David A. Graham
Graham previously edited The Atlantic's politics section and has reported for Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, and The National. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.
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Charlie Neibergall / AP How Trump Closed Down the Schools
The president is demanding that classes resume this fall—but his own failures are forcing districts to shut their doors.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP The 2020 U.S. Presidential Race: A Cheat Sheet
Justin Amash took up the Libertarian Party’s standard late in the race. Then he abruptly decided to put it back down again.
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Getty / The Atlantic What a Direct Attack on Free Speech Looks Like
President Trump is threatening to punish universities for “radical left indoctrination.”
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Fabrice Coffrini / AFP / Getty Trump Is Successfully Running Out the Clock
From his financial disclosures to his tax returns to impeachment, the president is finding that stonewalling pays off.
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Win McNamee / Getty Who Wants to Be Seen With Trump Anymore?
Some Republican officials have apparently concluded that standing too close to the president can be hazardous.
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The Atlantic The Backlash Against PPP Is Why the U.S. Can’t Have Nice Things
A government program intended to put money in the hands of workers is now being faulted for the breadth of its success.
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Michael S. Williamson / The Washington Post / ... Donald Trump’s Lost Cause
The president rode to power by exploiting racial grievance—and now the backlash against his inflammatory acts may doom his reelection chances.
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Sue Ogrocki / AP Oklahomans Just Embarrassed Trump a Second Time
Not long after the president’s Tulsa rally fizzled, red-state voters chose to expand Medicaid.
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Joe Raedle / Getty Jeff Sessions Explains Why Christians Support Trump
The former attorney general compared the president to a Middle Eastern strongman.
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Dominick Williams White Voters Are Abandoning Trump
And they’re doing so for a surprising reason.
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Getty / The Atlantic Trump Can’t Bluff His Way Out of This
The president approached the pandemic as he’s approached so many other challenges. This time, his failures have proved catastrophic.
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Patrick Semansky / AP The Night Trump Stopped Trying
Coming home from Tulsa, the intensely image-conscious president no longer looked like a winner.
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Mark Peterson / Redux / The Atlantic The Damage of Trump’s Voter-Fraud Allegations Can’t Be Undone
A new study suggests that even fact-checking the president’s false claims won’t restore confidence in elections.
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Tom Fox-Pool / Getty Governors Are Passing the Coronavirus Buck to Mayors
After blocking local efforts to halt the spread of the virus, state leaders are now handing off some authority—and responsibility.
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Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg / Getty John Bolton Plumbs the Depth of Trump’s Depravity
The former national security adviser accuses the president of putting his reelection above everything else—endorsing the persecution of China’s Uighur minority.
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Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty Trump’s West Point Stumbles Aren’t the Problem
Instead of focusing on the president’s struggle to descend a ramp, voters should look at his performance in office.
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Chip Somodevilla / Getty Trump’s Aides Are Desperately Trying to Soothe His Anxieties
From the Trump campaign to the federal government, the president’s staff are spending freely to make their boss feel secure again.
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Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty Trump Corrupts Everyone Around Him
For most of Trump’s aides, the only good move is not to play.
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Shutterstock / Getty / The Atlantic Trump Has Imprisoned Himself in the White House
The president is trying to project strength, but instead is betraying weakness.
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Getty / The Atlantic Trump Has Delivered Only Chaos
If this is what a law-and-order presidency looks like, what is the alternative?
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