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Screenshots of Donald Trump's Truth Social posts against the backdrop of an explosion — Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: ELYAS / Middle East Images / AFP / Getty; Truth Social.

Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter!

The president Truth Socials his way through the Israel-Iran cease-fire.

Missy Ryan, Shane Harris, Isaac Stanley-Becker, and Jonathan Lemire

June 24, 2025

Illustration showing Chris Murphy over blue background — Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty.

What Chris Murphy Learned From the New Right

The standard-issue Northeast progressive wants to take the Democratic Party down a populist path.

June 24, 2025

Donald Trump's eye in the middle of a nuclear symbol — Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty.

The True Impact of Trump’s Strike on Iran

The president insists Iran’s nuclear facilities were “totally obliterated.” Not everyone is so sure.

Missy Ryan, Jonathan Lemire, Ashley Parker, Isaac Stanley-Becker, and Shane Harris

June 23, 2025

President Donald Trump overlaid with satellite images of targets in Iran. — Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Win McNamee / Getty; DigitalGlobe / ScapeWare3d / Getty.

Trump Changed. The Intelligence Didn’t.

The president’s decision to drop bombs on Iran was opportunistic, not a result of new information.

June 22, 2025

Qatari air force escorts the plane transporting Donald Trump as it prepares to land in Doha from Saudi Arabia, on May 14, 2025. — Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty

The Only Iran Hawk Is Trump

The president does what his predecessors would not.

June 22, 2025

President Donald Trump, wearing a red hat, and Vice President J. D. Vance sit in the Situation Room at the White House. — The White House / AP

Trump’s Two-Week Window for Diplomacy Was a Smoke Screen

Even as the president suggested that he was open to negotiations, he had already made up his mind.

Michael Scherer, Missy Ryan, Isaac Stanley-Becker, Shane Harris, and Jonathan Lemire

June 22, 2025

J. D. Vance, Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, and Donald Trump — Carlos Barria / AP

The United States Bombed Iran. What Comes Next?

President Trump is taking an enormous risk.

June 21, 2025

An illustration of unclaimed awards on a podium — Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty.

The New Danger in Trump’s Washington: Honoring Federal Employees

Can recognition for outstanding work suddenly be a bad thing?

June 18, 2025

An image of Representative Melissa Hortman's seat in the Minnesota State Capitol building with flowers and a framed photo of her. — Steven Garcia / Getty

The Fear Coursing Through State Capitols

An assassination in Minnesota has given legislators a fresh awareness of their own vulnerability.

June 18, 2025

An illustration of President Trump next to an image of missiles fired from Iran in the night sky over Jerusalem — Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty; Menahem Kahana / AFP / Getty.

The MAGA Coalition Has Turned on Itself

And Donald Trump is caught in the middle.

Jonathan Lemire and Isaac Stanley-Becker

June 17, 2025