2016 Distilled

The campaign coverage you need from the staff of ​The Atlantic
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has been an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump.
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A Triumphant Moment for Elizabeth Warren

The Massachusetts senator is in the spotlight for criticizing the president’s agenda. The louder she opposes Trump, however, the more she may find her own actions closely scrutinized, and harshly judged.

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The Year in Religion and Politics

Selections from The Atlantic’s coverage of 2016—from religious-liberty bills to Donald Trump's polarizing effect on evangelicals.

A collage featuring Donald Trump, Stephen Bannon, several other people, and the Statue of Liberty atop a black-and-white Star of David
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Are Jews White?

Trump’s election has reopened questions that have long seemed settled in America—including the acceptability of open discrimination against minority groups.

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How Muslims Defined American 'Cool'

A conversation with the Purdue University professor Su’ad Abdul Khabeer, whose new book documents the connection between Islam and hip-hop culture in the United States