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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Paul Morigi / Getty. A New Kind of State Media
Donald Trump is staffing his administration with podcast bros.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Elon Musk Can’t Stop Talking About Penises
The world’s richest man needs new material.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Samuel Corum / Getty. Another Edgelord Comes to Power
Paul Ingrassia, an online reactionary, is in place at the Justice Department.
Pete Kiehart / The Washington Post / Getty The White Nationalist Now in Charge of Trump’s Public Diplomacy
A speechwriter gets a second shot at the State Department.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: John Rudoff / AP; Getty. MAGA Is Starting to Crack
Now that Trump is president again, the right’s moment of unity is over.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Allen Eyestone / Alamy; Somodevilla / Getty; David Dee Delgado / Getty; Kimberly White / Getty. Trump’s Pardons Are Sending a Crystal-Clear Message
After the January 6 attacks, right-wing militias went underground. Now they have permission to come out of hiding.
Illustration by Allison Zaucha / The Atlantic* Elon Has Appointed Himself King of the World
After helping Trump win the election, the world’s richest man is turning his attention to Europe.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Marc Piasecki / Getty; Maryam Majd / Getty. The MAGA Honeymoon Is Over
Silicon Valley and the nativist right worked together to elect Trump. Now the infighting has begun.
Brandon Bell / Getty Elon Musk’s X Endgame
The world’s richest man has become a new kind of oligarch.
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic. Sources: Bloomberg / Getty; Getty.
