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The Trump-Tariff Advice: Eat Less

March 18, 2025

A photo of Robert Taft next to a photo of an empty plate flanked by fork and knife

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Is This a Crisis or Not?

David A. Graham

March 13, 2025

Chuck Schumer looks to the side during a press conference

Mitch McConnell and the President He Calls ‘Despicable’

March 7, 2025

Photo of people giving a standing ovation while Mitch McConnell stays seated, not clapping, behind them

The Advice Elissa Slotkin Didn’t Take

March 5, 2025

Photo-illustration of Elissa Slotkin in front of American flags

The Democrats’ Working-Class Problem Gets Its Close-Up

Michael Scherer

February 27, 2025

Workers in hard hats listen to Trump speak.

Trump’s Military Purge Has Washington Asking ‘Who’s Next?’

Shane Harris and Jonathan Lemire

February 22, 2025

Fragments of the Pentagon seal

A Trump Cabinet Pick Gets a Rare GOP Grilling

February 19, 2025

Photo of former Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer speaking into a microphone

The Opposition Is Already Growing

February 14, 2025

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

The Atlantic Daily

The Great Surrender

David A. Graham

February 13, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., smiles and shakes hands with Donald Trump after a swearing-in ceremony

The Scientific Literature Can’t Save You Now

Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky

February 13, 2025

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Who’s Running the Defense Department?

February 13, 2025

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Presidents May Not Unilaterally Dismantle Government Agencies

February 12, 2025

An upside-down Capitol above Trump speaking into a mic

The Atlantic Daily

The World’s Most Powerful Unelected Bureaucrat

David A. Graham

February 11, 2025

Elon Musk raises his arms in front of the presidential podium

The Doctor Who Let RFK Jr. Through

Nicholas Florko

February 4, 2025

Black-and white-photo of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

This Is About More Than RFK Jr.

Nicholas Florko

January 29, 2025

A photo of RFK Jr. with dots superimposed

‘It’s an Illegal Executive Order. And It’s Stealing.’

January 28, 2025

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The Animal Story That RFK Jr. Should Know

January 23, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

Trump Targets His Own Government

January 22, 2025

Multiple piles of executive orders on Donald Trump's desk

How Biden Destroyed His Legacy

January 17, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

The GOP Is No Longer the Party of National Security

January 14, 2025

Pete Hegsth smiles during his Senate confirmation hearing

Pete Hegseth Declines to Answer

January 14, 2025

Pete Hegseth speaking in a grid of black-and-white images on a red background

The Atlantic Daily

Time for Senate Republicans to Decide

January 13, 2025

An empty chair in the Senate chambers

Trump Criticizes Foreign Allies

January 11, 2025

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

The Atlantic Daily

Trump’s Rule-Breaking Keeps Working

John Hendrickson

January 6, 2025

Yes, the Law Can Still Constrain Trump

January 4, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

American Politics Has an Age Problem

December 23, 2024

Representatives are seated for a vote in the House Chambers

The Atlantic Daily

The Limits of the GOP Trifecta

December 20, 2024

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks at the podium and Donald Trump stands behind him

Musk Makes a Mess of Congress

December 19, 2024

Elon Musk standing in front of an American flag

Maybe Democrats Didn’t Do So Badly After All

December 16, 2024

A glass filled halfway with blue liquid. An "I Voted" sticker floats at the top.

Trump Confronts Republican Rifts

December 14, 2024

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

No, Trump Can’t Just ‘Dismiss’ the Senate

Akhil Reed Amar, Josh Chafetz, and Thomas P. Schmidt

December 6, 2024

Inverted photos of the U.S. Capitol

The Kash Patel Principle

November 30, 2024

The Atlantic Daily

The Trump Marathon

November 25, 2024

Donald Trump smiles behind a window of bulletproof glass that reflects his cheering supporters and signs

What Comes Next for Trump’s Nominees

November 23, 2024

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Pam Bondi’s Comeback

David A. Graham

November 22, 2024

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Trump’s First Defeat

David A. Graham

November 21, 2024

A black-and-white photo of Matt Gaetz