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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Go Your Own Trey
Representative Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, announced he will not seek another term in November.
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Jim Bourg / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Going Up on a Tuesday
President Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress at 9 p.m. ET.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: A More Perfect Uniom
Some congressional tickets to Tuesday’s State of the Union address were printed with a typo.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: The Titan of Davos
During his address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Trump said “America is open for business.”
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Evan Vucci / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Here's the Deal
President Trump will support a path to citizenship for 1.8 million young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children, in exchange for a $25 billion fund for the border wall and other immigration cuts.
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Carlos Osorio / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: ‘I Just Signed Your Death Warrant’
A judge sentenced Larry Nassar, the former team doctor for the American gymnastics team, to up to 175 years in prison for sexually abusing young girls.
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Off the Wall
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer rescinded his offer to increase funding for Trump’s proposed border wall as part of a broader DACA deal.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Cashing in Their CHIP
Senate Democrats accepted an offer from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pass a continuing resolution funding the government and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, while postponing debate on immigration legislation.
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Evan Vucci / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Threat Level Midnight
Hours before the government is set to shut down, senators scrambled to reach a deal to keep the government funded.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: It's the Final Countdown
The House is expected to vote on a short-term spending bill Thursday night.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Et Tu, Kelly?
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly reportedly told lawmakers that the U.S. will never build President Trump’s proposed border wall and that some of his campaign promises were “uninformed.”
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Evan Vucci / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Healthy, Wealthy, and Fries
White House Physician Ronny Jackson said President Trump is in “excellent” health.
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Evan Vucci / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Insult to Injury
President Trump said he used "tough" language during a meeting with lawmakers Thursday, but denied using the term "shithole" to describe Haiti and African countries.
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Reed Saxon / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: DACA-scuse Me?
A bipartisan group of senators said they have reached an “agreement in principle” on a deal that would protect Dreamers while enhancing border security and making changes to immigration laws.
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Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Issa Nother Retirement
Republican Representative Darrell Issa of California announced that he will not run for reelection in November.
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Brynn Anderson / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Bannout
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon stepped down from his role as executive chairman of Breitbart News.
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Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: You Get a Candidate! And You Get a Candidate!
After Oprah Winfrey's speech at the Golden Globes, some floated the idea of an Oprah candidacy in 2020.
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Charles Rex Arbogast / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: TGIFire and Fury
People lined up for the midnight release of the new book on Donald Trump like they were anticipating the latest installation of Harry Potter.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Your 4:20 Briefing
Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded an Obama-era policy that paved the way for the legalization of marijuana in states.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Bannon Fodder
In a statement, President Trump criticized his former chief strategist, saying, "When he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind."
