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The Case Against Don Lemon Is Junk, and Dangerous

January 30, 2026

Don Lemon holding a yellow folder in front of three blue podiums

‘It’s a Five-Alarm Fire’

Sarah Fitzpatrick and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez

January 30, 2026

An agent with the FBI Evidence Response Team stands in Fulton County with her back to the camera, facing a large truck

ICE’s No. 1 Ally

January 28, 2026

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Police and ICE Agents Are on a Collision Course

Toluse Olorunnipa

January 24, 2026

Uniformed officer with "Minneapolis Police" on his shoulder

Trump Can Prosecute Anyone Now

January 21, 2026

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The Atlantic Daily

What’s Going on With the Epstein Files?

January 16, 2026

Trump-Administration Officials Describe an Elementary-School Drop-Off

Alexandra Petri

January 16, 2026

Two cars in front of a school bus

MAGA Thinks Maduro Will Prove Trump Won in 2020

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez

January 13, 2026

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A Breathtaking Week of Pure Trump Id

Jonathan Lemire

January 12, 2026

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The Maduro Indictment Appears Legally Solid

January 8, 2026

Two photos, on the left a black and white mug shot of Manuel Noriega; on the right, U.S. officials escorting a handcuffed Nicolás Maduro

The Atlantic Daily

The Plan That Foretold Trump’s 2025

David A. Graham

December 29, 2025

Russell Vought with Mike Johnson in foreground

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

Sarah Fitzpatrick

December 24, 2025

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The Epstein Files Only Get Worse

December 23, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

Companies’ ‘Wrapped’ Features Keep Getting Weirder

December 23, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

The DOJ Is Losing Public Trust

David A. Graham

December 22, 2025

The Most ████ Administration Ever

December 19, 2025

A photo of Jeffrey Epstein being blacked out by redaction lines

‘They’re Delusional if They Think This Is Going to Go Away’

Sarah Fitzpatrick

December 19, 2025

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell

Trump Is Using a Sacred Power for Depraved Purposes

December 15, 2025

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The Last MAGA Prisoner

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez

December 12, 2025

The Atlantic Daily

The Media CEOs Jockeying for Trump’s Support

December 10, 2025

John Roberts’s Dream Is Finally Coming True

December 10, 2025

John Roberts from 2005 and 2025, and Ronald Reagan signing the voting rights act

The Trump Administration Actually Backed Down

December 9, 2025

a color photograph of Donald Trump and Alina Habba during Trump's trial

The Trump Lawyer Scandal Is About Something Much Deeper Than Legal Technicalities

December 5, 2025

A black-and-white photo of Donald Trump touching a podium microphone while Alina Habba smiles in the background.

The Atlantic Daily

How to Read the Epstein Files Like an Expert

David A. Graham

December 4, 2025

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The DOJ’s Cartels Memo Is Legal Quicksand

Paul Rosenzweig

November 26, 2025

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The One Place Trump’s Power Remains Constrained

Randall D. Eliason

November 24, 2025

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Tilting the Playing Field

Paul Rosenzweig

November 23, 2025

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Trump’s Toddler Response to the Epstein Saga

November 19, 2025

A slightly blurry black-and-white photograph of Donald Trump looking agitated

The Trump Administration’s Favorite Tool for Criminalizing Dissent

November 18, 2025

A pair of handcuffs over a background of a law. Each handcuff contains a photo in it, one of a law enforcement officer and the other of a flag-wrapped protestor wearing a gas mask

Why I Am Resigning

November 9, 2025

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Trump’s Plan Is Now Out in the Open

October 31, 2025

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Trump to DOJ: Pay Up

October 22, 2025

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National Security

The Bolton Case Is Not Like the Others

October 17, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

The Beginning of a New DOJ

October 10, 2025

Department of Justice building

Trump’s Revenge Tour

October 10, 2025

Black and white photograph of New York Attorney General Letitia James speaking behind a podium

A Very, Very Expensive Way to Reduce Crime

October 10, 2025

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