David A. Graham
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.
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Katie Martin / The Atlantic; Joe Raedle / … America Has an Anti-MAGA Majority
The election results show that although a sizable minority of Americans will never defect from Trump, an even larger group seems equally determined to stop Trumpism.
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Nam Y. Huh / AP The Divided States of America
Frantic partisan combat and frequent changes of power are the new normal.
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Mark Peterson / Redux Caught Between the Electorally Disastrous and the Morally Monstrous
Democrats can’t find a message on crime they believe in.
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The Murders in Memphis Aren’t Stopping
Despite extraordinary funding, the city’s police seem unable to control crime.
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Andrew Harnik / AP Gordon Sondland Still Has Mixed Feelings About Trump
The former ambassador emerged from his experience in the administration as neither a full-on apostate nor a true believer.
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Eric Risberg / AP January 6 Never Ended
An assault on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband offers a ghastly echo of the attack on the Capitol.
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The Washington Post / Getty There May Be No Twitter Comeback for Trump
Even if the former president’s account is restored, the moment might have passed.
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Matt Rourke / AP Pennsylvania Voters Have No Good Options
A fluke medical crisis has thrown one of the most consequential elections into disarray—with serious consequences for the entire country.
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Bloomberg / Getty What to Cheer About in the Sentencing of Steve Bannon
And what not to cheer
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Stefani Reynolds / CNP / Bloomberg / Getty How to Save Democracy
A new study gives clues for how to fix America’s political culture.
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Jonathan Drake / Reuters The State Election That Could Change Abortion Access in the South
In North Carolina, the Democratic governor might lose his power to stop the GOP’s legislative agenda.
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Stefani Reynolds / CNP / Bloomberg / Getty The Art of the Self-Deal
It’s nice work if you can get it—only it’s not work, and you can’t get it.
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Jamie Squire / Getty Americans Deserve to Hear From Trump
The public should learn what its president was doing in a pivotal moment.
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Getty; The Atlantic Biden Goes to Pot
Ahead of the midterm elections, the president issues a blanket pardon for those convicted of the federal offense of simple possession of marijuana.
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Todd Kirkland / Getty; The Atlantic Herschel Walker Is Demonstrating the New Law of Politics
Scandals once sank campaigns. Now, for many voters, winning isn’t everything—it’s the only thing.
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Michael S. Williamson / The Washington Post via … The United States of Confederate America
Support for Confederate symbols and monuments follows lines of race, religion, and education rather than geography.
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Mario Tama / Getty It’s Just Fraud All the Way Down
The complaint filed today by New York Attorney General Letitia James is remarkable not for the shrewdness of the misconduct it alleges, but for its audacity.
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Brendan Smialowski / Getty Nice Democracy You’ve Got Here. Shame If Something Happened to It.
Donald Trump’s newest defense strategy is laced with menace.
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Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP The John Durham Probe Gave Trump What He Wanted
Trump’s vindication can never be failed; it can only be delayed.
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Getty; The Atlantic Trump Opened Pandora’s Prosecutorial Box
For centuries America has avoided seriously considering whether former presidents should ever be prosecuted. Now that luxury is gone.
