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The Man in the Middle of Trump’s Deeply Conflicted Ukraine Policy

October 23, 2026

John Ratcliffe stares ahead, faces of Zelensky and Putin are on either side of him.

National Security

The Wrong Kind of American

October 2026 Issue

a black-and-white photo of Julia Curlee, wearing a dark suit, sitting on Air Force One talking on a corded telephone and holding a black folder, the President's Daily Brief

National Security

CIA Officers Can Sense the Threat Within

July 10, 2026

The symbol of the Central Intelligence Agency, as seen on the agency's floor tiles.

Trump Is Betraying Iran’s Pro-Democracy Protesters

March 19, 2026

Illustration with Donald Trump stretching his arms at his side while protesters raise signs and fists beneath him

Atlantic Trivia on Lasers and McDonald’s

March 6, 2026

Illustration of a magnifying glass

Trump Opens the Pandora’s Box of Assassination

March 3, 2026

The Atlantic Daily

America Is Losing the Facts That Hold It Together

David A. Graham

February 5, 2026

books in shelves black and white

Lessons From the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s

January 23, 2026

Collage with pictures of Ayman al-Zawahiri, Syed Qutb, Carlos "The Jackal," and Leila Khaled

The Silence of the Left on Iran

January 16, 2026

People in shadow hold up three-colored flags in front of a stately building.

They Killed My Source

January 2026 Issue

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The Atlantic Daily

The People Who Are Still Convinced Kamala Won

David A. Graham

September 23, 2025

Shadowy figures appear on a large curtains that are the color of the American flag.

National Security

The Bolton Raid Feels Like a Warning

August 22, 2025

FBI agents remove boxes from John Bolton's house in Maryland.

The Epstein ‘Client List’ Will Never Go Away

Kaitlyn Tiffany

August 7, 2025

Photo illustration of a hand opening some window blinds, with the Epstein files looming behind

The Atlantic Daily

Presidential Pettiness

July 21, 2025

Donald Trump smiles while answering questions at a podium

National Security

Former Intel Chief Banned From Dog’s Graduation Ceremony

July 17, 2025

An illustration of a dog in a doorway casting a shadow

National Security

The ‘Russia Hoax,’ Revisited

July 9, 2025

Donald Trump and John Ratcliffe

The Atlantic Daily

Trump’s Trouble With Tulsi

David A. Graham

June 18, 2025

Tulsi Gabbard looks to the side at Donald Trump

How Spying Helped Erode American Trust

May 8, 2025

Illustration of a camera shutter revealing three portrayals of American spies throughout history

My Near-Future Dystopia

April 25, 2025

A hotel sign says “The Dream Hotel,” with surveillance cameras around it

What the JFK File Dump Actually Revealed

Kaitlyn Tiffany

March 22, 2025

Photo illustration of John F. Kennedy's motorcade with document text overlaid

‘What the Hell Is Happening to Your Country?’

March 6, 2025

An illustration of scissors cutting an electric wire.

Trump’s Military Purge Has Washington Asking ‘Who’s Next?’

Shane Harris and Jonathan Lemire

February 22, 2025

Fragments of the Pentagon seal

America Opens the Door to Its Adversaries

February 15, 2025

Illustration of an open window with an American flag behind it

Elon Musk Is Breaking the National-Security System

February 12, 2025

A chain and opened lock wrapped around a folder of paper

The Spies Are Shown the Door

February 6, 2025

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Trump’s First Shot in His War on the ‘Deep State’

January 23, 2025

Color photograph of Donald Trump speaking at a podium featuring the presidential seal.

Turns Out Signing the Hunter Biden Letter Was a Bad Idea

January 23, 2025

The Secretary of Hard Problems

January 17, 2025

A portrait of CIA Chief Bill Burns

The Consensus on Havana Syndrome Is Cracking

January 10, 2025

U.S. Embassy in Cuba with red lines protruding from it

The Rise of John Ratcliffe

January 3, 2025

John Ratcliffe sits at a table in a low-lit, wood-paneled room.

The 13 Best TV Shows of 2024

Sophie Gilbert, Hannah Giorgis, and Shirley Li

December 12, 2024

Miniature people standing and sitting on couches surround a TV with a pixelated screen

The Torturers Wanted to Stop, but the CIA Kept Going

Conor Friedersdorf

January 23, 2020

The U.S. flag at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba