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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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  • 4 days ago | aol.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 world was on an edge on Monday, as missiles aimed at American forces in Qatar marked the start of Iran's payback for a U.S. strike on its nuclear sites.

  • 1 week 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. Donald Trump expected his first face-to-face meeting with Barack Obama would be all of “10 or 15 minutes.” After all, the pair had spent years circling each other, trading barbs from afar and using the other’s political movement as a blend of punching bag and strawman.

  • 1 week 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 Constitution is pretty clear about the powers bestowed upon Presidents: they can negotiate treaties, command the military, stack a Cabinet and the courts, issue pardons and commutations. But the true superpowers of the presidency are more nebulous, but just as significant. Presidents can rally world-weary Americans to coalesce on foreign policy.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Philip Elliott

    Delegates stand for the opening prayer on last day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago on August 22, 2024. Credit - Andrew Caballero-Reynolds—AFP 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.

  • 2 weeks 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. It’s sometimes easy to go numb living here in Washington. On most days, the Vice President’s motorcade rumbles under many of our office windows, traveling from the Naval Observatory to the White House in the morning and back shortly after his workday ends.

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Phil Elliott
Phil Elliott @Philip_Elliott
8 Jun 25

As we stand by for the Tony Awards to start, I re-up this glorious profile of the literal GOAT Audra McDonald by TIME’s @CharlotteAlter —> https://t.co/VtwSf61SaX

Phil Elliott
Phil Elliott @Philip_Elliott
5 Jun 25

The Musk-Trump Implosion Can Be Seen From Space. Today’s unexpected D.C. Brief —> https://t.co/ccylO8D0Wy

Phil Elliott
Phil Elliott @Philip_Elliott
19 May 25

Today's D.C. Brief --> WorldPride—a Massive LGBTQ Celebration—Is About to Collide With Donald Trump’s Washington https://t.co/LUaw3ZfTJK