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Philip Elliott

Washington, D.C.

Senior Washington Correspondent at TIME

senior washington correspondent, @timepolitics. author of @time's The D.C. Brief; sign up here: https://t.co/CRSU2wvgdv. past @ohiou, @ap_politics, @georgetown

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  • 2 days ago | yahoo.com | Philip Elliott

    President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the White House hours after the U.S. and China agreed to a tariff retreat on May 12, 2025. Credit - Andrew Harnik—Getty ImagesThis article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Donald Trump just did the economic equivalent of Control-Alt-Delete on his trade policy. No, he didn’t fully retreat but he backed down enough that he’s ceded almost all of his leverage.

  • 5 days ago | yahoo.com | Philip Elliott

    This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. The new Pope is an American. Do not for a minute think he wants to Make America Great Again. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on Thursday became leader to the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics and took the name Leo XIV.

  • 6 days ago | time.com | Philip Elliott

    This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. The new Pope is an American. Do not, for a minute, think he wants to Make America Great Again. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on Thursday became leader to the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics and took the name Leo XIV.

  • 6 days ago | time.com | Philip Elliott

    This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Former President Joe Biden is going nowhere. That’s not necessarily good for his fellow Democrats. In a friendly interview Thursday on ABC’s “The View,” the 82-year-old fixture of Establishment Washington signaled he still sees himself as a player in politics.

  • 6 days ago | yahoo.com | Philip Elliott

    Former President Joe Biden attended the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome on April 26, 2025. Credit - Jaap Arriens—NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThis article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Former President Joe Biden is going nowhere. That’s not necessarily good for his fellow Democrats.

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Phil Elliott
Phil Elliott @Philip_Elliott
30 Apr 25

President Donald Trump’s polling is in the landfill and his economy is not much better. That doesn’t mean either has hit rock bottom. Today's D.C. Brief comes with a warning hiding in plain sight: this could get really, really ugly --> https://t.co/2reFIdBbTV

Phil Elliott
Phil Elliott @Philip_Elliott
30 Apr 25

RT @TIME: From @Philip_Elliott: Trump understands that this economy is not buzzing the way he dreamed, we may have not yet seen the worst o…

Phil Elliott
Phil Elliott @Philip_Elliott
28 Apr 25

RT @TIME: "October the 13th was always going to be Columbus Day, no matter what Trump said or did or tweeted," writes @Philip_Elliott for T…