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Bettmann / Getty Laughing in the Face of ‘Overwhelming Malice’
If desperate times call for desperate measures, then dark times call for dark jokes.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades / … Ed Martin Has Completely Disqualified Himself
Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney is a Russian-state-TV darling.
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Mark Peterson / Redux The Pardon-to-Prison Pipeline
Trump granted clemency to people who keep ending up back in trouble with the law.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Al Drago / … Phase Two Will Be Worse Than DOGE
First came the chaos. Next comes the retribution.
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Win McNamee / Getty Trump Dares the Supreme Court to Do Something
His administration takes a new step toward authoritarianism.
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Orbon Alija Five Joyful Ways to Spend Time Online
Check out these recommendations from our writers and editors.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Facebook Is Just Craigslist Now
The social-media giant has manifested its final form: not digital connector, but digital bazaar.
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Patrick T. Fallon / Bloomberg / Getty The Voluntary Surrender of U.S. Power
Trump’s go-it-alone approach means abdicating the country’s global influence.
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Andrew Harnik / Getty Trump Blinked
Or did he?
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Jim Watson / AFP / Getty Due Process for Me, Not for Thee
Donald Trump has benefited greatly from America’s constitutional protections, but he seeks to deprive others of them.
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Tom Williams / Getty Just Like the Old Trump
The past couple of weeks have shown that the White House truly has no idea what it’s doing.
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Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy A Hilarious Movie That Understands the South
Culture and entertainment musts from Annie Joy Williams
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Chris Helgren / Reuters Why Canadians Are Better Than Americans at Protesting Trump Right Now
A unified movement like “Buy Canadian” is hard to find in America.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Saul Loeb / … The Conspiracy Theorist Advising Trump
The chaos inside the White House national-security team persists.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Getty; Saul Loeb … Trump’s Tariff Plan Is Going to Hurt
The surprisingly expansive levies on imports will open up a future of high prices.
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Alex Goodlett / The Washington Post / Getty The DOGE Plan That Endangers U.S. Revenue
Recent history provides clues about how IRS cuts may lose America money.
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Jeffrey Phelps / AP Musk Is Still Paying for Political Influence
Wisconsin’s contentious state-supreme-court election will put his theory of power to the test.
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R.Tsubin / Getty Seven Sunday Reads
Spend time with stories about what ketamine does to the human brain, the political fight of the century, and more.
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Getty The Risk of Financing Your Errands
Deferred-payment apps are a fact of life for many Americans, yet the future of the agency responsible for protecting those who use them is murky.
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EQRoy / Alamy Independent Agencies Never Stood a Chance Under Trump
If the president and his team have their way, much of the executive branch will be transformed from watchdogs or independent actors into the president’s foot soldiers.
