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Melissa Golden / Redux / Valerie Chiang What Just Happened in Georgia?
The once reliably red southern state just flipped blue. Its transformation has been a long time coming.
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Randall Hill / Reuters Joe Biden’s Likely Pick to Lead His Party
Tom Perez, the head of the Democratic National Committee, won’t run for reelection. Jaime Harrison, who raised more than $100 million for a failed U.S. Senate bid, is positioned to replace him.
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Jim Watson / AFP / Getty 77 Years, and a Few More Hours
Joe Biden has been waiting his whole life to be president. He’s still waiting.
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Getty/ Shutterstock / The Atlantic A Game Plan for Watching the Election Results
Figuring out what exactly is happening on Election Night can be hard. But we’ve got some advice.
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Getty / The Atlantic It Ain’t Over in Wisconsin
The Badger State could decide the presidency again. Or it could be “one of a bunch of cherries on top of a democracy sundae.”
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Mark Peterson / Redux Why Many White Men Love Trump’s Coronavirus Response
More than 80 percent of Republicans think the president is doing a great job with the pandemic. Here’s why.
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Jim Watson / AFP / Getty The 11,000 Votes That Haunt Michigan Democrats
Donald Trump barely won the state in 2016. Here’s how Democrats plan to flip it back.
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Getty / The Atlantic Cory Booker on Why the Democrats Haven’t Stopped Barrett
The senator from New Jersey talks about Donald Trump, race, and the Supreme Court—and says he thinks he’s “taking up space” in the president’s head.
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Shutterstock / The Atlantic The Catholics Who Hate Joe Biden—And Pope Francis
Some of Trump’s most committed Catholic supporters have leveled dark charges against Biden as they battle to sway the vote in crucial swing states. And wait until you hear what they think of the pope.
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Ron Haviv / VII / Redux Here Comes Obama
The arena politician won’t be appearing in an arena anytime soon. He has other plans.
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Shutterstock / The Atlantic How Conservatives Really Feel About Amy Coney Barrett
Even Trump-skeptical Republicans are relishing the prospect of a 6–3 Court.
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Getty / The Atlantic A Failure of Empathy Led to 200,000 Deaths. It Has Deep Roots.
One giant psychology experiment explains why many people seem like they don’t care about the deaths of the elderly.
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AP / The Atlantic The Debates Could Seal Biden’s Fate
Trump says he isn’t preparing. Biden’s aides see debates as boxes to check. But many Democrats remain nervous.
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Getty / The Atlantic The Inside Story of the Mueller Probe’s Mistakes
In a new book, Andrew Weissmann, one of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s top deputies, lays out the limits and letdowns of the years-long Russia investigation.
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Mark Ralston / AFP / Getty When Police View Citizens as Enemies
The thin blue line looks like it’s ready to invade a foreign nation.
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The Atlantic Introducing a New Look for The Atlantic
A conversation with the magazine’s creative director, Peter Mendelsund, about our bold new design
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Introducing The Atlantic’s New Subscription Model
Help support 162 more years of journalism that matters.
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Guglielmo Mangiapane / Reuters Teflon Salvini: Italy’s Untouchable Politician
The Italian interior minister has been linked to Russian money. It’s just the latest crisis he’s brushing off.
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Jose Luis Magana / AP When a Local Tragedy Becomes National News
Annapolis residents are struggling to make sense of the attack at the Capital Gazette, which is already being politicized.
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John Raby / AP West Virginia's Teachers Are Not Satisfied
Despite the governor's offer to raise their salaries, the state's educators remain on strike, saying that the real problems remain unaddressed.
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