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The State That Decided to Topple a Political Giant

David A. Graham

March 20, 2026

How Autocrats Meddle With Elections

February 6, 2026

A drawing of a ballot box with an American flag on it sits at the center of a maze.

Some Other Things Donald Trump Will Probably Try to Buy

Alexandra Petri

January 12, 2026

trump looking at globe

Why Taylor Swift’s Accent Has Changed

December 3, 2025

Illustration of a mirror showing a person's open mouth

‘Grandparenting on Eggshells’

November 26, 2025

A colorful illustration of two parents holding a grandmother back from hugging their child while the child looks on.

Welcome to the Gerrymandering Apocalypse

November 25, 2025

Illustration of a blue and white grid with a hole burning in the center

The Atlantic Daily

Border Patrol’s Chaotic Week in North Carolina

David A. Graham

November 21, 2025

U.S. Border Patrol agents stand outside a Home Depot store on November 19, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Federal agents continued searching for undocumented immigrants during Operation Charlotte's Web as they expanded their operations to other parts of North Carolina.

When Border Patrol Comes to Town

November 20, 2025

Border Patrol Member in Home Depot parking lot

The Atlantic Daily

North Carolina Is the Canary in the Election Coal Mine

David A. Graham

October 28, 2025

2026 election pin illustration

How to Prevent Random Violence

Charles Fain Lehman and Rafael Mangual

September 16, 2025

A man speaks at a podium at a press conference in front of a train that is displaying the words "Our Community. Our Safety."

NOAA Has Been Trying to Predict How Bad Floods Could Get

August 28, 2025

broken binoculars look at storm clouds

Should You Sunscreen Your Cat?

Katherine J. Wu

July 21, 2025

A cartoon elephant dumps sunscreen on its head.

The Atlantic Daily

The Trend Disrupting Conventional Housing Wisdom

July 2, 2025

Single-family homes in a residential neighborhood in San Marcos, Texas

When the Fight for Democracy Is Personal

David A. Graham

April 15, 2025

Photo of Allison Riggs

The Atlantic Daily

The November Election That Still Hasn’t Been Certified

David A. Graham

March 6, 2025

A group of protesters gather in North Carolina. One sign reads: We the People elected Allison Riggs for NC Supreme Court

The Case for Brain Rot

Kaitlyn Tiffany

January 13, 2025

Illustration depicting the text "we're so back"

Stop the (North Carolina) Steal

David A. Graham

January 8, 2025

Pictures of Allison Riggs and Jefferson Griffin overlayed on a blue chalkboard with a red circle

The Democrats’ Senate Nightmare Is Only Beginning

November 11, 2024

An upside-down image of the U.S. Capitol

Democrats Actually Had Quite a Good Night in North Carolina

David A. Graham

November 7, 2024

An illustration showing Josh Stein in front of North Carolina

The Great, Disappearing Trump Campaign

David A. Graham

November 3, 2024

Empty chairs in a venue with “Make America Great Again” signs on them

Why Kamala Harris Is Targeting Deep-Red Counties

David A. Graham

October 30, 2024

Color photograph of two people knocking on the front door a white and red-brick house with fallen leaves in the yard.

I’m Running Out of Ways to Explain How Bad This Is

October 10, 2024

Illustration of a weather vane with a computer cursor on top.

November Will Be Worse

October 9, 2024

A photo illustration of a lightning storm

What I Didn’t Understand About Political Lying

October 9, 2024

An illustration showing a rotten banana painted in gold

The Atlantic Daily

Why Helene Caught So Many Residents Off Guard

October 3, 2024

A flooded and muddy entryway in a house in North Carolina

An Alarming New Trend in Hurricane Deaths

October 3, 2024

A destroyed car floats in floodwaters in Chimney Rock, North Carolina, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

‘The Death Toll Is Going to Be Tremendous’

David A. Graham

October 3, 2024

People clean up a muddy downtown street using wheelbarrows

North Carolina’s Coming Run on Electric Cars

October 1, 2024

An illustration of an EV powering a home

My Friend Was in the Valley

Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle

October 1, 2024

Two people stand in floodwater before wreckage in western North Carolina

Hurricane Helene Created a 30-Foot Chasm of Earth on My Street

October 1, 2024

A boy plays near the remainder of a washed-out road near his family's home in Watauga County on September 27, 2024.

North Carolina Was Set Up for Disaster

September 30, 2024

Four people walk through a muddy suburban street intersection, inspecting the flood damage in Asheville, North Carolina, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene

America Needs a Disaster Corps

September 30, 2024

A man in the foreground looks at splinters of structures strewn on the ground amid palm trees after Hurricane Helene struck the Gulf Coast.

Mark Robinson’s Dereliction of Duty

David A. Graham

August 30, 2024

Mark Robinson Is Testing the Bounds of GOP Extremism

David A. Graham

May 28, 2024

Black-and-white photo of Mark Robinson with a microphone attached to his tie

Should the Hawthorn Be Saved?

Robert Langellier

May 13, 2024

Ronald Lance recalls the lost biodiversity of hawthorn trees at Doggett Gap, near Asheville, North Carolina.

Has North Carolina Found an Abortion Compromise?

David A. Graham

May 17, 2023

A photo of anti-abortion protesters holding up signs to the windows of a legislative assembly