Trump Hands Putin Another Victory
The U.S. president promised peace on day one. Now he’s enabling Russia’s advances.
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Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty The MAGA-World Rift Over Trump’s Qatari Jet
Some of the president’s biggest allies are panning his plan to accept the luxury aircraft.
Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty Trump Heads Back to Where He Started
The president’s visit to Saudi Arabia comes almost exactly eight years after his surreal first foray abroad.
Stephen Crowley / The New York Times / Redux Inside Mike Waltz’s White House Exit
Signalgate was the national security adviser’s most glaring mistake. But his problems ran deeper.
Anna Moneymaker / Getty Trump Weighs His Options Against Putin
The president has shown signs of exasperation. But he has never been willing to stand up to his Russian counterpart.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Kirill Zhukov / AFP / Getty; Ira L. Black / Corbis / Getty. Why Trump Is Standing by Hegseth, for Now
Trump is currently supporting his defense secretary, but some in the administration are speculating about how long Pete Hegseth will last.
Shawn Thew / EPA / Bloomberg / Getty The Art of the Retreat
Trump’s abrupt pivot from his planned global trade war was touted by allies as grand strategy. The president’s own words suggested otherwise.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty. Trump Is Willing to Take the Pain
Advisers say the president is tuning out the markets and coverage and isn’t worried about the political impact of his tariffs—at least not yet.
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty. Trump’s Day of Reckoning
The president’s allies are privately acknowledging that he is in a rough stretch.
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty. The Double Standard at the Center of the Signal Debacle
As senior officials deny wrongdoing, rank-and-file national-security personnel worry about the dangers if no one is held accountable.
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