Washington, D.C.

July 30, 2026

The exterior of the Kennedy Center, where the name is still obscured by a tarp.

Washington Week With The Atlantic

The Mounting Cost of War

The Editors

July 25, 2026

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Culture

How the Trump Administration Made George Washington an Abolitionist

John Garrison Marks

July 25, 2026

National Parks Service staff reinstall plaques outside the President's House in February.

National Security

Iraq’s Man in the Middle

Vivian Salama

July 21, 2026

Culture

Inside Trump’s Rush Job to Build His Arch

Janay Kingsberry

July 19, 2026

photo illustration of the arch and the text of Section 106

Washington Week With The Atlantic

What Trump’s Speech Could Mean For Future Elections

The Editors

July 18, 2026

Letters

The System for Addressing Gambling Harm Is Broken

August 2026 Issue

photo of April 2026 Atlantic open to the article 'Suckers' by McKay Coppins

Politics

What Lindsey Graham Wanted

Mark Leibovich

July 12, 2026

Senator Lindsey Graham surrounded by reporters

The Atlantic Daily

What’s Behind the Latest National Guard Surge in D.C.

Will Gottsegen

July 10, 2026

Ideas

Believe the Hype About Teen Takeovers

Robert F. Worth

July 10, 2026

An image of a large group of teenagers gathering near Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago.

National Security

What Is the Point of Patriot Front?

Ali Breland

July 8, 2026

People in white masks and hats walk in a group

Poem

From Idaho B Roll

Brian Blanchfield

August 2026 Issue

illlustration with black sketches of baskeball hoops with background of yellow wheat stalks on orange background

The Wonder Reader

How to Find Joy on a Quiet Day In

Isabel Fattal

July 4, 2026

A painting of a woman on a couch reading a book

Ideas

How to Define America in 30 Objects

Lonnie G. Bunch III

July 4, 2026

Science

Hell Arrives in Washington

Hana Kiros

July 3, 2026

A woman stands as she's sprayed by water after the 250th celebrations were postponed because of high temperatures at the Great American State Fair, part of the celebrations marking the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States, in Washington, D.C., on July 3, 2026.

National Security

Washington Is Turning Into a Fortress for the Fourth

Nick Miroff, Sarah Fitzpatrick, and Shane Harris

July 3, 2026

Two Park Police officers stand near a large sign that says "Freedom 250" on a blue background with white stars and an outline of the continental US in white starts nearby. A crowd of people in the foreground.

Politics

The Capital Is a Mess

Matt Viser

July 2, 2026

a view of the Lincoln Memorial through a construction fence

Culture

The Kennedy Center’s Latest Defense Raises a New Mystery

Janay Kingsberry

June 30, 2026

The facade of the Kennedy Center covered by a tarp

Politics

The White House Considers Granting 250 Pardons for the Nation’s Birthday

Sarah Fitzpatrick and Michael Scherer

June 29, 2026

A photograph of Donald Trump raising his finger

Radio Atlantic

Trump’s Battle for Washington

Adam Harris

June 29, 2026

U.S.

What Trump’s Efforts to Change D.C. Reveal

The Editors

June 27, 2026

Culture

The Great American State Fair Isn’t Very Great

Kelsey Ables

June 27, 2026

A Ferris wheel at a fair with tall structures and people walking

Politics

‘Rush Project at Request of POTUS’

Michael Scherer

June 26, 2026

Diptych showing a black-and-white photo of White House columns on the left and a color photo of a bison and three birds on the right.

Politics

The True Believers at the Great MAGA Fair

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

June 25, 2026

Attendees at the kickoff to America's 250th-birthday celebrations

Politics

Science Has a Name for What’s Plaguing the Reflecting Pool

Matt Viser

June 19, 2026

Workers clean up the Reflecting Pool with a reflection of the Washington Monument

Books Briefing

The Thinkers Who Explain This Baffling Era

Boris Kachka

June 19, 2026

People in Washington, DC before the UFC fight

Photography

Photos of the Week: Chair Hat, Shouting Choir, Demolition Derby

Alan Taylor

June 19, 2026

A woman rides a horse in very shallow water at sunset.

Culture

Finally, an Action Movie About Washington’s French and Indian War Years

James Parker

July 2026 Issue

Washington Week With The Atlantic

American Democracy, 250 Years Later

The Editors

June 13, 2026

Ideas

Trump’s Gladiator Delusion

Cullen Murphy

June 13, 2026

A drawing of a Roman gladiator fighter with a shield kneeling down in a too-small octagon

Culture

The Kennedy Center, Minus Trump

Janay Kingsberry

June 12, 2026

Workers on scaffolding are seen near the sign outside the John F. Kennedy Center. Trump's name is still up.

The Atlantic Daily

The Kennedy Center Is a Metaphor for De-Trumpification

David A. Graham

June 11, 2026

Ideas

As American as the Forward Pass

Sally Jenkins

July 2026 Issue

Washington Week With The Atlantic

The Republicans Defying Trump

The Editors

June 6, 2026

Culture

The Uncertain Future of the Smithsonian’s Smallest Museum

Camille Borders

June 3, 2026

A black-and-white photo of visitors at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum looking at a quilt that depicts Frederick Douglass.

Politics

The White House Is the New Green Zone

Matt Viser

June 1, 2026

A black and white photograph of the White House through the bars of its fence.

Sections

The Print Edition

Dead-Mall Vibes at the Kennedy Center

The Mounting Cost of War

How the Trump Administration Made George Washington an Abolitionist

Iraq’s Man in the Middle

Inside Trump’s Rush Job to Build His Arch

What Trump’s Speech Could Mean For Future Elections

The System for Addressing Gambling Harm Is Broken

What Lindsey Graham Wanted

What’s Behind the Latest National Guard Surge in D.C.

Believe the Hype About Teen Takeovers

What Is the Point of Patriot Front?

From Idaho B Roll

How to Find Joy on a Quiet Day In

How to Define America in 30 Objects

Hell Arrives in Washington

Washington Is Turning Into a Fortress for the Fourth

The Capital Is a Mess

The Kennedy Center’s Latest Defense Raises a New Mystery

The White House Considers Granting 250 Pardons for the Nation’s Birthday

Trump’s Battle for Washington

What Trump’s Efforts to Change D.C. Reveal

The Great American State Fair Isn’t Very Great

‘Rush Project at Request of POTUS’

The True Believers at the Great MAGA Fair

Science Has a Name for What’s Plaguing the Reflecting Pool

The Thinkers Who Explain This Baffling Era

Photos of the Week: Chair Hat, Shouting Choir, Demolition Derby

Finally, an Action Movie About Washington’s French and Indian War Years

American Democracy, 250 Years Later

Trump’s Gladiator Delusion

The Kennedy Center, Minus Trump

The Kennedy Center Is a Metaphor for De-Trumpification

As American as the Forward Pass

The Republicans Defying Trump

The Uncertain Future of the Smithsonian’s Smallest Museum

The White House Is the New Green Zone