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Elaina Plott

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Past:
  • The Atlantic
  • GovExec
  • CityLab
  • Pacific Standard
  • Washingtonian
  • The Daily Beast
  • GQ
  • National Review

Past articles by Elaina:

Why Trump (Probably) Won’t Ditch Rudy

The president’s personal lawyer is at the center of the House impeachment probe—perhaps too close to risk setting free. → Read More

Why Firing Mick Mulvaney Is Riskier Than Keeping Him

President Trump’s third chief of staff seemed destined for the door until impeachment came along. → Read More

The Mystery of Rudy Giuliani’s Vienna Trip

President Trump’s personal lawyer told me he was planning to fly to Vienna roughly 24 hours after his business associates were arrested as they prepared to do the same. → Read More

Rudy Giuliani: ‘You Should Be Happy for Your Country That I Uncovered This’

President Trump’s personal attorney unleashes in a new phone call with The Atlantic while Trump allies turn on him. → Read More

Limit? What Limit?

The GOP is falling in line behind President Trump's justification of his Ukraine call. → Read More

Who is Ken Cuccinelli?

President Trump’s biggest immigration hard-liner has become the consummate ideological ally. → Read More

Trump’s Own Aides Doubt His Latest Push on Guns

And Democrats do, too. → Read More

‘We’re All Tired of Being Called Racists’

At Donald Trump’s rally in Cincinnati, droves of attendees made it clear that they stood with the president despite his recent comments. → Read More

Trump's Twitter Attacks Are a 2020 Test

The president has increased his racist rhetoric in recent days, eschewing dog whistles for direct shots. → Read More

Bill Barr Already Won

President Trump’s attorney general had the first word on the Mueller investigation. It may end up being the final word. → Read More

Trump Supporters Don’t Make Chants About Men

Where the president’s fans once called for a female opponent’s imprisonment, now they are longing for another woman to be literally banished from the country. → Read More

Ivanka Trump's Silence on Border Crisis, Racist Tweets

Her silence on the border crisis and on her father’s racist tweets shows she has abandoned even the pretense of being a voice of reason inside the White House. → Read More

How Trump Broke the Freedom Caucus

Its members were once champions of ideological purity. But as their treatment of Justin Amash suggests, they’re now whatever the president wants them to be. → Read More

Ignoring Trump’s Orders, Hoping He’ll Forget

Slow-walking or flat-out disobeying Trump’s fleeting obsessions has become common practice across various sectors of government. → Read More

The End of the Innocuous White House Visit

As the Boston Red Sox proved Thursday, even photo ops are political in the Trump era. → Read More

Trump’s Obsession With Joe Biden Takes a New Turn

The president plans to use his trade war with China to attack the Democratic front-runner. → Read More

Infrastructure Week Isn’t a Joke Anymore

A deal with the Democrats may now be Trump’s best chance for a legislative win ahead of 2020. → Read More

Here Comes the Most Interesting Infrastructure Week Yet

A deal with the Democrats may now be Trump’s best chance for a legislative win ahead of 2020. → Read More

Trump’s Chief of Staff Is Having a Great Time

Mick Mulvaney wants you to know that he’s no narc like John Kelly. → Read More

Who’s Afraid of the Mueller Report?

Trump aides are serenely confident that the special counsel’s fine print won’t hurt the boss. → Read More