There Is No Resistance
The response to the January 6 pardons shows that the president faces no effective constraints from within his party.
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Jim Watson / AFP / Getty Trump’s Second Term Might Have Already Peaked
As far as policy accomplishments are concerned, it could very well turn out to be as underwhelming as the first.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Angelina Katsanis / Getty. Pete Hegseth Declines to Answer
At his confirmation hearing, the defense-secretary nominee looked like a man who understood that the fix was in.
Illustration by Allison Zaucha / The Atlantic. Source: Alex Brandon / AP. Maybe It Was Never About the Factory Jobs
The theory that populist economic policies can win back the working class for Democrats has been tried, and it has failed.
Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Sources: Alex Edelman / AFP; Getty. The Intellectual Rationalization for Annexing Greenland
Donald Trump’s defenders have little choice but to cast his trolling as a clever geopolitical stratagem.
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Source: Alon Skuy / Getty. The Political Logic of Trump’s International Threats
Renaming the Gulf of Mexico is a lot simpler than building the wall.
Chip Somodevilla / Getty How Liberal America Came to Its Senses
The period of left-wing illiberalism that began about a decade ago seems to have drawn to a close. The final cause of death was the reelection of Donald Trump.
Illustration by Josie Norton Trump Has Found the Media’s Biggest Vulnerability
Most major media properties are tied to larger business interests that can benefit from government policy—or be harmed by it.
Chip Somodevilla / Getty A Scandalous Resignation
FBI Director Christopher Wray, like so many Republicans who couldn’t stomach Trump’s demands, decided to go gentle into that good night.
Kevin Dietsch / Getty The Bizarre Normalcy of Trump 2.0
In postelection Washington, the mood is calm—and the developments are disturbing.
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