David A. Graham

David A. Graham is a staff writer at The Atlantic. He won the Toner Prize for Excellence in National Political Reporting in 2021 for his coverage of the 2020 presidential election. Before joining The Atlantic in 2011, he reported for Newsweek, the Daily Beast, The Wall Street Journal, and The National. At The Atlantic, he covers politics and national affairs, and he previously edited the politics section. He can be reached via email here.

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  1. The Cases Against Trump: A Guide

    Fraud. Hush money. Election subversion. Mar-a-Lago documents. One place to keep track of the presidential candidate’s legal troubles.

    Arrows pointing at Donald Trump
    Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Brendan McDermid / Getty.
  2. A Deadly Strike in Gaza

    Israel faces international condemnation after its forces targeted vehicles from the aid group World Central Kitchen.

    A burned shell of a car bearing World Central Kitchen logos sits along the side of a road as onlookers gather around it. The vehicle was damaged in an Israeli attack in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on April 2, 2024. Seven staff members of the humanitarian organization, including Western nationals participating in food relief efforts and a Palestinian, were killed.
    Ali Jadallah / Anadolu / Getty
  3. This Is Really Happening

    How did the country end up with a choice that most of its voters don’t want?

    Side-by-side photographs of Trump and Biden
    Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty; Nicholas Kamm / AFP / Getty.