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What the Pentagon Fears in Iran

February 26, 2026

President Donald Trump standing in front of the US Flag

How America Chose Not to Hold the Powerful to Account

February 25, 2026

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The Democrats Who Got Weird During the State of the Union

Toluse Olorunnipa

February 25, 2026

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This Looks Like an Insider Bet on Aliens

February 25, 2026

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When Caring Becomes Counterculture

February 25, 2026

A black-and-white photo of Tim Miller, bordered by an illustration

Sherrod Brown Is Grinding It Out

February 25, 2026

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Lucky Winner Mike Johnson Gets Dream Trip to State of the Union

Alexandra Petri

February 25, 2026

Mike Johnson in State of the Union

The State of the Union Revealed a Sad Reality

February 25, 2026

President Trump delivers his State of the Union address

What Justice Gorsuch Fears

February 25, 2026

Neil Gorsuch raises his finger while speaking to an audience in front of a blue curtain

President Trump’s State of the Union Variety Show

February 25, 2026

President Trump delivers the State of the Union address

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Trump’s Chance to Turn Things Around Tonight

February 24, 2026

National Security

The End of Diplomacy

February 24, 2026

A collage of Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff

Gavin Newsom’s Father Issues

February 24, 2026

The White House Urges Republicans to Ignore Trump’s Diversions

Michael Scherer

February 24, 2026

Donald Trump stands next to group of reporters with their arms outstretched.

Trump’s Suddenly High-Stakes State of the Union

Jonathan Lemire

February 23, 2026

Donald Trump stands facing a U.S. flag that is blurred in the background.

What the Roberts Court Is Actually Trying to Accomplish

February 23, 2026

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The Revenge of the Dummymander

David A. Graham

February 23, 2026

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America Doesn’t Need a Deal or a War With Iran

February 23, 2026

The Republican Party Has a Nazi Problem

April 2026 Issue

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MAGA’s Animal Nationalism

February 22, 2026

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The Orality Theory of Everything

February 22, 2026

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Washington Week With The Atlantic

What to Expect from Trump’s State of the Union Address

February 21, 2026

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

National Security

What Would War With Iran Look Like?

Nancy A. Youssef

February 21, 2026

A photo collage shows Trump alongside American and Iranian flags and maps.

How the Supreme Court Spared America

February 21, 2026

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The Dire Meaning of Gallup’s Announcement

February 21, 2026

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The Supreme Court Isn’t a Rubber Stamp

February 20, 2026

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The Supreme Court Delivers Trump a Humiliating Gift

February 20, 2026

Get Ready for Zombie Tariffs

February 20, 2026

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Our Olympians Are Being Put in an Impossible Position

February 20, 2026

The Buzz in Kristi Noem’s Home State

Michael Scherer

February 19, 2026

Kristi Noem stands at a podium at a 2023 rally in South Dakota and speaks into a microphone with a crowd behind her

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The DOJ Isn’t Built for This

February 19, 2026

Trump’s Backlash to Black History

February 19, 2026

Artist David Hammon's African American Flag

Black History Month Is Radical Now

February 19, 2026

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The West’s Winter Has Been a Slow-Moving Catastrophe

February 18, 2026

Colorado mountains

The Atlantic Daily

The Latest Ploy to Help Republicans Win Elections

David A. Graham

February 18, 2026

Voter are silhouetted near the American flag while voting in the California Statewide Special Election at the Huntington Beach Central Library in Huntington Beach Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.

The End of Reagan-Era Republicanism

February 18, 2026

A black-and-white photo of Mona Charen, bordered by an illustration