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Steve Bannon

‘We Need to Do McCarthyism to the Tenth Power’

March 6, 2026

From left to right, black in white photos on a red background: Laura Loomer, Jack Posobiec, Joseph McCarthy, Steve Bannon

The Atlantic’s March Cover: Josh Tyrangiel on AI and the Future of Work—“What’s the Worst That Could Happen?”

February 10, 2026

The Atlantic's March 2026 Cover

America Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs

March 2026 Issue

illustration with 2 claymation-style figures in foreground, one saying "On the other hand I've never been more productive," with enormous 3-legged robot destroying city behind them with its laser eyes

The Second Death of Charlie Kirk

February 4, 2026

Ted Cruz, Ben Shapiro, Steve Bannon, Nick Fuentes, and J.D. Vance over an image of Charlie Kirk

The Biggest Myth About Trump’s Base (And Why Many Believe It)

January 13, 2026

Photograph of three women at a Trump rally flying signs and banners. The woman in the center is wearing a Trump mask and a MAGA T-shirt.

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Has Anyone Checked on J. D. Vance and Tulsi Gabbard?

David A. Graham

January 7, 2026

Head-on black-and-white photo of J. D. Vance speaking at a podium, with Tulsi Gabbard standing a few feet behind him

The Show Won’t Go On

December 30, 2025

The Trump-Kennedy Center

J. D. Vance Fails a Simple Moral Test

December 23, 2025

The Dumb Truth at the Heart of the Epstein Scandal

November 13, 2025

Illustration of a Jeffrey Epstein photo on a bulletin board

Atlantic Trivia on Heists, Myths, YA Lit, and More

October 24, 2025

Illustration of a magnifying glass.

MAGA’s Next Top Influencer

October 22, 2025

Steve Bannon and the Murderers and Hitmen Who Became His ‘Besties’

Jonathan D. Karl

October 21, 2025

Picture of Steve Bannon and another man

Trump World’s Wizard of Oz Problem

July 3, 2025

Tucker Carlson hiding behind a Trump mask

Ukraine Got a Major Battle Victory. Trump Is Not Happy.

Jonathan Lemire

June 5, 2025

An image of Trump and Zelensky's hands during their Oval Office confrontation.

Grover Norquist Can’t Believe What He’s Hearing

April 18, 2025

A black-and-white photograph of Grover Norquist speaking

The Roman Way to Trash a Republic

Michelle Berenfeld

April 16, 2025

A bust of the Roman emperor Augustus flanked with two branches

Steven Cheung Is the Voice of Trump

March 31, 2025

A photomontage of images of Steven Cheung, White House communications chief.

America’s Future Is Hungary

illustration of faux coat of arms with bald eagles, a golden jeweled crown, and a shield with the U.S. flag, and a "T" with silhouette of Trump wearing crown

The Kennedy Center Performers Who Didn’t Cancel

March 21, 2025

An illustration of the Kennedy Center

Elon Musk Can’t Stop Talking About Penises

February 21, 2025

An image of Elon Musk

The White Nationalist Now in Charge of Trump’s Public Diplomacy

February 5, 2025

Photo illustration of Darren Beattie

MAGA Is Starting to Crack

January 23, 2025

An illustration of Marc Andreessen and Elon Musk on one side, and Steve Bannon and Laura Loomer on the other

The Tech Oligarchy Arrives

Michael Scherer and Ashley Parker

January 20, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and others at Donald Trump's inauguration

What to Cheer About in the Sentencing of Steve Bannon

David A. Graham

October 21, 2022

Black-and-white photo of Steve Bannon

The Honey Badger Don’t Care—But I Do

September 21, 2022

A photo of a honey badger

The Trump Enablers Truly in Contempt of Congress

Molly Jong-Fast

July 12, 2022

An illustration with images of the author Howard Fast, Steve Bannon, and Mark Meadows.

American Rasputin

Jennifer Senior

July/August 2022 Issue

Photo of Steve Bannon sitting in cluttered home studio at microphone on desk covered with books near lighting equipment, in background a TV with still from the movie "Turning Red" over fireplace mantel with signs

Democrats Are Ready to Send Steve Bannon to Jail

Molly Jong-Fast

October 15, 2021

Collage of Steve Bannon and a congressional subpoena

When the MAGA Bubble Burst

November 7, 2020

The Truth About Steve Bannon

August 30, 2020

The United States Versus Steve Bannon

August 20, 2020

Why Doesn’t Steve Bannon Matter in Europe?

October 12, 2019

A close-up of Steve Bannon.