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April 11, 2025

Donald Trump hugging a ballot box from behind

The Atlantic Daily

Due Process for Me, Not for Thee

David A. Graham

April 8, 2025

Ideas

‘A Path of Perfect Lawlessness’

Adam Serwer

April 7, 2025

Black-and-white photo of the Supreme Court building

Global

Russia’s Repression Goes South

Anna Nemtsova

March 31, 2025

An image of protesters in front of the Georgian Parliament throwing fireworks

Ideas

Trump Is Deporting ‘Them’ in Ways That Threaten Us

Conor Friedersdorf

March 27, 2025

Photo of a woman staring out of a window while holding a photo of a man

Politics

America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State

Aziz Huq

May 2025 Issue

The Atlantic Daily

The Danger of a Flood of Anti-Trump State Lawsuits

David A. Graham

March 21, 2025

The Atlantic Daily

What John Roberts’s Rebuke of Trump Left Out

David A. Graham

March 18, 2025

Chief Justice John Roberts frowns slightly while he wears his robes

The Atlantic Daily

What Trump Means by ‘Impartial Justice’

David A. Graham

March 17, 2025

A prisoner with his head pushed down is escorted from a plane by a large group of security forces

Ideas

The Death of Scandal

Bob Bauer

March 13, 2025

Illustration of Donald Trump waving, surrounded by red crayon scribbles

Ideas

Musk’s Madisonian Insight—And Its Troubling Consequences

Bridget Fahey

March 13, 2025

Portrait of James Madison spliced with a photo of Elon Musk’s face

The Atlantic Daily

The Whistleblower for the Whistleblowers

David A. Graham

March 10, 2025

Ideas

Colleges Have No Idea How to Comply With Trump’s Orders

Rose Horowitch

March 10, 2025

A university building with the letters ‘DEI’ fading in and out between the building’s pillars

Planet

The Trump Administration’s Environmental Pile-On

Zoë Schlanger

March 7, 2025

america falling into a barrel of hazardous waste

The Atlantic Daily

The November Election That Still Hasn’t Been Certified

David A. Graham

March 6, 2025

Ideas

The Supreme Court Foreign-Aid Ruling Is a Bad Sign for Trump

Stephen I. Vladeck

March 5, 2025

Ideas

Firing the ‘Conscience’ of the Military

Paul Rosenzweig

March 3, 2025

A photo splice of a black-and-white image of Donald Trump pointing (left) beside a painting of Jack Cade's rebellion (right).

The Atlantic Daily

Trump Tests the Courts

David A. Graham

February 27, 2025

Donald Trump grips the podium and speaks into a microphone at a CPAC event

The Atlantic Daily

Law and Order for Some

David A. Graham

February 25, 2025

Rep. Cory Mills sits in front of a large American flag

Ideas

Lawful, but Enormously Destructive

Eliot A. Cohen

February 23, 2025

The Atlantic Daily

‘Constitutional Crisis’ Is an Understatement

David A. Graham

February 21, 2025

Politics

The Governor Who Stood Up to Trump

Jonathan Chait

February 21, 2025

Politics

A Trump Cabinet Pick Gets a Rare GOP Grilling

Russell Berman

February 19, 2025

Photo of former Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer speaking into a microphone

Ideas

A Blatant Violation of Legal Ethics

Barbara McQuade

February 14, 2025

Collage of Danielle Sassoon and Eric Adams

Global

Trump Is Remaking the World in His Image

Yair Rosenberg

February 14, 2025

A color photo-illustration of Donald Trump in a red MAGA cap swinging a golf club at a soccer-ball-size Earth

Ideas

What Will Happen If the Trump Administration Defies a Court Order?

Quinta Jurecic

February 13, 2025

A red MAGA cap’s brim hovering over a courthouse

Ideas

Presidents May Not Unilaterally Dismantle Government Agencies

Peter M. Shane

February 12, 2025

An upside-down Capitol above Trump speaking into a mic

Ideas

Why No One Can Fix the Broken Licensing System

Rebecca Haw Allensworth

February 12, 2025

Illustration of framed diplomas falling into a dark hole in the ground

Politics

The Constitutional Crisis Is Here

Jonathan Chait

February 4, 2025

Elon Musk smiling, a stately painting in the background

Ideas

The Illegal Drug at Every Corner Store

Amogh Dimri

February 3, 2025

Illustration showing nitrous-oxide canisters

Health

RFK Jr. Has a Lot to Learn About Medicaid

Katherine J. Wu

January 29, 2025

a photo of the upper half of RFK Jr's head

Ideas

There Is a Strategy Behind the Chaos

David A. Graham

January 29, 2025

An illustration of a $100 bill inside a melting ice cube

Ideas

The Attack on Trans Rights Won’t End There

Adam Serwer

January 29, 2025

An illustration of the Supreme Court building with the colors of the trans flag woven through its columns.

Politics

‘It’s an Illegal Executive Order. And It’s Stealing.’

Russell Berman

January 28, 2025

An illustration that shows a purse clasped by a red lock

Global

Europe’s Elon Musk Problem

Anne Applebaum

March 2025 Issue

Ideas

The Attack on Birthright Citizenship Is a Big Test for the Constitution

Adam Serwer

January 22, 2025

Illustration of a hand holding up two American flags in front of a U.S. passport and the U.S. Constitution

Sections

The Print Edition

Trump Is Already Undermining the Next Election

Due Process for Me, Not for Thee

‘A Path of Perfect Lawlessness’

Russia’s Repression Goes South

Trump Is Deporting ‘Them’ in Ways That Threaten Us

America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State

The Danger of a Flood of Anti-Trump State Lawsuits

What John Roberts’s Rebuke of Trump Left Out

What Trump Means by ‘Impartial Justice’

The Death of Scandal

Musk’s Madisonian Insight—And Its Troubling Consequences

The Whistleblower for the Whistleblowers

Colleges Have No Idea How to Comply With Trump’s Orders

The Trump Administration’s Environmental Pile-On

The November Election That Still Hasn’t Been Certified

The Supreme Court Foreign-Aid Ruling Is a Bad Sign for Trump

Firing the ‘Conscience’ of the Military

Trump Tests the Courts

Law and Order for Some

Lawful, but Enormously Destructive

‘Constitutional Crisis’ Is an Understatement

The Governor Who Stood Up to Trump

A Trump Cabinet Pick Gets a Rare GOP Grilling

A Blatant Violation of Legal Ethics

Trump Is Remaking the World in His Image

What Will Happen If the Trump Administration Defies a Court Order?

Presidents May Not Unilaterally Dismantle Government Agencies

Why No One Can Fix the Broken Licensing System

The Constitutional Crisis Is Here

The Illegal Drug at Every Corner Store

RFK Jr. Has a Lot to Learn About Medicaid

There Is a Strategy Behind the Chaos

The Attack on Trans Rights Won’t End There

‘It’s an Illegal Executive Order. And It’s Stealing.’

Europe’s Elon Musk Problem

The Attack on Birthright Citizenship Is a Big Test for the Constitution