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Twitter / A.J. Delgado / The Atlantic From Trump Aide to Single Mom
Last November, A.J. Delgado played a vital role on a winning campaign. Then everything fell apart.
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Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty What Republicans Could Do About Trump
Here's what the president’s most vocal opponents would like to see happen on Capitol Hill.
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Andrew Harnik / AP 'Who Will Fill That Void in the White House Now?'
The departure of chief of staff Reince Priebus could jeopardize the administration’s tenuous connection with Republican institutions in Washington.
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Jim Young / Reuters The Lesson Trump Hasn't Learned
Trump says that he surrounds himself with “the best people”—but too often, that means people like himself.
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John Cuneo Jeff Flake’s Gamble
The Arizona Republican is betting his Senate seat on the political appeal of decency—but can that pay off in Trump’s America?
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters The Fox-Newsification of the White House
Trump doubles down on his performative war against the press by hiring the most skilled performers.
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Is Trumpism the New Conservatism?
To understand the changes taking place in the Republican Party now, it helps to go back to the last time the party went through a major transformation.
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What Congressional Republicans Really Think About Trump and Russia
Even as alarm has reached fever pitch among Democrats, most in the GOP see the reaction as little more than partisan noise.
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Brian Snyder / Reuters The Everybody-Does-It Defense of Collusion
After months of vehement denials, Trump supporters and surrogates are trying a new tack: If collusion occurred, it was no big deal.
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Katie Martin / The Atlantic How the Left Lost Its Mind
Polemicists, conspiracists, and outright fabulists are feeding an alternative media landscape—where the implausibility of a claim is no bar to its acceptance.
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John Cuneo Evan McMullin’s War
How Trump and Twitter gave rise to the GOP’s leading dissident
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Christian Hartmann / Reuters What Trump Really Fears
After decades of giving his top aides autonomy and encouraging them to compete, the president faces an open-ended investigation that may uncover their excesses.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters Speaker of the House of Trump
With a new Trump biography and a six-part lecture series, Newt Gingrich is auditioning for his latest role—defining and interpreting Trumpism.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters How Does This End?
Four alternatives for the scandal-plagued presidency of Donald Trump
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters 'There Is a Real Risk Here Things Will Spin Out of Control'
The White House picked a fight by firing James Comey—but now risks losing its grip on the controversy it provoked.
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Sean Gardner / Reuters The Fight for Control of the Heritage Foundation
Jim DeMint’s ouster has become the epicenter of a battle over the direction of the conservative movement.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters Trump's Presidential Status Anxiety
As the president nears his hundredth day in office, he seems increasingly concerned about how he’ll measure up.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Jason Chaffetz's Abrupt Exit
The House Oversight chairman announced on Wednesday that he won’t seek another term in Congress, surprising even close political allies.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters How Trump Is Changing What 'Conservative' Means
The 45th president may already be redefining the right’s dominant philosophy.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Donald Trump, Inevitable Hawk
The 45th president’s worldview was eventually going to lead him into military conflict.
