United States Department of Justice

December 12, 2025

The Atlantic Daily

The Media CEOs Jockeying for Trump’s Support

Will Gottsegen

December 10, 2025

Politics

John Roberts’s Dream Is Finally Coming True

David Daley

December 10, 2025

Politics

The Trump Administration Actually Backed Down

Quinta Jurecic

December 9, 2025

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Ideas

The Trump Lawyer Scandal Is About Something Much Deeper Than Legal Technicalities

Quinta Jurecic

December 5, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

How to Read the Epstein Files Like an Expert

David A. Graham

December 4, 2025

Ideas

The DOJ’s Cartels Memo Is Legal Quicksand

Paul Rosenzweig

November 26, 2025

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Ideas

The One Place Trump’s Power Remains Constrained

Randall D. Eliason

November 24, 2025

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Ideas

Tilting the Playing Field

Paul Rosenzweig

November 23, 2025

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Ideas

Trump’s Toddler Response to the Epstein Saga

Jonathan Chait

November 19, 2025

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Ideas

The Trump Administration’s Favorite Tool for Criminalizing Dissent

Quinta Jurecic

November 18, 2025

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Ideas

Why I Am Resigning

Mark L. Wolf

November 9, 2025

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Politics

Trump’s Plan Is Now Out in the Open

Peter Wehner

October 31, 2025

Ideas

Trump to DOJ: Pay Up

Quinta Jurecic

October 22, 2025

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National Security

The Bolton Case Is Not Like the Others

Shane Harris

October 17, 2025

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The Atlantic Daily

The Beginning of a New DOJ

Will Gottsegen

October 10, 2025

Ideas

Trump’s Revenge Tour

Quinta Jurecic

October 10, 2025

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Politics

A Very, Very Expensive Way to Reduce Crime

Marc Novicoff

October 10, 2025

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Ideas

Pam Bondi, Loyal Servant

Quinta Jurecic

October 8, 2025

Attorney General Pam Bondi, photographed from behind

Ideas

Trump’s Politicized Prosecutions May Hit a Roadblock

Adam Serwer

September 28, 2025

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Ideas

The Comey Indictment Is an Embarrassment

Quinta Jurecic

September 26, 2025

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Ideas

The Comey Indictment Is Not Just Payback

David Frum

September 25, 2025

Ideas

The Unconstitutional Tactics Trump Wants to Revive in Memphis

Toluse Olorunnipa

September 24, 2025

National Guard soldiers and Memphis buildings

The Atlantic Daily

Triumph of the Insurrectionists

David A. Graham

September 3, 2025

Politics

MAGA Has a New Favorite Slogan

Jonathan Chait

August 29, 2025

Illustration of Donald Trump standing on top of a gavel

Ideas

Trump Loses a Lawyer—And Much More

Quinta Jurecic

August 26, 2025

Alina Habba holding a phone up to her ear. A reflection of a hat that says MAGA is in the foreground

Politics

Nobody Likes John Bolton

Graeme Wood

August 22, 2025

Black-and-white image of John Bolton's bust in front of a black background

Ideas

Trump’s Revenge Campaign Has a Weakness

Quinta Jurecic

August 14, 2025

Etchings on the wall on the outside of the Department of Justice that read, "The place of justice is a hallowed place"

Politics

Donald Trump Doesn’t Really Care About Crime

Jonathan Chait

August 11, 2025

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Politics

Republicans Might Regret Putting Emil Bove on the Bench

Brendan Ballou

August 2, 2025

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Ideas

Emil Bove Is a Sign of the Times

Quinta Jurecic

July 30, 2025

Politics

The FBI’s Leaders ‘Have No Idea What They’re Doing’

Quinta Jurecic

July 29, 2025

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Ideas

Naturalized Citizens Are Scared

Chris Feliciano Arnold

July 20, 2025

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Ideas

Trump’s Epstein Answers Are Getting Worse

Jonathan Chait

July 16, 2025

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Politics

America Has Never Seen Corruption Like This

Casey Michel

July 10, 2025

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Politics

Twenty-Four Hours of Authoritarianism

Jonathan Chait

July 2, 2025

Sections

The Print Edition

The Last MAGA Prisoner

The Media CEOs Jockeying for Trump’s Support

John Roberts’s Dream Is Finally Coming True

The Trump Administration Actually Backed Down

The Trump Lawyer Scandal Is About Something Much Deeper Than Legal Technicalities

How to Read the Epstein Files Like an Expert

The DOJ’s Cartels Memo Is Legal Quicksand

The One Place Trump’s Power Remains Constrained

Tilting the Playing Field

Trump’s Toddler Response to the Epstein Saga

The Trump Administration’s Favorite Tool for Criminalizing Dissent

Why I Am Resigning

Trump’s Plan Is Now Out in the Open

Trump to DOJ: Pay Up

The Bolton Case Is Not Like the Others

The Beginning of a New DOJ

Trump’s Revenge Tour

A Very, Very Expensive Way to Reduce Crime

Pam Bondi, Loyal Servant

Trump’s Politicized Prosecutions May Hit a Roadblock

The Comey Indictment Is an Embarrassment

The Comey Indictment Is Not Just Payback

The Unconstitutional Tactics Trump Wants to Revive in Memphis

Triumph of the Insurrectionists

MAGA Has a New Favorite Slogan

Trump Loses a Lawyer—And Much More

Nobody Likes John Bolton

Trump’s Revenge Campaign Has a Weakness

Donald Trump Doesn’t Really Care About Crime

Republicans Might Regret Putting Emil Bove on the Bench

Emil Bove Is a Sign of the Times

The FBI’s Leaders ‘Have No Idea What They’re Doing’

Naturalized Citizens Are Scared

Trump’s Epstein Answers Are Getting Worse

America Has Never Seen Corruption Like This

Twenty-Four Hours of Authoritarianism