United States Congress

January 18, 2026

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The Atlantic Daily

What’s Going on With the Epstein Files?

Will Gottsegen

January 16, 2026

Letters

How to Wake the Constitution’s Sleeping Giant

February 2026 Issue

The October 2025 Atlantic magazine open to Jill Lepore's article

Ideas

How the Supreme Court Broke Congress

Duncan Hosie

January 13, 2026

Congress hiding behind huge corinthian columns

The Atlantic Daily

The Candor of Jerome Powell

Will Gottsegen

January 12, 2026

Ideas

Banana Republicanism

Jonathan Chait

January 12, 2026

Jerome Powell looks down, with flags in the background

Politics

Does Congress Even Exist Anymore?

Russell Berman and Elaine Godfrey

January 7, 2026

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Ideas

Trump’s Heathen Heart

Eliot A. Cohen

January 7, 2026

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Ideas

January 6 Was My Fourth Day on the Hill

Zach Fisch

January 6, 2026

Trump Supporters Hold "Stop The Steal" Rally In DC Amid Ratification Of Presidential Election

The Atlantic Daily

Hegseth’s Appalling Vengeance Campaign

David A. Graham

January 5, 2026

Humor

President Trump Totally Meant to Ask Congress Before Attacking Venezuela

Alexandra Petri

January 4, 2026

Global

Maybe Russia and China Should Sit This One Out

Tom Nichols

January 3, 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping

Global

Making Sense of the Venezuela Attack

Idrees Kahloon

January 3, 2026

Global

Trump’s Risky War in Venezuela

Conor Friedersdorf

January 3, 2026

Economy

Trump Almost Has a Point About the Federal Reserve

Aaron Klein

January 2, 2026

Black-and-white photos of the Federal Reserve and an empty meeting room with a map of the United States on the wall

The Atlantic Daily

The Plan That Foretold Trump’s 2025

David A. Graham

December 29, 2025

Politics

The Santa Presidency

Toluse Olorunnipa

December 28, 2025

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Politics

So This Is Why Trump Didn’t Want to Release the Epstein Files

Sarah Fitzpatrick

December 24, 2025

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Politics

House Republicans Aren’t Having Any Fun

Elaine Godfrey and Russell Berman

December 23, 2025

The Atlantic Daily

The DOJ Is Losing Public Trust

David A. Graham

December 22, 2025

Ideas

The Three-Step Guide to Fixing Affordability

Annie Lowrey

December 22, 2025

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Ideas

Trump’s Power Grab Over the Budget Is Breaking the Constitutional Design

Zachary S. Price

December 20, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

The United States of Donald Trump

David A. Graham

December 19, 2025

Ideas

Rescheduling Marijuana Is an Enormous Mistake

Charles Fain Lehman

December 18, 2025

Trump holds up a signed bill in the Oval Office surrounded by smiling onlookers

The Atlantic Daily

Trump Confronts His Political Reality

David A. Graham

December 11, 2025

Ideas

Banning AI Regulation Would Be a Disaster

Chuck Hagel

December 11, 2025

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Politics

John Roberts’s Dream Is Finally Coming True

David Daley

December 10, 2025

Politics

‘We Are Looking at a Massive Crisis’

Toluse Olorunnipa

December 5, 2025

Woman sits on hardwood floor surrounded by scattered bills and paperwork

Ideas

Is MAGA Becoming Pro-War?

Conor Friedersdorf

December 5, 2025

Politics

Republicans Are in Trouble, but Democrats Could Blow It

Marc Novicoff

December 3, 2025

Ideas

The Court Has an Easy Answer on the Fed

Caitlin B. Tully

November 26, 2025

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Ideas

Trump and Hegseth’s Hysterical Reaction to an Ad

Jonathan Chait

November 25, 2025

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Ideas

Welcome to the Gerrymandering Apocalypse

Marc Novicoff

November 25, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

Why One Political Office Is So Mired in Scandals

David A. Graham

November 24, 2025

A "lieutenant governor" sign on a bookshelf

Ideas

What the Deported Venezuelans Went Through in El Salvador

Conor Friedersdorf

November 23, 2025

Politics

What Happens When Attention Seeking Eclipses Policy Making

Russell Berman and Toluse Olorunnipa

November 22, 2025

Sections

The Print Edition

Trump Doesn’t Want Legal Immigrants Either

What’s Going on With the Epstein Files?

How to Wake the Constitution’s Sleeping Giant

How the Supreme Court Broke Congress

The Candor of Jerome Powell

Banana Republicanism

Does Congress Even Exist Anymore?

Trump’s Heathen Heart

January 6 Was My Fourth Day on the Hill

Hegseth’s Appalling Vengeance Campaign

President Trump Totally Meant to Ask Congress Before Attacking Venezuela

Maybe Russia and China Should Sit This One Out

Making Sense of the Venezuela Attack

Trump’s Risky War in Venezuela

Trump Almost Has a Point About the Federal Reserve

The Plan That Foretold Trump’s 2025

The Santa Presidency

So This Is Why Trump Didn’t Want to Release the Epstein Files

House Republicans Aren’t Having Any Fun

The DOJ Is Losing Public Trust

The Three-Step Guide to Fixing Affordability

Trump’s Power Grab Over the Budget Is Breaking the Constitutional Design

The United States of Donald Trump

Rescheduling Marijuana Is an Enormous Mistake

Trump Confronts His Political Reality

Banning AI Regulation Would Be a Disaster

John Roberts’s Dream Is Finally Coming True

‘We Are Looking at a Massive Crisis’

Is MAGA Becoming Pro-War?

Republicans Are in Trouble, but Democrats Could Blow It

The Court Has an Easy Answer on the Fed

Trump and Hegseth’s Hysterical Reaction to an Ad

Welcome to the Gerrymandering Apocalypse

Why One Political Office Is So Mired in Scandals

What the Deported Venezuelans Went Through in El Salvador

What Happens When Attention Seeking Eclipses Policy Making