
Tulsi Gabbard’s Quest to Bring the ‘Deep State’ Under Her Control
A memo circulating within the federal government lays out her office’s reasoning for wanting to transfer counterintelligence work away from the FBI.

A memo circulating within the federal government lays out her office’s reasoning for wanting to transfer counterintelligence work away from the FBI.

Even after Trump’s new deal, obesity drugs are still too expensive.

A new book argues that America would benefit if more men adopted the values of vulnerability and mutual care that are usually attributed to women.


The mandatory veiling of women was once a pillar of the Islamic Republic. Now it’s almost gone.

The showman never stopped pleasing audiences—and confounding expectations.

Municipal bonds have become an unavoidable part of local governance—and their costs divide rich towns from poor ones.

Big off-year wins in New Jersey and Virginia get the party no closer to taking back the Senate or the White House.

Zohran Mamdani ran an online campaign based on real people and a real message. It worked.
State and city elections are now heavily intertwined with what happens in Washington.

The vice president had spent most of his career trying to lift the restraints on presidential authority. After 9/11, he did just that. (From 2020)


“Il Duce slumped, first falling to his knees, then leaning sideways against the wall.” (From 1945)


Democrats swept the 2025 elections. But Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to subvert the next vote.

Quico Toro on the Trump administration’s dangerous game of brinksmanship with Venezuela, and why a conflict in the Caribbean could be a disaster for everyone involved. Plus: Trump’s newest attempt at a constitutional coup, and a discussion of The Oppermanns, by Lion Feuchtwanger.

The Atlantic is launching a new weekly show hosted by our staff writer Charlie Warzel, who is paying attention to where we pay attention.

There are authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States. To root them out, you have to know where to look.

Younger generations are having a hard time imagining their future.
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