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Jacquelyn Martin / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: A Tale of Two Acting Directors
Two officials showed up on Monday expecting to fill the role of acting director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Brian Snyder / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Talking Turkey
On Thanksgiving Eve, President Trump blasted LaVar Ball in a series of tweets, calling him an “ungrateful fool.”
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: You're Pardoned
President Trump pardoned a pair of turkeys as part of the annual Thanksgiving tradition.
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Alex Brandon / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: The Audacity of 'Dope'
National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster reportedly mocked President Trump’s intelligence at a private dinner.
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Brynn Anderson / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: 'He Will Not Step Down'
During a rally in Alabama, Kayla Moore, the wife of Senate candidate Roy Moore, said her husband isn’t letting the allegations get to him.
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Alex Brandon / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: A Taxing Day
The House voted to approve the Republican tax bill, and Senator Al Franken was accused of sexual misconduct.
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Brynn Anderson / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: ‘Release the Yearbook’
During a press conference, the attorney for Roy Moore attempted to discredit a recent allegation against the Alabama Senate candidate.
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Alex Brandon / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Jeff’s Concessions
During his testimony before the House Intelligence Committee, Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended his past statements about Russia and the Trump campaign.
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Brian Snyder / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: It Goes Down in the DM
In private communications, WikiLeaks asked Donald Trump Jr. for his father’s tax returns, and urged the Trump campaign to challenge the election results.
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Brynn Anderson / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Roy Moore Denies Allegations of Sexual Misconduct
In an interview with conservative commentator Sean Hannity, Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore denied allegations that he had a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl when he was 32.
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Brynn Anderson / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Allegations and the Aftermath
Republican lawmakers responded to allegations against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Virginia Is for Voters
Ralph Northam’s victory in the Virginia governor’s race energized Democrats nationwide.
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Sergei Karpukhin / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Page Turner
During his testimony before the House Intelligence Committee on November 2, Carter Page, a former Trump aide, said he told campaign officials about his trip to Russia over the summer.
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Eric Gay / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: A Shooting in Sutherland Springs
Twenty-six people, ranging from 18 months to 77 years old, were killed in a shooting at First Baptist Church in Texas on Sunday.
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Jonathan Ernst/ Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Around Asia in 12 Days
President Trump set off on a five-nation tour of Asia—the longest presidential visit to the region since 1991.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Jeff and Taxes
House Republicans unveiled their new tax bill, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions appeared to contradict his testimony before Congress in June.
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: ‘Mr. President, Where Is Your Leadership?’
Senator Chuck Schumer responded to criticism from President Trump over his role in creating the diversity visa program, which is how Sayfullo Saipov entered the U.S.
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Brendan McDermid / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: 'It's a Very Painful Day in Our City'
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said eight people have died and more than a dozen have been in injured in what he called “an act of terror” in Manhattan.
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Alex Brandon / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Better Call Paul
President Trump’s former campaign chair, Paul Manafort, along with his business partner, Rick Gates, were indicted on 12 counts.
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Ramon Espinosa / AP The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: One Fish, Two Fish, Whitefish, $300 Million Fish
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it has “significant concerns” over how a $300 million contract was awarded to a small Montana company to rebuild Puerto Rico’s infrastructure.
