Jenna Johnson
@Jenna_DC
The Atlantic senior editor. Former WaPo. Midwesterner at heart. Mom of preschooler. Once described as "stubbornly cheerful" by Vogue.
ICE is arresting migrants in worksite raids. Employers are largely escaping charges. W/ @LaurenKGurley and Aaron Schaffer washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…
NEW: The White House mulled ways to quell the Epstein furor: Appoint a special counsel. Unseal court documents. Have Bondi address the press. Could Trump hold *daily* news conferences à la his COVID briefings? Then the birthday card story exploded: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
NEW: A deep look inside President Trump's unsuccessful attempt to try to get everyone to stop talking about Jeffrey Epstein and the files and that list, via @AshleyRParker and @JonLemire. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
“An octogenarian Air Force retiree who spent half a century in his nation’s service was not allowed to attend a party for a dog he essentially donated to the government and named after his dead wife.” @shaneharris on Trump’s retribution theatlantic.com/national-secur…
EXCLUSIVE: DOJ hits states with broad requests for voter rolls, election data by @patrickdmarley @yvonnewingett washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…
“The FAA is facing significant air traffic controller staffing shortages, and to address this issue, is exploring the idea of recruiting experienced international talent,” reads a document obtained by @isaacstanbecker. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
What happened at Texas’ Camp Mystic after the “life threatening” flood alert went out? My colleagues @washingtonpost piece it together: 🎁wapo.st/40fITPL
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. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
"The One Big Beautiful Bill is law. Now what?" @JonLemire @michaelscherer and @AshleyRParker walk you through what they know about what's coming in the next phase of Trump's presidency... theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
Foreign leaders meticulously prepare for phone calls and meetings with President Trump, often war-gaming possible surprises and entanglements, and quietly trading information and best practices with allies, @AshleyRParker and @isaacstanbecker write. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
NEW: Will Pete Hegseth's 'War on Woke' sideline women in the military? A team appointed by Hegseth to look at fitness/combat standards will review and possibly redo the 'women in combat' study that led to the integration of ground combat roles 10 yrs ago. theatlantic.com/national-secur…
NEW: President Trump loves ICE. But a “mission impossible” deportation campaign has left many employees burned out, morally conflicted and miserable, @NickMiroff writes. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
NEW: Google might be the next company to settle with President Trump, @michaelscherer reports. Lawyers have begun “productive discussions” about the next steps of the case against YouTube, according to court records. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
President Trump wanted to sign his “big, beautiful bill” with a celebratory flourish on America’s birthday. And so nearly all GOP lawmakers did what he desired, often setting aside pledges, principles, and policy demands, @russellberman writes. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
Every single word in this piece by @Tyler_A_Harper is an absolute delight. Read and enjoy. Happy birthday, America. theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…
The Trump administration agreed to release from prison a three-time felon who drunkenly fired shots in Texas and spare him from deportation in exchange for his cooperation in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego García, @mariasacchetti reports. washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…
Come for the opening scene of Rep. Thomas Massie doing an exaggerated impression of President Trump in a Yogi Bear voice. Stay for the thorough debrief on Kentucky politics from @russellberman, who was in the Bluegrass State last week. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
Some of the last remaining Republican lawmakers to push back against Trump and his policies are from the same state -- a deep-red one that the president won by 30.5 percentage points last year, @russellberman writes. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
When you add up everything the government is prepared to sacrifice in its relentless pursuit of Abrego Garcia—as @NickMiroff does here—the tab is astonishing theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
Rather than admit a mistake, the Trump administration is trying to build a criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia by cutting deals with felons, driving out federal prosecutors and threatening to deport him again, @NickMiroff writes. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
