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The Atlantic Politics Daily: Dirt Doesn’t Vote
Republicans wallop Democrats in rural areas and small towns; urban and suburban areas want nothing to do with the MAGA-aligned. Plus: the White House lawyer you should know.
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The Atlantic Politics Daily: Classroom Warfare
In light of Harvard’s win in a high-profile affirmative-action case, we look at the education issues 2020 candidates and other lawmakers are battling over.
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The Atlantic Politics Daily: The Last Time a White House Faced Impeachment
“I remember telling Clinton at one point, ‘The Republicans are never going to remove you from office; it’s the Democrats who can.’” Plus: An interview with the Afghan National Security Adviser.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Atlantic Politics Daily: Following the Hurd
Why so many Republicans are retiring from Congress. Plus: Squirrel Hill struggles with the role of politics in making meaning out of tragedy.
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The Atlantic Politics Daily: The Not-So-Deep State
We look at the central figures in a very serious political scandal. Plus: What happens when normal people begin to meld their identities with those they idolize?
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The Atlantic Politics Daily: Rudy Awakening
Guliani wasn’t always one of Trump’s most loyal defenders, doing cable-news hits and yelling at Atlantic reporters. Plus: lessons from the Clinton impeachment.
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The Atlantic Politics Daily: Favor Town
Amid an unfolding scandal over his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, President Donald Trump met in New York with … Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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The Atlantic Politics Daily: ‘Now We Have the Facts’
“We’re ready … for later today,” Nancy Pelosi told The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg on Tuesday afternoon. We trace the long, slow slog towards a confusing procedure.
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The Atlantic Politics Daily: Greta Thunberg Makes Adults Squirm
Why has the 16-year-old been so influential, when so many other activists haven’t broken through? Plus: Has the press learned anything from 2016?
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The Atlantic Politics Daily: Trump at the Modi-eo
The Indian prime minister will hold a rally in Houston this weekend with guest star President Donald Trump. Plus: the DHS plan to go after domestic terrorism.
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The Atlantic Politics Daily: Just Keep Swimming
Some presidential candidates have decided, eh, this maybe isn’t going to work out. Others, despite zero to middling name recognition, are still at it—why?
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The Atlantic Politics Daily: Pet Issues
Political pets can be tied up in complicated ways with public perception of the politician. Plus: Meet the Bernie bros turned Liz lads.
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The Atlantic Politics Daily: Where Have All the Press Secretaries Gone?
Sean Spicer makes his debut on Dancing With the Stars. Plus: the Latinos who are on board the Trump Train.
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The Atlantic Politics Daily: Judge Report
The Supreme Court gets a lot of attention—rightfully so. But it’s always worth looking at the president’s other judicial appointments. Plus: The Bennet baffler.
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The Atlantic Politics Daily: Eat Meat, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants
Is eating meat following plastic straws onto the front lines of the country’s various culture wars? Plus: The question Elizabeth Warren didn’t want to answer.
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The Atlantic Politics Daily: Welcome to the Electability Primary
Are Democratic voters backing the 2020 candidate they themselves like best, or backing the candidate they think their fellow voters would support? Plus: a debate 3.0 preview
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Al Drago / Reuters The Atlantic Politics Daily: For Those Too Young to Remember 9/11
Something like a quarter of Americans today weren’t even born on 9/11. Plus: The Trump administration considers a national ban on flavored e-cigarettes.
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The Atlantic Politics Daily: The Battle of the Dans
In some ways, the last election of 2018 has become the first election of 2020. Plus: President Trump and John Bolton rarely agreed.
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The Atlantic Politics Daily: All the President’s Tempers
What really prompted the president to call off Afghan peace talks? Plus: American Factory is a complex human story playing out against the backdrop of some of the most pressing trends in American politics.
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The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Why These Voters Still Love Steve King
Despite his racist and xenophobic comments over the years, some of his supporters just don’t believe that he’s said anything wrong. Plus: Is Texas becoming competitive again?
