The Atlantic Daily
David A. Graham, Will Gottsegen, Tom Nichols, and colleagues guide you through today’s biggest news, ideas, and cultural happenings. Sign up for the newsletter here.
-
![]()
Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty The Administration Wants Military Women to Know Their Place
Pete Hegseth seems to be on a mission to erase women from the top ranks of the U.S. armed forces.
-
![]()
Al Drago / Bloomberg / Getty Presidential Pettiness
Donald Trump seems to have no theory of governance beyond personal gain and retribution.
-
-
![]()
Universal Pictures / Alamy Six Films Better Than the Books They’re Based On
These movie adaptations find a way to elevate their source material.
-
![]()
Kent Nishimura / Bloomberg / Getty A Congress That Votes Yes and Hopes No
Congressional Republicans keep wringing their hands over the White House’s legislative priorities … and then voting for them.
-
![]()
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. The Power of the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket
A conversation with Quinta Jurecic on why the justices aren’t explaining their rulings
-
![]()
Al Drago / Bloomberg / Getty How Trump Primed His Base to Turn Against Him
The president spent years undermining voters’ belief in the government. Now he’s asking them to just trust him.
-
![]()
Eli Hartman / Bloomberg / Getty Disaster at FEMA
It’s getting harder for Americans to find relief under Trump’s vision of government.
-
-
![]()
Bonnie Cash / Bloomberg / Getty Censorship for Citizenship
Trump’s threat to revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship shows his conditional support for free speech.
-
![]()
Fine Art Images / Heritage Images / Getty Six Weekend Stories
Read more about the great cousin decline, 10 books The Atlantic’s Culture desk read too late, and more.
-
![]()
Robert Alexander / Archive Photos / Getty Maybe We Don’t Need to Go to Space Anymore
Trump wants to slash NASA’s budget. A Real World star will lead the agency. But everything’s okay!
-
![]()
Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Pierce Archive LLC … The One Place Where Nuclear War Isn’t Abstract
A conversation with Ross Andersen about what he saw in Hiroshima
-
![]()
Allison Robbert / AFP / Getty H. Elon Perot
Another angry billionaire wants his own political party.
-
-
![]()
Jim Vondruska / Getty The Texas-Flood Blame Game Is a Distraction
Hastily assigning responsibility comes at the risk of oversimplifying the way natural disasters work.
-
![]()
Anna Moneymaker / Getty Who’s Running American Defense Policy?
Trump’s national-security institutions are still in disorder.
-
![]()
Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / picture alliance / Getty Images A Writer Who Slows Down the Speed-Reader
Culture and entertainment musts from Ashley Parker
-
![]()
PictureLux / The Hollywood Archive / Alamy Five Feel-Good TV Shows
Find the right comfort series to unwind with.
-
![]()
Jordan Vonderhaar / Bloomberg / Getty The Trend Disrupting Conventional Housing Wisdom
A conversation with Rogé Karma about whether the Sun Belt is going the way of Los Angeles and San Francisco
-
-
![]()
Stefani Reynolds / Bloomberg / Getty The Biggest Anti-Abortion Victory Since ‘Dobbs’
The legislation that just passed the Senate represents a big win for anti-abortion advocates—and a subtle shift in their strategy.
-
![]()
Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Jakub Porzycki / … Trump Insults America—Again
The president of the United States seems to have no interest in appealing to a national sense of pride or honor.
-
![]()
hipokrat / Getty Five Sunday Reads
Explore stories about why your professional peak is coming sooner than you think, the bursting of the computer-science bubble, and more.
