An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
Why Trump Says He’s ‘Not Joking’ About a Third Term
The prospect of smashing imagined limits on his power gives him an obvious thrill.
Steven Cheung Is the Voice of Trump
The White House communications chief has a strategy: relentless aggression.
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
The Retired J.P. Morgan Executive Tracking Trump’s Deportation Flights
A CFO turned activist has become a go-to source for understanding the administration’s immigration crackdown.
The Double Standard at the Center of the Signal Debacle
As senior officials deny wrongdoing, rank-and-file national-security personnel worry about the dangers if no one is held accountable.
It’s Not Easy Being (Marjorie Taylor) Greene
A goofy Washington tradition devolves.
Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal
The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.
A Rare Moment of Bipartisan Disbelief
Washington gets a good old-fashioned scandal.
Trump Goes After the Messenger
The president is privately upset with the sloppiness of his advisers. Publicly, he’s focused on attacking the press.
The Hollow Men
It takes a special talent to betray an entire worldview without missing a beat.
The United States of Fear
For anyone who’s in the president’s crosshairs—or who could be—it’s the dominant emotion of Trump’s second term.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State
For most people, the courts will continue to operate as usual—until they don’t.
Musk Comes for the ‘Third Rail of American Politics’
Donald Trump promised to protect Social Security. Elon Musk didn’t.
The Kennedy Center Performers Who Didn’t Cancel
When does quitting count as resistance, and when is it surrender?
Stephen Miller Has a Plan
The White House point person on immigration is pursuing a strategy that is bedeviling his opponents and could provoke a constitutional crisis.
Even Tom Cole Is Defending DOGE
“A Republican House is not going to chain down a Republican president.”
Trump Gets a Taste of Putin’s Tactics
The Russian leader is offering few concessions in negotiations over Ukraine. How hard is Trump willing to push for the peace he promises?
The Ultimate Trump Story
The president’s dangerous tendencies are now magnifying one another in a uniquely risky way.