Peter Nicholas
He is a past co-winner of the Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting. He was previously a national political reporter for The Wall Street Journal, and he has also worked at the Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Times-Picayune of New Orleans.
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Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times / Getty Fauci on What COVID Could Look Like One Year From Now
A conversation with the nation’s top infectious-disease doctor as the U.S. braces for another surge
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Spencer Platt / Getty Pence 2024?
If Donald Trump officially enters the next presidential race, that doesn’t mean his former vice president will stay out of the contest.
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Getty / The Atlantic The Complicated Truth About Trump 2024
The former president may already be running for president again—or it may be a lot of bluster.
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Matteo Minnella / A3 / Contrasto / Redux Where Biden Goes From Here
The Democratic establishment is feeling the heat more than ever.
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Andrew Harnik / AP Biden the Sinner
The president’s meeting with Pope Francis will come at a delicate time for both leaders.
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Chip Somodevilla / Getty / The Atlantic Is Biden Doing Enough to Protect Democracy?
Even the president’s closest allies are alarmed that he’s not making voting rights a front-and-center issue.
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Stefani Reynolds / Bloomberg / Getty Why Biden Is Patient as Democrats Panic
The president’s legacy—and the outcome of the next two elections—hangs in the balance.
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Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu Agency / Getty Why Biden Bet It All on Mandates
The president’s decision could cost Democrats in 2022 and 2024. He doesn’t care.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Hardly Anyone Showed Up at the ‘Justice for J6’ Rally
The right-wing rally at the Capitol turned out to be a forum for random grievances, and an opportunity to dress like Batman.
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Drew Angerer / Getty How Delta Beat Biden
The new administration promised competency and efficiency, but it has struggled all year with consistent pandemic messaging.
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Victor J. Blue / The New York Times … Who Takes the Blame?
People are pointing fingers in all directions over President Biden’s unfolding foreign-policy crisis.
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Tom Brenner / Bloomberg / Getty Biden Is Betting Americans Will Forget About Afghanistan
People in and around the White House are relying on Americans’ notoriously short-term memory.
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Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times / Getty; … Kamala Harris Knows She’s Trapped
The vice president needs to win over the voters who approve of Biden, but not of her performance.
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Chip Somodevilla / Getty; Adam Maida / The … Biden’s Spaghetti-at-the-Wall Vaccine Campaign
The play-it-safe approach to inoculating Americans against COVID-19 may cost more lives.
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Win McNamee / Getty What Does Mitch McConnell Do Now?
At age 79, the longtime Senate Republican leader is contemplating his legacy.
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Erin Schaff / The New York Times / … Who Is Trump Reaching?
If the former president proves to be a kingmaker in the 2022 midterms, his allies say he may seek reelection in 2024.
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The Atlantic / Anna Moneymaker / Jim Watson … The Supreme Court Molded Joe Biden
He could now have a chance to shape it.
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Samuel Corum / Bloomberg / Getty / The … Biden’s Latest Challenge Could Be Insurmountable
The president’s insistence on reaching across the aisle may be his undoing.
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Chip Somodevilla / Drew Angerer / Getty / … Mitt Romney’s Family Plan and the Death of D.C. Dealmaking
President Joe Biden’s chief of staff called the Republican senator’s plan “encouraging.” So why does it seem to be dead on arrival?
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Andrew Harnik / Getty Will Biden’s Presidency Be One-and-Done?
Whether he steps aside or seeks a second term, going big is his best strategy.
