Elaine Godfrey
She covers national politics.
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Stefania Pelfini, La Waziya Photography / Getty The Real Youth-Vote Shift to Watch
No, young voters aren’t definitively turning toward Trump. But there’s a more specific dynamic to pay attention to.
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Peter Macdiarmid / Getty The Unrelenting Shame of the Dentist
He seems reluctant to let my teeth go home with me.
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Photograph by Brian Finke for The Atlantic Matt Gaetz Is Winning
But what’s the prize he’s after?
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Hannah Yoon for The Atlantic The RFK-Curious Women of Bucks County
What I heard from some crucial voters who are far from happy about their choice of presidential candidates
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Jim Dyson / Getty The People Rooting for the End of IVF
An Alabama court ruling that recognized an embryo as a child has put the popular fertility treatment into the center of a national ethics debate.
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Courtesy of Elaine Godfrey Go Ahead, Get a Pet Rat
Let them burrow into your sweatshirt and into your heart.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters The Pro-life Movement’s Not-So-Secret Plan for Trump
The Republican candidate wants to seem moderate on abortion. His would-be advisers have other ideas.
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Chris Crowe / Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation … The Bird That Took a Human Mate
How a charismatic crane that imprinted on her keeper could help ensure her species’ survival
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Brian Snyder / Reuters ‘The Most Entertaining Dead-Cat Bounce in History’
And other theories as to why Nikki Haley suddenly sounds different
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Anna Moneymaker / Getty Ron DeSantis’s Cold, Hard Reality
The Florida governor hung on for runner-up in Iowa’s GOP caucus—but was a very distant second to Trump.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters / Redux The Governor Who Wants to Be Trump’s Next Apprentice
If Trump wins the GOP nomination, he’ll want a running mate who shows unquestioning loyalty. Kristi Noem can do that.
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Photo-illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Source: Getty. A Sex Scandal. A Conservative Power Network. And Moms for Liberty.
The veil lifted on the remarkable ecosystem that fuels Republican activism
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Buda Mendes / Getty Taylor Swift and the Era of the Girl
’Tis the season of giving women’s feelings the credence they deserve.
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Bryan Olin Dozier / NurPhoto / AP A Plan to Outlaw Abortion Everywhere
Activists hope a Trump Justice Department would criminalize the procedure, with or without a federal ban.
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Michael M. Santiago / Getty Nikki Haley Offers an Alternate Reality
In New Hampshire, Republican voters weary of Donald Trump’s histrionics and legal troubles saw a cool, calm candidate they liked.
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Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Calls for a Cease-Fire—But Then What?
On Thursday, President Joe Biden called for religious tolerance and military aid for Israel. On Friday, thousands of Muslim Americans protested against him.
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Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Carolyn Kaster / … Why Commander Is No Longer His Master’s Dog
Being a presidential dog is hard. It’s not his fault that his biting became a political liability.
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Courtesy of The National Zoo Basil the Opossum Has One Eye, a Big Heart, and a Job to Do
The National Zoo’s newest resident isn’t colorful or exotic. That’s exactly the point.
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Illustration by Jared Bartman / The Atlantic. Sources: … The Pro-life Movement Is Fuming at Donald Trump
Should he care? Its supporters will vote for him anyway.
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Evelyn Hockstein / Reuters The GOP Primary Is a Field of Broken Dreams
Donald Trump stole the show at the Iowa State Fair. The other Republican candidates looked like also-rans.
