Donald Trump

July 6, 2026

Culture

A Very Bad Call

Sally Jenkins

July 6, 2026

a photo of Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino shaking hands

Ideas

What Trump’s July 4 Speech Revealed

David Frum

July 5, 2026

Politics

Trump Is Getting Tired of Losing Election Cases

Toluse Olorunnipa

July 4, 2026

Ideas

What J. D. Vance Once Knew

Peter Wehner

July 4, 2026

The dark shadow of a man is projected onto a blue barrier. Behind it, attendees at a Trump rally hold signs.

The Atlantic Daily

What This Fourth of July Is Really About

Jake Lundberg

July 3, 2026

A purple tinted screenshot of "An Ode for the Fourth of July, 1876"

Ideas

These Justices Are Not Impartial

Adam Serwer

July 3, 2026

A photograph of the Supreme Court building against a purple night sky

National Security

Washington Is Turning Into a Fortress for the Fourth

Nick Miroff, Sarah Fitzpatrick, and Shane Harris

July 3, 2026

Two Park Police officers stand near a large sign that says "Freedom 250" on a blue background with white stars and an outline of the continental US in white starts nearby. A crowd of people in the foreground.

Ideas

The Other Case for Birthright Citizenship

Amanda Frost

July 2, 2026

Color photograph of people gathered outside the U.S. Capitol on a sunny day around a man speaking at a lectern bearing a sign that reads, "Born Here. Belong Here."

Books

Even Trump Can’t Believe How Well This Book Has Sold

Gal Beckerman

July 2, 2026

The top of a blond man's head, with only the hair visible in darkness

Politics

The Capital Is a Mess

Matt Viser

July 2, 2026

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Economy

Why Everyone Is Suddenly Talking About ‘Universal Basic Capital’

Rogé Karma

July 2, 2026

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Ideas

Young Republican Activists Are Turning Against Trump

Charlie Sabgir

July 1, 2026

Culture

The Kennedy Center’s Latest Defense Raises a New Mystery

Janay Kingsberry

June 30, 2026

The facade of the Kennedy Center covered by a tarp

The Atlantic Daily

The Most Surprising Part of the Birthright-Citizenship Decision

Will Gottsegen

June 30, 2026

U.S. Associate Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito, Jr., Clarence Thomas, and Brett Kavanaugh, and U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts

The Atlantic Daily

A Watergate Every Week

David A. Graham

June 29, 2026

Politics

The White House Considers Granting 250 Pardons for the Nation’s Birthday

Sarah Fitzpatrick and Michael Scherer

June 29, 2026

A photograph of Donald Trump raising his finger

Culture

Trump Gets Roasted on Bill Maher’s Night

Janay Kingsberry

June 29, 2026

Radio Atlantic

Trump’s Battle for Washington

Adam Harris

June 29, 2026

U.S.

What Trump’s Efforts to Change D.C. Reveal

The Editors

June 27, 2026

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Ideas

The Court That Will Believe Absolutely Anything Is ‘Race-Neutral’

Adam Serwer

June 27, 2026

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Culture

The Great American State Fair Isn’t Very Great

Kelsey Ables

June 27, 2026

A Ferris wheel at a fair with tall structures and people walking

Ideas

Higher Ed Is Very Sorry

Rose Horowitch

June 27, 2026

Campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee

The Atlantic Daily

The Housing Solution Trump Is Avoiding

Will Gottsegen

June 26, 2026

Trump standing alongside images of his D.C. renovation plans

Ideas

William Barr’s Dangerous Endorsement of Todd Blanche

Jonathan Chait

June 26, 2026

A black-and-white photograph of Todd Blanche glancing to his right and wearing a suit, standing between two stone columns.

Technology

The 13 Steps of a Trump Fiasco

Charlie Warzel

June 26, 2026

Man stands in Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with pole

Politics

‘Rush Project at Request of POTUS’

Michael Scherer

June 26, 2026

Diptych showing a black-and-white photo of White House columns on the left and a color photo of a bison and three birds on the right.

Politics

The Meltdown

Jonathan Lemire and Russell Berman

June 25, 2026

A blurred photo of Donald Trump in a suit, standing at a lectern microphone

Politics

The True Believers at the Great MAGA Fair

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

June 25, 2026

Attendees at the kickoff to America's 250th-birthday celebrations

Humor

One Metaphor to End Them All

Alexandra Petri

June 25, 2026

A photo-illustration of Donald Trump looking down at the Reflecting Pool and seeing his own reflection

Time-Travel Thursdays

Authoritarians Are Great at Propaganda—Until They’re Not

Isabel Ruehl

June 25, 2026

Ideas

Trump Is Making the 250th Small

Tom Nichols

June 24, 2026

Donald Trump speaking at the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C.

Politics

Trump’s Other Paint Job

Nick Miroff

June 24, 2026

Ideas

The Whiplash of Trump’s Iran Capitulation

Tom Nichols

June 24, 2026

A photograph of Donald Trump and J. D. Vance sitting next to each other in front of a large American flag.

The Atlantic Daily

Trump’s No-Limits Presidency

David A. Graham

June 24, 2026

National Security

Trump Has a Bill Pulte Problem

Shane Harris and Vivian Salama

June 24, 2026

Sections

The Print Edition

FIFA Is a Cautionary Tale for Trump

A Very Bad Call

What Trump’s July 4 Speech Revealed

Trump Is Getting Tired of Losing Election Cases

What J. D. Vance Once Knew

What This Fourth of July Is Really About

These Justices Are Not Impartial

Washington Is Turning Into a Fortress for the Fourth

The Other Case for Birthright Citizenship

Even Trump Can’t Believe How Well This Book Has Sold

The Capital Is a Mess

Why Everyone Is Suddenly Talking About ‘Universal Basic Capital’

Young Republican Activists Are Turning Against Trump

The Kennedy Center’s Latest Defense Raises a New Mystery

The Most Surprising Part of the Birthright-Citizenship Decision

A Watergate Every Week

The White House Considers Granting 250 Pardons for the Nation’s Birthday

Trump Gets Roasted on Bill Maher’s Night

Trump’s Battle for Washington

What Trump’s Efforts to Change D.C. Reveal

The Court That Will Believe Absolutely Anything Is ‘Race-Neutral’

The Great American State Fair Isn’t Very Great

Higher Ed Is Very Sorry

The Housing Solution Trump Is Avoiding

William Barr’s Dangerous Endorsement of Todd Blanche

The 13 Steps of a Trump Fiasco

‘Rush Project at Request of POTUS’

The Meltdown

The True Believers at the Great MAGA Fair

One Metaphor to End Them All

Authoritarians Are Great at Propaganda—Until They’re Not

Trump Is Making the 250th Small

Trump’s Other Paint Job

The Whiplash of Trump’s Iran Capitulation

Trump’s No-Limits Presidency

Trump Has a Bill Pulte Problem