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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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Getty; The Atlantic What the Trump Books Teach Us
It all comes down to spotting the former president’s lies.
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Melissa Sue Gerrits / Getty America Is Not Ready for Trump’s Second Term
And he could win, fair and square.
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The Atlantic There’s No Good Way to Protect the Presidency Anymore
The Department of Justice is banking on a future full of upstanding presidents who are committed to rule of law. But we may not be so lucky.
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Eric Baradat / AFP / Getty What Biden Didn’t Realize About His Presidency
In his first interview after his inauguration, Biden explained what he got wrong about Trump—and what he still hoped to squeeze out of Republicans.
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Mario Tama / Getty A Better Way to Judge Joe Biden
Some of the qualities that produce a successful presidency don’t receive the attention they should.
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Getty / The Atlantic We Can’t Curb the Presidency Without Fixing Congress
The minoritarian skew of the House and Senate presents an obstacle to democratic reform.
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M. Scott Brauer / Redux How Early Trump Supporters Feel Now
The former president’s 2015 backers, in their own words
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Getty / The Atlantic The Presidency Won’t Go Back to How It Was
President Joe Biden—and those who follow him—will navigate a new political landscape, reshaped by four years of Donald Trump.
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AFP/ CORBIS / LIFE / GETTY / THE … The Worst President in History
Three particular failures secure Trump’s status as the worst chief executive ever to hold the office.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Is Trump Actually Still in Control?
Aides are headed to the exits, and the president himself is disengaging.
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Oliver Contreras / Getty Why Has the President Gone Silent?
The White House insists that Trump is working, but there’s little evidence that’s the case.
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Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty The Warning Signs of a Combustible Presidential Transition
This summer may provide a grim preview of what the post-election period will be like.
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The Atlantic Leave Lincoln Out of It
The Lincoln Project partakes of the spirit of a famous Republican president—but he’s not its namesake.
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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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Illustration: Katie Martin; I. Glory / Alamy What Trump Should Have Learned From His Predecessors
Presidents who have successfully navigated crises share a key quality.
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Carl Maynard America Has No President
As the nation convulsed, the White House went dark.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Trump Can’t Even Imitate a Normal President
He couldn’t keep the impression going for an entire press briefing.
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Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock / The Atlantic What If the President Gets Sick?
The public deserves to know right away whether the chief executive is infected with the coronavirus. He should have gotten tested sooner.
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Klara Auerbach / The Atlantic The Disintegration of the American Presidency
The president’s job is to oversee the whole of the executive branch, but under Trump the inverse is happening.
