Ashley Parker

A Democrat for the Trump Era Jasmine Crockett is testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

Jasmine Crockett gets the @elainegodfrey.bsky.social treatment: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

My 6-year-old takes a school bus about an hour to camp each day. And I have just learned that a poor bus wrangler has an official Vomit Bucket to deal with all the inevitable puke each day. #hero 🤢

A Bipartisan Governors’ Group Is Splintering in the Trump Era Two Democratic governors are stepping back from the NGA over what they see as a tepid response to the president.

NEW: Tension at the NGA. Dem governors are frustrated w what they view as the group’s silence in the Trump era—and two governors (Walz and Kelly) are about to step back and stop paying dues. W @michaelscherer.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

A Bipartisan Governors’ Group Is Splintering in the Trump Era Two Democratic governors are stepping back from the NGA over what they see as a tepid response to the president.

Scoop: Minnesota Gov Tim Walz and Kansas Gov Laura Kelly are dropping membership of National Governors Association over frustrations with how the group has responded to Trump, other concerns. W/ @ashleyrparker.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

My husband: “Stop squirming. Stop dancing. Sit on your bottom. Eat your dinner.”

6-year-old: “I get that compliment ALL the time!”

Dear Jeff Bezos …

Inside Trump’s Unsuccessful Attempt to End the Epstein News The president was adamant about doing nothing. But the story wouldn't go away.

As the Jeffrey Epstein story persists despite his efforts, Trump has felt deeply betrayed by his base and raged against MAGA influencers whom he believes have grown famous off their association with him, @ashleyrparker.bsky.social and @jonlemire.bsky.social report:

Inside Trump’s Unsuccessful Attempt to End the Epstein News The president was adamant about doing nothing. But the story wouldn’t go away.

If you've been wondering what the mood is like inside the White House right now, @ashleyrparker.bsky.social and @jonlemire.bsky.social have you covered: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

OH on the monitor this morning, following indistinct shouting and crying:

*The 6-year-old to the 2-year-old: "Alright! Let's make a deal! Do you want to do a deal?"

The incredibly long list of family members and, frankly, assorted other random adults that I just told a summer camp are authorized to pick up my 6-year-old... really underscores the It Takes A Village approach (and even then, it's still a house of cards).

As world leaders war-game and strategize over their meetings w Trump, even some foreign press corps are getting in on the fun. Young, female Norwegians reporters positioned themselves in Trump’s line of sight and got off an early flurry of questions. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Flattery, Firmness, and Flourishes World leaders and diplomats quietly swap strategies for managing Trump.

Flattery, Firmness and Flourishes: World leaders trade tips on how to manage trip, from me + @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

The 6-year-old (and middle child) went to her first Guardian's game, and in addition to requesting a sequined Guardians hat, she specifically wanted a Bo Naylor jersey "because he's a middle child."

I am SUCH a fan of your books, and am making my way through the series, one by one.

A Writer Who Slows Down the Speed-Reader Culture and entertainment musts from Ashley Parker

Plus current non-fiction stunners: “Empire of the Elite” by Michael Grynbaum; “2024” by Josh Dawsey, @tylerpager.bsky.social + Isaac Arnsdorf; and, of course, “Frankly We Did Win This Election” by Mike Bender. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

A Writer Who Slows Down the Speed-Reader Culture and entertainment musts from Ashley Parker

Fun to share my culture picks w @theatlantic.com, including all-time favorite author @parnassusbooks.bsky.social and Tana French and @janecasey.bsky.social for literary mysteries. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

The Red State Where Republicans Aren’t Afraid of Trump Some of the last remaining GOP holdouts hail from the same state.

Some of the last remaining Republican lawmakers to push back against Trump and his policies are all from the same state — a deep-red one (Kentucky) that the president won by 30.5 percentage points last year,
@russellberman.bsky.social writes. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

The One-and-Done Doctrine The president has railed against America’s “endless wars.” But he’s found a style of attack that he likes.

Trump’s One and Done Doctrine, at least when it comes to the use of force. My latest w Missy Ryan: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

How Trump Lives With the Threat of Iranian Assassination Fear of being killed has hung over the president and his senior team for months.

Some Trump allies privately wonder how much the ever-present risk of being killed at the behest of a foreign government is shaping the president’s thinking about the current conflict, @michaelscherer.bsky.social and @ashleyrparker.bsky.social write.

Trump Knows Iran Has Wanted Him Dead Some allies privately wonder how much the ever-present risk shapes the president’s thinking.

New: Hours before Trump launched the B-2s, Irans plans to assassinate him were on his mind. Aides say the concerns did not factor in the decision. W/ @ashleyrparker.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

The Self-Deportation Psyop With a repurposed app and free teddy bears, the Trump administration is pressuring migrants to leave.

I'm old enough to remember Mitt Romney's self-deportation debate stage suggestion. Now, @nickmiroff.bsky.social w a great story on the Self-Deportation Psyop (w v cool art): www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

My controversial opinion: I don’t mind/like this weather, and briefly wore a cardigan outside yesterday.

Come @ me.

After another bike was stolen last night, my husband and I realized our life as DC homeowners by the numbers includes: 1 stolen car; 2 stolen scooters/Vespas; 3 stolen bikes; a partridge in a pear tree; etc.

ICE Agent or Just Some Person? There’s a dress code to help you make that determination.

Always—ALWAYS—read @petridishes.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

The (v good, imho) joke the 2-year-old perfected after a week in New Mexico:

Knock knock!

Who’s there?

Santa!

Santa who?

Santa Fe!

(Tho sometimes she bungles it w a “Santa Fe Claus!”)

Through a public relations official who specializes in “complex reputational challenges,” Cal-Maine declined to answer all but one question from The Post on the record: CEO Miller most enjoys his eggs in an omelet for dinner after a long day.

So much to love in this story about a giant egg heist wapo.st/4n8GaBt

And on Day 3 of vacation-turned-family-trip, the 2-yr-old got hand, foot & mouth, and the 6-yr-old suddenly announced, “MY THROAT HURTS MY HEAD HURTS MY STOMACH HURTS IM SICK!” and promptly vomited everywhere. (The 14-yr-old briefly looked up from her phone). #Vignette

Me: “So what did you do at the birthday party?”

6-year-old: “We got… a little out of control.”

If you are Democrat upset about Harris’s defeat, you will be interested in this story of what might have been.

Trump Says He Decides What ‘America First’ Means The president told me he was optimistic about ending foreign wars—then he ended our conversation to take a call from Putin.

Donald Trump told @michaelscherer.bsky.social he was optimistic about ending foreign wars—then he ended the conversation to take a call from Putin.