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Evan Vucci / AP A Surprising Change in Trump’s Behavior
The president’s recent follow-through on his threats represents a real shift in his approach.
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Getty/ Maryna Terletska Was Infinite Jest Right About Everything?
Culture and entertainment recommendations from Will Gottsegen
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Heather Diehl / Getty What’s Going on With the Epstein Files?
Less than 1 percent of them have been released.
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Bertrand Desprez / Agence VU / Redux For Trump, Everything Is an Existential Threat
The president and his allies are misleading the public about the threats they face.
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Bettmann / Getty What Trump’s War Against Wokeness Is Really About
The president once promised to combat the supposed excesses of woke culture, but since taking office, he’s been dismantling something else.
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Stephen Maturen / Getty None of This Should Have Happened
The White House’s persistent escalation has laid the groundwork for more tragedies like Renee Good’s death.
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Samuel Corum / Sipa USA / AP The Candor of Jerome Powell
After months of stoicism, the Fed chair is taking a stand against Trump.
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Mathieu Lewis-Rolland / Getty ICE Wasn’t Always Like This
In scaling back oversight, the administration has emboldened the agency.
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Peter van Agtmael / Magnum Photos How Donald Trump Broke With His Own Foreign Policy
For years, the president railed against the idea that America was the world’s police force. Now he’s done an about-face.
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Brandon Bell / Getty Has Anyone Checked on J. D. Vance and Tulsi Gabbard?
The Trump allies who previously warned against intervention have gone conspicuously silent.
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Michael Nagle / Bloomberg / Getty The Polymarket Bets on Maduro Are a Warning
Get ready for the golden age of insider trading.
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Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post / Getty Hegseth’s Appalling Vengeance Campaign
The defense secretary’s attempts to demote Senator Mark Kelly are a pernicious form of political bullying.
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Entertainment Pictures / Alamy A Romantic Comedy of Errors
Crossing Delancey’s charm, a reimagined Shakespearean classic, and more culture and entertainment recommendations
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Alex Wong / Getty The President’s Busy Holiday
Donald Trump spent the past few weeks doubling down on foreign interventions.
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Endai Huedl / Getty The Cult of Costco
Its consistency is its superpower.
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The Atlantic 31 Atlantic Stories You Might Have Missed
An assortment of articles about a journey to Mark Twain’s Paris, what parents of boys should know, obtaining the perfect suit, and more.
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Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call / Getty The Plan That Foretold Trump’s 2025
Reviewing Project 2025’s year of successes and shortcomings
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The Atlantic Some of Our Most-Read Stories of 2025
Spend time with a selection of articles that resonated with our readers this year.
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Reginald Gray / WWD / Getty A 2025 Ranking You Won’t Read Anywhere Else
Salmon with Abraham Lincoln and Jesus, plus other hypothetical dinner parties from The Katie Miller Podcast
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Michael Ochs Archive / Getty An Idiosyncratic Christmas Playlist
A roundup of songs that evoke a new nostalgia
