Alex Altman

Altman is the executive features editor and deputy Washington bureau chief at TIME.

Recent Articles

Why George Floyd's Killing Sparked an Uprising

The killing of George Floyd was shocking. But to be surprised by it is a privilege African Americans do not have.

By Alex Altman

Buttigieg Falls Short But Leaves Race a Star

Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg fell short in his quest for the nomination, but no Democrat this cycle did more to boost his political career.

By Alex Altman and Charlotte Alter

Iowa Caucuses in Chaos

The voters have finally spoken, but nobody knows what they said

By Alex Altman/Des Moines and Molly Ball/Des Moines

Inside Donald Trump’s Latest Battle Against the NFL

A deliberately provocative President picks his latest fight over free speech in sports

By Alex Altman and Sean Gregory

Why Stephen Bannon Doesn't Scare Washington Anymore

For a media baron who trafficks in bombast, Stephen Bannon has always seemed more comfortable backstage. As Donald Trump’s campaign CEO and then as his chief White House strategist, he liked to work in the...

By Alex Altman

Bigots Get a Boost from the Bully Pulpit After Charlottesville

Nearly alone among the nation’s elected leaders, President Trump saw a nobility of purpose in the fiery procession that began a weekend of street fights in Charlottesville, Va. White nationalists hoisted tiki torches that recalled...

By Michael Scherer and Alex Altman

Donald Trump Doesn’t Scare Washington Anymore

These days Trump doesn’t have much juice in the capital

By Alex Altman and Zeke J Miller

Voter Fraud Commission's Meeting Marred by Backlash

President Trump’s commission examining allegations of rampant voter fraud will meet in public for the first time Wednesday amid a backlash of its own making.The panel, led by Vice President Mike Pence and Kansas Secretary...

By Alex Altman

New Senate Health Bill Struggles to Win Over Critics

After years of pledges to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the Republican effort struggles to get off life support.

By Philip Elliott and Alex Altman

The GOP Quest to Find Voter Fraud Draws Backlash

Michael Hannum knows what it’s like when Kris Kobach comes after you. Last year, the Kansas secretary of state charged Hannum, a 65-year-old retired molecular geneticist, with one felony and three misdemeanor election violations, alleging...

By Alex Altman

Can Mitch McConnell Save the Health Care Bill?

One of Washington’s unwritten rules is this simple maxim: never underestimate Mitch McConnell.Yet even the Senate Republican leader, regarded by both parties as one of Capitol Hill’s craftiest tacticians, proved unable to steer a wildly...

By Alex Altman

Trump Taps His Personal Lawyer for Russia Probe

James Comey had barely finished speaking in the Senate on June 8 when Marc Kasowitz appeared at Washington’s National Press Club to hurl the brushback pitch. Kasowitz, Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, claimed his client had...

By Alex Altman

Trump's Suite of Power

Why Donald Trump's Washington hotel is the capital's new swamp

By Alex Altman

Trump's Loyalty Test

How the President's actions are straining government institutions and the people who work for them

By Michael Scherer and Alex Altman

Comey Fired in Shock Move

The move may set off a chain of events that could envelop his administration

By Alex Altman and Zeke J Miller

What's Next for Health Care

Cases of beer were wheeled into the Capitol, cheers rang out in the House chamber and President Trump tweeted an invitation to a celebratory press conference in the White House Rose Garden.But whatever joy or...

By Philip Elliott and Alex Altman

White House Tax Reform Plan Features Few Specifics

The White House unveiled the bare outlines of a plan to revamp the U.S. tax code on Wednesday, touting the proposal as the “biggest tax cut” in history but offering few fresh specifics about how...

By Alex Altman

Seven Takeaways From Shattered, the New Book on the Clinton Campaign

The first signs came just after 7 p.m. on Election Night, a trickle of tepid polling returns out of Virginia. From there, things went sideways in a hurry.Huge Republican turnout across rural Florida prompted a...

By Alex Altman

Democrats Hope for a Win in Georgia Special Election

If you were to hear that the national hopes of the Democratic Party currently rest on the shoulders of a 30-year-old rookie candidate in a Georgia congressional district the GOP has controlled for nearly four...

By Alex Altman

Inside the Grassroots Movement to Groom a New Generation of Democratic Candidates

Inside the grassroots movement to groom a new generation of Democratic candidates

By Alex Altman / Atlanta
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