Ronald Brownstein
He is a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of presidential campaigns and the author or editor of seven books. His most recent book, Rock Me on the Water: 1974—The Year Los Angeles Transformed Music, Movies, Television and Politics, was a New York Times best seller. Previously, he served as Atlantic Media’s director of editorial partnerships and as the national political correspondent and a columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He is a winner of the American Political Science Association’s Carey McWilliams Award, its highest honor for lifetime achievement in journalism.
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Jacquelyn Martin / Getty Feisty Joe Biden Is Back
The president called for national unity around shared goals, particularly delivering economic benefits to working families.
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Apu Gomes / Getty; Anna Moneymaker / Getty; … Who Will Replace Dianne Feinstein?
California Democrats haven’t seen a Senate primary as energetic as the one now developing since 1992.
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Jim Watson / AFP / Getty; Georges Gobet … The Logic Behind Biden’s Refusal to Negotiate the Debt Ceiling
The president’s current posture on the issue has a history.
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Joanne Imperio / The Atlantic Abortion Pills Will Be the Next Battle in the 2024 Election
The fight over nationwide abortion rights is only just beginning.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Biden’s Blue-Collar Bet
The president hopes to cut many ribbons throughout the next two years.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Biggest Takeaway from the January 6 Report
Rather than conducting a large-scale dragnet, the committee zeroed in on the former president.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters What the Georgia Runoff Revealed
Democrats hold a key advantage in the five states that will decide the next presidential election.
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Tyler Comrie / The Atlantic; Getty The GOP Can’t Hide From Extremism
A perfect storm is brewing among Trump, Fuentes, Ye … and Twitter.
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Tom Williams / Getty The House GOP’s Investigation Conundrum
A slim Republican majority might spite itself to own the libs.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Is Trump Still a Viable Candidate? Yes and No.
Even after a disappointing midterm election, the former president retains his grip on the GOP.
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Getty; The Atlantic How Democrats Avoided a Red Wave
The traditional midterm-election dynamic—wherein the president’s party takes a major hit—appears to have failed to materialize.
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Paul Spella / The Atlantic; Getty How a GOP Congress Could Roll Back Freedoms Nationwide
The rights reversal taking place in conservative states is just the beginning.
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Getty; The Atlantic The Double-Negative Election
Are voters more upset with Democrats over the economy, or with Republicans over lingering Trumpism?
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Joanna Nottebrock / Laif / Redux What’s Really Going On With the Crime Rate?
Cities with progressive prosecutors may not exactly resemble the dystopian landscapes you’ve heard so much about.
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Erik Carter / The Atlantic; Getty Why Politics Has Become So Stressful
Fewer voters and states than ever before now decide the fate of our republic.
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Anna Moneymaker / Getty What Will Happen in Georgia?
Millennial and Gen Z voters have serious power in the South.
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Getty; Alamy; The Atlantic The Great Senate Stalemate
Both Democrats and Republicans keep retreating into their corners.
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Matt Rourke / AP What Does the Philadelphia D.A. Do Now?
Depending on whom you ask, Larry Krasner is either embattled or thriving.
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Drew Angerer / Getty Why This Election Is So Weird
Instead of offering voters contrasting solutions to the same problems, the two parties are highlighting entirely different issues.
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Erik Carter / The Atlantic; Getty What the Student-Loan Debate Overlooks
President Biden’s loan-forgiveness plan offers younger Americans the same benefits that Boomers have been afforded all along.
