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.
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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.
Shawn Thew / Bloomberg / Getty Trump Goes After the Messenger
The president is privately upset with the sloppiness of his advisers. Publicly, he’s focused on attacking the press.
Win McNamee / Getty Stephen Miller Has a Plan
The White House point person on immigration is pursuing a strategy that is bedeviling his opponents and could provoke a constitutional crisis.
Mark Peterson / Redux Trump Gets a Taste of Putin’s Tactics
The Russian leader is offering few concessions in negotiations over Ukraine. How hard is Trump willing to push for the peace he promises?
Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Sources: Aleksey Babushkin / AFP / Getty; Chip Somodevilla / Getty. Another Upside-Down Day of Trump Diplomacy
The president threatened allies with an invasion and hit them with tariffs. For Putin, he had only praise.
Mandel Ngan / Getty Is DOGE Losing Steam?
The Department of Government Efficiency lives. But Donald Trump is reining in Elon Musk.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Why It Matters Who Asks the Questions
When the White House handpicks reporters to cover the president, the American public suffers.
Roberto Schmidt / AFP / Getty
