Washington, D.C.

February 22, 2025

Books

Blame Gerald Ford for Trump’s Unaccountability

Franklin Foer

February 11, 2025

A photo of a man signing a paper set into a larger black and white photo of President Nixon's face in close-up.

U.S.

Trump’s Federal Purge

The Editors

February 8, 2025

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Politics

Trump Takes Over the Kennedy Center

Michael Scherer and Ashley Parker

February 7, 2025

Black-and-white photo of the Kennedy Center

Ideas

The Dictatorship of the Engineer

Franklin Foer

February 5, 2025

A portrait of Elon Musk made with numbers

Politics

Trump Advisers Stopped Musk From Hiring a Noncitizen at DOGE

Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer

February 4, 2025

Health

America Can’t Just Unpause USAID

Hana Kiros

February 4, 2025

Politics

The Constitutional Crisis Is Here

Jonathan Chait

February 4, 2025

Elon Musk smiling, a stately painting in the background

The Atlantic Daily

What It Takes to Make Flying Safe

Lora Kelley

January 31, 2025

Politics

Gulag Humor Is Now Everywhere in D.C.

Ashley Parker

January 29, 2025

U.S.

Trump’s First Week Back

The Editors

January 25, 2025

Politics

January 6ers Got Out of Prison—And Came to My Neighborhood

Hanna Rosin

January 23, 2025

Photo-illustration of a family standing outside a red house with two flags reading “1/6”

Technology

MAGA Is Starting to Crack

Ali Breland

January 23, 2025

An illustration of Marc Andreessen and Elon Musk on one side, and Steve Bannon and Laura Loomer on the other

Technology

Did He Actually Do That?

Charlie Warzel

January 20, 2025

Elon Musk at Donald Trump's inauguration rally

Culture

How the Village People Explain Trump

Spencer Kornhaber

January 20, 2025

Five men in different costumes dance on a big stage with another man in a suit and red tie.

Politics

The Tech Oligarchy Arrives

Michael Scherer and Ashley Parker

January 20, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and others at Donald Trump's inauguration

Ideas

Don’t Mention the Coup!

David Frum

January 6, 2025

A photomontage of the Capitol invasion of January 6, 2021.

U.S.

Elon Musk’s Determining Role in Washington

The Editors

December 21, 2024

Letters

America Needs a Leader, Not a Salesman

January 2025 Issue

Color photograph of The Atlantic November 2024 issue opened to the cover story, "Washington's Nightmare," where the lefthand page shows a painting of George Washington and the righthand page shows the opening paragraph of the essay enlarged to fill the page.

Politics

The Wellness Women Are on the March

Elaine Godfrey

December 13, 2024

The famous image of George Washington crossing the Delaware, but instead of a flag, the boat bears a caduceus

Politics

The Sound of Fear on Air

David Frum

December 4, 2024

In an Illustration with black, white, blue, and red colors, there are portraits of the "Morning Joe" hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough.

Politics

The Coming Democratic Revolution

Franklin Foer

December 4, 2024

Illustration of a slingshot holding a blue star against a beige background.

U.S.

The Future of the Executive Branch

The Editors

November 30, 2024

U.S.

What’s Behind Trump’s Controversial Cabinet Picks

The Editors

November 16, 2024

Politics

The Real Election Risk Comes Later

Elaine Godfrey

November 4, 2024

A voting booth surrounded by protective sandbags

Time-Travel Thursdays

17 Atlantic Covers From Different Presidential Elections

Shan Wang

October 31, 2024

An orange-tinted illustration of three issues of The Atlantic magazine side by side. From L to R: The October 1920 issue, the November 1992 issue, and the October 2012 issue

Technology

A Defense of the Leaf Blower

Ian Bogost

October 27, 2024

Photo from ground level of a man blowing fallen leaves

Global

Iranian Dissidents Don’t Want War With Israel—But They Can’t Stop It

Arash Azizi

October 23, 2024

A collage shows an Iranian flag and a raised fist partly obscuring a black-and-white image of a protest.

Ideas

Shoplifters Gone Wild

Marc Fisher

October 16, 2024

Podcasts

What Really Happened Inside the ‘Patriot Pod’

Lauren Ober and Hanna Rosin

October 16, 2024

a "J6" gold medal featuring a toy soldier and toy guns

Ideas

Inside the Carjacking Crisis

Jamie Thompson

November 2024 Issue

photo of blurred silver car in motion with building and tree in background

U.S.

Shifting Campaign Strategies

The Editors

October 12, 2024

Podcasts

What I Learned Serving on a January 6 Jury

Lauren Ober and Hanna Rosin

October 9, 2024

a toy man holding a 'where we go one we go all' flag.

Culture

What Really Works About SNL

Amanda Wicks

October 6, 2024

Four men on a boat in Revolutionary War clothing with an old American flag and a deep-blue stage backdrop

Podcasts

Thank You for Calling, President Trump

Lauren Ober and Hanna Rosin

October 2, 2024

A red pin with an image of Donald Trump saluting.

U.S.

The Candidates’ Policy Differences

The Editors

September 28, 2024

Sections

The Print Edition

The DOGE Project Will Backfire

Blame Gerald Ford for Trump’s Unaccountability

Trump’s Federal Purge

Trump Takes Over the Kennedy Center

The Dictatorship of the Engineer

Trump Advisers Stopped Musk From Hiring a Noncitizen at DOGE

America Can’t Just Unpause USAID

The Constitutional Crisis Is Here

What It Takes to Make Flying Safe

Gulag Humor Is Now Everywhere in D.C.

Trump’s First Week Back

January 6ers Got Out of Prison—And Came to My Neighborhood

MAGA Is Starting to Crack

Did He Actually Do That?

How the Village People Explain Trump

The Tech Oligarchy Arrives

Don’t Mention the Coup!

Elon Musk’s Determining Role in Washington

America Needs a Leader, Not a Salesman

The Wellness Women Are on the March

The Sound of Fear on Air

The Coming Democratic Revolution

The Future of the Executive Branch

What’s Behind Trump’s Controversial Cabinet Picks

The Real Election Risk Comes Later

17 Atlantic Covers From Different Presidential Elections

A Defense of the Leaf Blower

Iranian Dissidents Don’t Want War With Israel—But They Can’t Stop It

Shoplifters Gone Wild

What Really Happened Inside the ‘Patriot Pod’

Inside the Carjacking Crisis

Shifting Campaign Strategies

What I Learned Serving on a January 6 Jury

What Really Works About SNL

Thank You for Calling, President Trump

The Candidates’ Policy Differences