The story, from reporters Josh Gerstein and Alexander Ward, has reached 11 million views and counting
Politico’s exclusive story on the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade that safeguards abortion rights has become the outlet’s most-viewed story in its 15-year history, according to CNN. The scoop, authored by senior legal affairs reporter Josh Gerstein and national security reporter Alexander Ward, was published on Monday around 8:30 p.m. ET, becoming the most-trafficked article a little more than 24 hours later. By Friday, it had reached 11 million views. Accordingly, the initial tweet promoting the piece had triple the number of impressions the political outlet typically sees in one month on Twitter.
