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Public Anger Is Rising

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Russell Berman

April 1, 2026

A photograph of the U.S. Capitol Building reflected upside down in the reflecting pool on the National Mall

Does the Constitution Protect This Congresswoman From Trump?

March 30, 2026

Panels of the Constitution, LaMonica McIver, a red line, Trump, and the bottom of a column

The Republican Party Continues Eating Its Own

Elaine Godfrey and Russell Berman

March 12, 2026

A black-and-white photograph of Kevin Kiley in front of a red square

It Wasn’t Democrats Who Persuaded Trump to Change Course

Jonathan Lemire and Russell Berman

January 27, 2026

A woman wearing earmuffs attends a makeshift memorial for Alex Pretti on January 26, 2026, in Minneapolis, and looks up into the distance as though she is crying

‘We Are Looking at a Massive Crisis’

Toluse Olorunnipa

December 5, 2025

Woman sits on hardwood floor surrounded by scattered bills and paperwork

The Fear Taking Hold Among Indiana Republicans

November 26, 2025

A color photo of Indianapolis, Indiana, seen from above, with the state capitol building seen at center.

National Security

‘An Example MUST BE SET’

Missy Ryan, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, and Nancy A. Youssef

November 25, 2025

From left to right: Pete Hegseth, Mark Kelly, Donald Trump

Washington Week With The Atlantic

The End to the Government Shutdown

November 15, 2025

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Washington Week With The Atlantic

How Lawmakers Are Responding to the Shutdown

November 8, 2025

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

How Trump Wants to Help Democrats

November 5, 2025

Black-and-white photograph of a man in a suit speaking with a raised fist, spliced together with a red-tinted photograph of a legislative chamber

This Could Be How the Shutdown Ends

Toluse Olorunnipa

November 4, 2025

A man stands in the foreground as grocery carts filled with vegetables, canned food, and other perishables fill the background.

A Different RFK Jr. Just Appeared Before Congress

Nicholas Florko

September 4, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at a Senate hearing on September 4, 2025.

The Facial-Recognition Sham

Albert Fox Cahn

August 11, 2025

Illustration of a facial-recognition scan with a sad face

The Fear Coursing Through State Capitols

June 18, 2025

An image of Representative Melissa Hortman's seat in the Minnesota State Capitol building with flowers and a framed photo of her.

Why Isn’t Congress Doing Anything?

February 14, 2025

A photo-illustration showing black-and-white cut-out photos of Elon Musk and an elephant on a bright-red background.

Prove Your Lawmakers Wrong About Puerto Rico

Xochitl Gonzalez

May 20, 2022

As Puerto Rican statehood is debated, tourism on the island surges.

All My Mothers

July 19, 2020