USA Today Network / Reuters Why I Got Thrown Out of a Jasmine Crockett Rally
The crowd was fired up. The candidate was on her game. And I was escorted out by armed guards.
USA Today Network / Reuters Conservative Women Find a New Way to Talk About ICE
When can an influencer opt out of the news cycle?
Illustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic ‘Abolish ICE’ Is Back
It’s making some Democrats anxious.
Michael Nagle / Bloomberg / Getty Does Congress Even Exist Anymore?
The fast fade of a co-equal branch of government
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Source: Jim Watson / AFP / Getty. House Republicans Aren’t Having Any Fun
They’re blaming their leader, House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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