United States Congress

October 29, 2026

Illustration of an orange enlarged hand grabbing the dome on the U.S. Capitol Building. Behind it is a grid with a green stock market arrow declining.

Politics

Watching for a Blue Wave in South Carolina

Russell Berman

October 16, 2026

Candidate for US House of Representatives Nancy Lacore smiles in front of a blue background.

Global

Reducing the Number of Generals Isn’t the Problem

Kori Schake

October 8, 2026

An image of General George C. Marshall speaking in front of an American flag next to an image of Pete Hegseth speaking

Politics

Occam’s Razor Explains Trump’s Daylight-Savings Obsession

Matt Viser

October 6, 2026

Illustration of Donald Trump in a suit and red tie standing in front of a large clock and pulling on the hour hand; red background

Ideas

Want to Reform Democracy? Start Here.

Yuval Levin

October 1, 2026

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Ideas

The Court’s Ballroom Decision Is a Sign of Deeper Problems

Leah Litman

September 2, 2026

Podcasts

A Battle for the Future of the Democratic Party

Adam Harris

July 27, 2026

Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Holds Rally In Detroit With Sen. Bernie Sanders And Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Washington Week With The Atlantic

The Mounting Cost of War

The Editors

July 25, 2026

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Politics

The MIA Caucus

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

July 9, 2026

Black and white photo of Mitch McConnell

Ideas

An ‘Originalist’ Court Overturns an Originalist Decision

George Thomas

June 30, 2026

Photograph of the Supreme Court building framed by a triangle of concrete

Ideas

The Ultimate Triumph of the Unitary Executive

Peter M. Shane

June 30, 2026

A grid of square and triangle pieces comprising one big black-and-white photo of Donald Trump's glaring eye.

Ideas

The Supreme Court’s Era of Meaningless Rights

Leah Litman

June 26, 2026

A black-and-white illustration of a figure standing at the bottom of the marble set of stairs facing the towering Supreme Court building.

The Atlantic Daily

Trump’s No-Limits Presidency

David A. Graham

June 24, 2026

Ideas

An Ascendant Constitutional Theory Is a Threat to American Science

Mark Histed

June 17, 2026

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Time-Travel Thursdays

What It Would Take to Finally Slay the Gerrymander

Jake Lundberg

June 4, 2026

Ideas

Another Chance for Trump to Cash Out

David Frum

June 3, 2026

An illustration of ripped pieces of red crumpled paper alongside black and white photos of Donald Trump signing a document and the columns of the Supreme Court.

Ideas

The Gas-Tax Reckoning

Henry Grabar

May 27, 2026

Dark color photograph of a gas pump in a car taken from below.

Politics

Out of the Gerrymandering Darkness, a New Hope for Reform

Russell Berman

May 23, 2026

An illustration of two hands coloring in districts across the United States, one outlined in blue holding a blue pen (left) and one outlined in red holding a red pen (right)

The Atlantic Daily

Kash Patel’s Performative Deflections

David A. Graham

May 12, 2026

Ideas

Judicial Supremacy Has Arrived

Duncan Hosie

May 5, 2026

An illustration of a red-hued Supreme Court building on top of an image of Lyndon B. Johnson's hands signing the Voting Rights Act.

The Atlantic Daily

Congress Can’t Meet Its Own Iran-War Deadline

David A. Graham

May 1, 2026

Ideas

The Age of American Caesarism

Gregg Nunziata

April 27, 2026

a collage showing Trump and Julius Caesar

Ideas

Only Losers Play the Madman

David Frum

April 8, 2026

A black-and-white photograph of Donald Trump speaking from a low vantage point with the sky behind him

Politics

Public Anger Is Rising

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Russell Berman

April 1, 2026

A photograph of the U.S. Capitol Building reflected upside down in the reflecting pool on the National Mall

Ideas

Does the Constitution Protect This Congresswoman From Trump?

Quinta Jurecic

March 30, 2026

Panels of the Constitution, LaMonica McIver, a red line, Trump, and the bottom of a column

The Atlantic Daily

Trump Is Asking to Be Bailed Out Again

David A. Graham

March 25, 2026

Ideas

Where Are All the Campus Protests?

Rose Horowitch

March 25, 2026

A black-and-white image of protester encampments on the Columbia University lawn.

Ideas

The Lecture I Couldn’t Give

Kori Schake

March 22, 2026

Illustration with black-and-white photos of airplanes flying, Pete Hegseth saluting, and a reimagined version of the painting “Washington Crossing the Delaware”

Global

The Slow, Then Sudden, Death of the Hawkish Democrat

Yair Rosenberg

March 20, 2026

blue flowers in the barrel of an army tank

The Atlantic Daily

The Lesson of Tulsi Gabbard’s Flip-Flop

Conor Friedersdorf

March 18, 2026

Ideas

Can’t Stop It, So Lead It

David Frum

March 16, 2026

An illustration featuring three figurines: two soldiers and one donkey

Ideas

Independents of America Unite!

Conor Friedersdorf

March 14, 2026

Two columns with one broken in the middle

Technology

Well, That’s One Way to Sell Americans on Electric Cars

Tim Levin

March 13, 2026

Politics

The Republican Party Continues Eating Its Own

Elaine Godfrey and Russell Berman

March 12, 2026

A black-and-white photograph of Kevin Kiley in front of a red square

Ideas

Trump’s Assault on Higher Education Has Hit a Snag

Rose Horowitch

March 10, 2026

Red-tinted picture of Donald Trump, barely visible under some test papers.

Ideas

Trump’s Unauthorized War

Quinta Jurecic

March 5, 2026

Images of Donald Trump's silhouette and the U.S. Capitol overlayed on a world map

Sections

The Print Edition

Can Democracy Survive the Next Financial Crash?

Watching for a Blue Wave in South Carolina

Reducing the Number of Generals Isn’t the Problem

Occam’s Razor Explains Trump’s Daylight-Savings Obsession

Want to Reform Democracy? Start Here.

The Court’s Ballroom Decision Is a Sign of Deeper Problems

A Battle for the Future of the Democratic Party

The Mounting Cost of War

The MIA Caucus

An ‘Originalist’ Court Overturns an Originalist Decision

The Ultimate Triumph of the Unitary Executive

The Supreme Court’s Era of Meaningless Rights

Trump’s No-Limits Presidency

An Ascendant Constitutional Theory Is a Threat to American Science

What It Would Take to Finally Slay the Gerrymander

Another Chance for Trump to Cash Out

The Gas-Tax Reckoning

Out of the Gerrymandering Darkness, a New Hope for Reform

Kash Patel’s Performative Deflections

Judicial Supremacy Has Arrived

Congress Can’t Meet Its Own Iran-War Deadline

The Age of American Caesarism

Only Losers Play the Madman

Public Anger Is Rising

Does the Constitution Protect This Congresswoman From Trump?

Trump Is Asking to Be Bailed Out Again

Where Are All the Campus Protests?

The Lecture I Couldn’t Give

The Slow, Then Sudden, Death of the Hawkish Democrat

The Lesson of Tulsi Gabbard’s Flip-Flop

Can’t Stop It, So Lead It

Independents of America Unite!

Well, That’s One Way to Sell Americans on Electric Cars

The Republican Party Continues Eating Its Own

Trump’s Assault on Higher Education Has Hit a Snag

Trump’s Unauthorized War