United States Department of Justice

February 14, 2025

Tom Homan looks at Eric Adams while on "Fox & Friends."

Ideas

The Opposition Is Already Growing

Quinta Jurecic

February 14, 2025

Raised fists, signs, and megaphones in between pillars of a courthouse

Ideas

What Will Happen If the Trump Administration Defies a Court Order?

Quinta Jurecic

February 13, 2025

A red MAGA cap’s brim hovering over a courthouse

Politics

Trump Says the Corrupt Part Out Loud

Jonathan Chait

February 11, 2025

Technology

Another Edgelord Comes to Power

Ali Breland

February 8, 2025

A photo of Paul Ingrassia outside of the D.C. Central Detention Facility on January 20, 2025

Ideas

It’s Not Amateur Hour Anymore

Paul Rosenzweig

January 29, 2025

Illustration of the White House surrounded by X’s, O’s, and arrows

The Atlantic Daily

Trump Targets His Own Government

Lora Kelley

January 22, 2025

Multiple piles of executive orders on Donald Trump's desk

Politics

The Tragedy of the Classified-Documents Case

David A. Graham

January 19, 2025

A pile of confidential documents covered by a MAGA cap

Ideas

Why Didn’t Jack Smith Charge Trump With Insurrection?

David A. Graham

January 14, 2025

Silhouette of Donald Trump speaking into a microphone

The Atlantic Daily

Time for Senate Republicans to Decide

Lora Kelley

January 13, 2025

Ideas

Trump’s Sentencing Made No One Happy

David A. Graham

January 10, 2025

Todd Blanche and Donald Trump sit next to each other in front of American flags.

The Atlantic Daily

Biden’s Tarnished Legacy

Charles Sykes

January 9, 2025

A photo of Joe Biden touching his temple with one hand during his remarks

Ideas

Trump Is Poised to Turn DOJ Into His Personal Law Firm

Bob Bauer

January 9, 2025

Photo-illustration showing the seal of Department of Justice tied by ropes

Politics

Judge Cannon Comes to Trump’s Aid, Again

David A. Graham

January 7, 2025

Politics

Not the Life Matt Gaetz Was Planning On

Elaine Godfrey

December 23, 2024

An illustration featuring a photo of Matt Gaetz

Politics

Hunter Biden Was Unfairly Prosecuted

Kristy Greenberg

December 7, 2024

Technology

The AI War Was Never Just About AI

Matteo Wong

November 26, 2024

Interconnecting shapes in red, cyan, green, and yellow—Google's colors

Ideas

Donald Trump Gets Away With It

David A. Graham

November 25, 2024

Illustration of the Department of Justice’s seal melting

Ideas

The #MeToo Cabinet

Quinta Jurecic

November 22, 2024

Three black and white photos spliced together of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Pete Hegseth, and Matt Gaetz

Ideas

Pam Bondi’s Comeback

David A. Graham

November 22, 2024

Photo of Pam Bondi smiling at a microphone, with a large American flag behind her

Technology

The Case Against Spinning Off Chrome

Ian Bogost

November 22, 2024

Ideas

Trump’s First Defeat

David A. Graham

November 21, 2024

Politics

Either Way, Matt Gaetz Wins

Elaine Godfrey

November 14, 2024

Politics

Why the Gaetz Announcement Is Already Destroying the Government

Franklin Foer

November 14, 2024

An illustration of red and purple columns toppling over under the red roof of a building that resembles the Lincoln Memorial.

Politics

The Thing That Binds Gabbard, Gaetz, and Hegseth to Trump

David A. Graham

November 13, 2024

A triptych of black-and-white photos of Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, and Matt Gaetz, cropped from the collar up

Ideas

Bye-Bye, Jack Smith

Quinta Jurecic

November 8, 2024

Black-and-white photo of Donald Trump behind broken jail bars

Politics

Trump Is Being Very Honest About One Thing

David A. Graham

October 25, 2024

Politics

A Chance for Biden to Make a Difference on the Death Penalty

Elizabeth Bruenig

October 2, 2024

A black-and-white photo of President Joe Biden looking pensive

Global

What Was the Point of Prosecuting Julian Assange?

James Ball

June 25, 2024

A "Free Assange" banner at a protest for Julian Assange

Politics

Trump Isn’t Bluffing

David A. Graham

January/February 2024 Issue

A black-and-white photo of the lower half of Trump's face while he's speaking

Ideas

The Real Weaponization of the Department of Justice

David A. Graham

August 2, 2023

An illustration featuring photos of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Clark

The Atlantic Daily

How the DOJ Used Trump’s Methods Against Him

Isabel Fattal

September 1, 2022

Donald Trump's back as he stands at a lectern, lit from the front

Ideas

Trump Can’t Hide From the Mar-a-Lago Photo

David A. Graham

August 31, 2022

A photograph from DOJ's filing showing documents marked as classified on the floor

Ideas

What the Search-Warrant Affidavit Tells Us

David French

August 26, 2022

Ideas

How to Go After Rogue Prosecutors

Rory Fleming

December 29, 2021

A photo illustration of two converging circles with old cartoons of lawyers from the colonial era arguing

Ideas

There’s No Good Way to Protect the Presidency Anymore

Quinta Jurecic

June 28, 2021

An illustration of the seal of the President of the United States covered by a broken shield

Sections

The Print Edition

The Public Humiliation of Eric Adams

The Opposition Is Already Growing

What Will Happen If the Trump Administration Defies a Court Order?

Trump Says the Corrupt Part Out Loud

Another Edgelord Comes to Power

It’s Not Amateur Hour Anymore

Trump Targets His Own Government

The Tragedy of the Classified-Documents Case

Why Didn’t Jack Smith Charge Trump With Insurrection?

Time for Senate Republicans to Decide

Trump’s Sentencing Made No One Happy

Biden’s Tarnished Legacy

Trump Is Poised to Turn DOJ Into His Personal Law Firm

Judge Cannon Comes to Trump’s Aid, Again

Not the Life Matt Gaetz Was Planning On

Hunter Biden Was Unfairly Prosecuted

The AI War Was Never Just About AI

Donald Trump Gets Away With It

The #MeToo Cabinet

Pam Bondi’s Comeback

The Case Against Spinning Off Chrome

Trump’s First Defeat

Either Way, Matt Gaetz Wins

Why the Gaetz Announcement Is Already Destroying the Government

The Thing That Binds Gabbard, Gaetz, and Hegseth to Trump

Bye-Bye, Jack Smith

Trump Is Being Very Honest About One Thing

A Chance for Biden to Make a Difference on the Death Penalty

What Was the Point of Prosecuting Julian Assange?

Trump Isn’t Bluffing

The Real Weaponization of the Department of Justice

How the DOJ Used Trump’s Methods Against Him

Trump Can’t Hide From the Mar-a-Lago Photo

What the Search-Warrant Affidavit Tells Us

How to Go After Rogue Prosecutors

There’s No Good Way to Protect the Presidency Anymore