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Brian Snyder / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Trump: ‘This Is Not a Man Who Deserves This’
During a joint press conference with Poland’s President Andrzej Duda, President Trump said he feels “terribly” for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: ‘We Need to Hear From Her’
Multiple Republican senators want to delay a vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh until they learn more about the sexual-assault allegations against him from Christine Blasey Ford.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Manafort Destiny
Paul Manafort pleaded guilty to two criminal charges and agreed to cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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Ramon Espinosa / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: ‘We Cannot Allow the Devastation of Our Citizens to be Questioned’
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Roselló condemned President Trump’s denial of the death count from Hurricane Maria.
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Leah Millis / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: A Sign of the Times
President Trump signed an executive order authorizing sanctions against countries or individuals that interfere in U.S. elections.
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Evan Vucci / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Seventeen Years Later
On the 17th anniversary of 9/11, President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled to Pennsylvania to pay tribute to the late passengers of United Flight 93 who resisted hijackers.
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John Raoux / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Gone DeSantis
Florida Representative Ron DeSantis said he’s resigning from Congress to focus on his gubernatorial campaign.
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John Gress / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Barack At It Again
In a speech at the University of Illinois, former President Barack Obama issued a harsh rebuke of President Trump and urged Americans to vote in the midterm elections.
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Alex Brandon / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: I Am Spartacus
Democratic Senator Cory Booker said he was willing to risk expulsion from the Senate by releasing documents related to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh that had been marked confidential.
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Susan Walsh / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: The Calls Are Coming From Inside the House
The New York Times published an anonymous op-ed in which a senior official in the Trump administration claims that there is a “resistance” within the administration.
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The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Rahm-Com
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that he will not seek reelection.
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Morry Gash / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Honoring Giants
Mourners paid tribute to the late Arizona Senator John McCain and singer Aretha Franklin.
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Area Boss Canceling Pay Raises
In a letter to House and Senate leaders, President Trump said he wants to cancel pay raises for civilian federal workers that were set to take effect in January.
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Mary Altaffer / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Here Today, McGahn Tomorrow
President Trump said White House Counsel Don McGahn will leave the White House this fall after the presumed confirmation of Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh.
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Don Ryan / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Rage Against the Machine
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said the Trump administration is “taking a look” at imposing regulations on Google after the president accused the company of rigging its results.
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Alex Brandon / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Half Staff
After public pressure, President Trump issued a proclamation ordering flags lowered “as a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding service of Senator John Sidney McCain III.”
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: The Tip of the Weisselberg
Allen Weisselberg, the longtime CFO of the Trump Organization, was reportedly granted immunity by federal prosecutors in exchange for providing information about Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer.
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Session and Off Again
Attorney General Jeff Sessions responded to attacks from President Trump in a statement, saying the Justice Department “will not be improperly influenced by political considerations.”
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Earnie Grafton / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Dunc Hunt
California Representative Duncan Hunter, who was indicted on Tuesday for misusing campaign funds, accused the Department of Justice of having a “political agenda” and conducting a “witch hunt.”
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Mary Altaffer / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: S'il Vous Plea
Trump’s former lawyer and longtime aide Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to eight counts, including campaign-finance violations, tax fraud, and making false statements to banks.
