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The Animal Story That RFK Jr. Should Know

January 23, 2025

Photo-illustration with a statue of the dog Balto and RFK Jr.

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Trump Targets His Own Government

January 22, 2025

Multiple piles of executive orders on Donald Trump's desk

How Biden Destroyed His Legacy

January 17, 2025

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The GOP Is No Longer the Party of National Security

January 14, 2025

Pete Hegsth smiles during his Senate confirmation hearing

Pete Hegseth Declines to Answer

January 14, 2025

Pete Hegseth speaking in a grid of black-and-white images on a red background

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Time for Senate Republicans to Decide

January 13, 2025

An empty chair in the Senate chambers

Trump Criticizes Foreign Allies

January 11, 2025

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

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Trump’s Rule-Breaking Keeps Working

John Hendrickson

January 6, 2025

Yes, the Law Can Still Constrain Trump

January 4, 2025

Illustration of a gavel, a courthouse, and a silhouette of Trump’s head

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American Politics Has an Age Problem

December 23, 2024

Representatives are seated for a vote in the House Chambers

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The Limits of the GOP Trifecta

December 20, 2024

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks at the podium and Donald Trump stands behind him

Musk Makes a Mess of Congress

December 19, 2024

Elon Musk standing in front of an American flag

Maybe Democrats Didn’t Do So Badly After All

December 16, 2024

A glass filled halfway with blue liquid. An "I Voted" sticker floats at the top.

Trump Confronts Republican Rifts

December 14, 2024

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

No, Trump Can’t Just ‘Dismiss’ the Senate

Akhil Reed Amar, Josh Chafetz, and Thomas P. Schmidt

December 6, 2024

Inverted photos of the U.S. Capitol

The Kash Patel Principle

November 30, 2024

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The Trump Marathon

November 25, 2024

Donald Trump smiles behind a window of bulletproof glass that reflects his cheering supporters and signs

What Comes Next for Trump’s Nominees

November 23, 2024

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Pam Bondi’s Comeback

David A. Graham

November 22, 2024

Photo of Pam Bondi smiling at a microphone, with a large American flag behind her

Trump’s First Defeat

David A. Graham

November 21, 2024

A black-and-white photo of Matt Gaetz

How Trump Could Make Congress Go Away for a While

November 18, 2024

An illustration showing Trump's face superimposed on the Capitol

Trump Takes Aim at Republicans

David A. Graham

November 14, 2024

Trump greets the House Republican leadership

Did Republicans Just Hand Trump 2.0 His First Defeat?

November 13, 2024

What Trump Can (And Probably Can’t) Do With His Trifecta

November 13, 2024

Back view of two small elephants with a large elephant between them

Trump Signals That He’s Serious About Mass Deportation

David A. Graham

November 11, 2024

The Democrats’ Senate Nightmare Is Only Beginning

November 11, 2024

An upside-down image of the U.S. Capitol

Democrats Actually Had Quite a Good Night in North Carolina

David A. Graham

November 7, 2024

An illustration showing Josh Stein in front of North Carolina

The Institutions Failed

David A. Graham

November 4, 2024

A crumbling pillar with a red background

How Republicans in Congress Could Try to Steal the Election

November 2, 2024

A white ballot box with the American flag above the word "vote"

Shifting Campaign Strategies

October 12, 2024

Panelists on "Washington Week With The Atlantic"

The Leader of Today’s Republican Party

March 2, 2024

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

The Senate’s Deep and Dirty Secret

September 14, 2023

Black-and-white photograph of Senator Tommy Tuberville

Dianne Feinstein and the Cult of Indispensability

April 24, 2023

The Senate Needs More Kyrsten Sinemas

Conor Friedersdorf

January 2, 2023

Illustration of Kyrsten Sinema and the U.S. Capitol.

Work In Progress

Democrats Might Have Pulled Off the Biggest Midterm Shock in Decades

November 9, 2022

A poll site with a slogan that reads "Good Vibes Only"

The Great Senate Stalemate

Ronald Brownstein

September 28, 2022

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