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J. Scott Applewhite / AP There's Something About Mitch
The Senate majority leader’s gift for managing Donald Trump has become a source of wonder around Washington—particularly in contrast with Speaker Paul Ryan’s turbulent relationship with the president.
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Jeremy Raff / Jackie Lay / The Atlantic The Border Patrol's Corruption Problem
More than 140 Customs and Border Protection agents were arrested or convicted of corruption in recent years—and President Trump’s promise to hire 5,500 new agents could make the problem worse.
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Evan Vucci / AP Why Trump's Executive Order on Religious Liberty Left Many Conservatives Dissatisfied
The president has won support from some high-profile evangelicals, but the move fell well short of expectations for many activists.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters A Bipartisan Spending Deal That Shortchanges Trump
Congress is giving the new president a boost in funding for the military and a little extra for border security, but that’s about it.
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How Two Mississippi College Students Fell in Love and Decided to Join a Terrorist Group
In three short months, Jaelyn Young and Muhammad Dakhlalla found themselves at the center of America’s debate over radicalization.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP The Government Is Staying Open—For Now
The House and Senate voted to extend federal funding for another week, averting a shutdown to buy more time for negotiations on a large spending bill.
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White House Trump's Attack on Syria Has Already Been Forgotten
Official Washington has already moved on from the president’s bombing of the Syrian military, despite his paltry legal justification for doing so.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Trump's Demand for Border Barrier Funding Hits a Wall
While the president can spin on whatever immigration-control measures he gets in the spending bill, between health care and the wall funding, lawmakers know the real score: Congress: 2, Trump: 0.
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters Trump Backs Away From Terminating NAFTA
The nationalists in Donald Trump's White House appear to have come very close to persuading the president to sign an executive order withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Trump Administration Won't Sabotage Obamacare—Yet
In its second about-face this week, the White House said it would continue making subsidy payments to insurers as part of the Affordable Care Act. Democrats were demanding the money as part of negotiations to avert a government shutdown.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP The Quantified Presidency
In counting Trump’s “historic accomplishments” the administration shows it values size over substance.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters How Democrats Learned to Love Trump's Negotiating Style
The Dems are trying to take advantage of the president’s tendency to make maximalist claims then retreat from them.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters What Trump Still Doesn't Understand About the Holocaust
The president’s address downplayed the Shoah’s universal lessons, turning the occasion into an exercise in ethnic politics.
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Ashlee Espinal / Reuters A Federal Judge Blocked Trump's 'Sanctuary Cities' Executive Order
The Justice Department said it would withhold jurisdictions’ federal funding if they don’t start playing ball with immigration authorities. In his ruling, Judge William Orrick said those threats were empty.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Trump Realizes Being President Is Hard
The 45th president’s journey of discovery could be a public service, if it helps bring his supporters to greater understanding of the complexities of governing.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP How Trump's First 100 Days Could End in a Government Shutdown
The historical marker on April 29 will coincide with the expiration of federal funding unless Congress can strike a bipartisan deal in time.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters The Easter Egg Roll and the Bygone Era of White House Openness
For much of its history, the front door of the White House was open to hundreds of daily visitors, a tradition that has almost entirely ended.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Why Trumpism Will Outlast Steve Bannon
The balance of power inside a White House doesn’t necessarily reflect the balance of power inside a party.
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Alex Brandon / AP President Trump's 'Substitute Teacher' Problem
The White House’s slow pace of hiring may hamper its dream of reorganizing—and shrinking—the federal government, says Max Stier of the Partnership for Public Service.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Are the Nationalists Losing the War for Trump's White House?
The president’s policy reversals and the ascendancy of Jared Kushner raise questions about the future of the right-wing populists and the base they represent.
