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No Politics Is Local

David A. Graham

November 3, 2025

The Solution to the Third-Term Threat

November 3, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

North Carolina Is the Canary in the Election Coal Mine

David A. Graham

October 28, 2025

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Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way

David A. Graham

December 2025 Issue

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The Atlantic Daily

Politicians Aren’t Cool Enough to Curse This Much

October 8, 2025

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Lower Than Cowards

September 25, 2025

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Fear of Losing the Midterms Is Driving Trump’s Decisions

Jonathan Lemire

September 8, 2025

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Trump Is Sending a Terrifyingly Clear Message

August 25, 2025

A small, sepia image of John Bolton on a background of a very zoomed in black and white image of Trump's face

The Atlantic Daily

A Political Game Could Redefine Voting in America

David A. Graham

August 7, 2025

U.S. Congressional Districts Map

How Democrats Tied Their Own Hands on Redistricting

August 6, 2025

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Let’s Ban More Nonexistent Things

Alexandra Petri

July 29, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

A Congress That Votes Yes and Hopes No

David A. Graham

July 18, 2025

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Another Moderate Republican Opts Out

July 13, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

The Biggest Anti-Abortion Victory Since ‘Dobbs’

July 1, 2025

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The Big, Beautiful Republican Shrug

May 24, 2025

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The Largest Upward Transfer of Wealth in American History

May 22, 2025

House Speaker Mike Johnson

The Atlantic Daily

Congressional Republicans vs. Reality

David A. Graham

May 19, 2025

House members sit together

The Real Problem With the FAA

May 19, 2025

A control tower

Retirement Is the New Resistance

May 12, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

Congressional Republicans Have Two Bad Options

David A. Graham

May 6, 2025

Mike Johnson stands next to a podium

A Perfect Case for Congressional Action

Conor Friedersdorf

April 12, 2025

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A Win—And a Warning—For Trump’s Agenda

April 10, 2025

The Art of the Retreat

Jonathan Lemire and Russell Berman

April 9, 2025

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Will Elise Stefanik Get the Last Laugh?

April 8, 2025

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Wisconsin’s Message for Trump

April 2, 2025

A photo of Judge Susan Crawford with supporters after her victory in the Wisconsin state supreme court race.

The Atlantic Daily

Musk Is Still Paying for Political Influence

John Hendrickson

March 31, 2025

Elon Musk wears a cheesehead during a town hall Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis.

Musk Comes for the ‘Third Rail of American Politics’

March 21, 2025

Even Tom Cole Is Defending DOGE

March 19, 2025

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The Trump-Tariff Advice: Eat Less

March 18, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

The Democrats’ ‘No We Can’t’ Strategy

David A. Graham

March 5, 2025

A Representative holds up a sign that reads "SAVE MEDICAID" near a group of congresspeople wearing pink

Why Trump Thanked John Roberts

March 5, 2025

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Trump, by Any Means Necessary

March 5, 2025

In a black-and-white photo, Donald Trump speaks to Congress.

The Atlantic Daily

Law and Order for Some

David A. Graham

February 25, 2025

Rep. Cory Mills sits in front of a large American flag

A Trump Cabinet Pick Gets a Rare GOP Grilling

February 19, 2025

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The Opposition Is Already Growing

February 14, 2025

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Republican Leaders Once Thought January 6 Was ‘Tragic’

Annie Joy Williams and Gisela Salim-Peyer

January 20, 2025

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