The Democrats Who Got Weird During the State of the Union
They found a bizarre, crass way to push back against Trump.
This Looks Like an Insider Bet on Aliens
Someone just put a lot of money on ET.
Is It Aging, or Is It ADHD?
Middle-aged Americans are considering a new possible explanation for their slowing brain.
When Caring Becomes Counterculture
Tim Miller on what he saw in Minnesota, why “Resist libs” turn off younger generations, and whether Never Trump has veered too far to the left. Plus: reacting to Trump’s tariff defeat and rethinking the tradition of the State of the Union.
Sherrod Brown Is Grinding It Out
The aggressively rumpled former senator from Ohio is back. Will working-class voters follow?
Lucky Winner Mike Johnson Gets Dream Trip to State of the Union
Send me someone who looks at me the way Mike Johnson looks at Donald Trump while he rambles about fountains of blood.
The Skin-Care Industry Is Coming for Toddlers
Millennials created the wellness economy, and now it wants their children as customers.
The Most Manly Drink, Now for the Girls
Caffeine-boosted soda, once marketed mostly to young men, is showing up in new, more pastel versions.
The State of the Union Revealed a Sad Reality
Donald Trump misused the annual presidential tradition in ways so radical as to call the ritual itself into question.
Nine Books to Reset Your View of the World
Each of these titles will widen your perspective, offering you original insight and vision.
The Trump Administration Can’t Kill Black History Month
We don’t need permission from the government to commemorate a complex past.
What Justice Gorsuch Fears
His concurring opinion in the tariffs case may become the Roberts Court’s most influential statement on how to prevent the steady accretion of executive power.
President Trump’s State of the Union Variety Show
Were you not entertained?
Trump’s Chance to Turn Things Around Tonight
A conversation with Jonathan Lemire about what Donald Trump’s State of the Union address could achieve—if he doesn’t get in his own way.
The End of Diplomacy
The once-bustling corridors of the State Department are tomblike as ambassadors scrape for information.
Photos: Four Years of War in Ukraine
Constant bombardment and frontline fighting continues, at the cost of many thousands of lives.
‘I Genuinely Am Upset That Your Kids Are Vaccinated’
Del Bigtree, a longtime ally of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., isn’t just anti-vaccine. He’s pro-infection.
Tales From Kash Patel’s FBI
Some updates to the agency’s portrayal in popular films and TV shows
250 Years of the American Experiment
Introducing a newsletter course from The Atlantic
The Deaths Doctors Never Thought They’d See in the U.S.
For years, the worst outcomes of measles were all but unknown in America. Now they look inevitable.