The One-and-Done Doctrine
The president has railed against America’s “endless wars.” But he’s found a style of attack that he likes.
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Anna Moneymaker / Getty Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter!
The president Truth Socials his way through the Israel-Iran cease-fire.
Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: ELYAS / Middle East Images / AFP / Getty; Truth Social. The True Impact of Trump’s Strike on Iran
The president insists Iran’s nuclear facilities were “totally obliterated.” Not everyone is so sure.
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty. Trump’s Two-Week Window for Diplomacy Was a Smoke Screen
Even as the president suggested that he was open to negotiations, he had already made up his mind.
The White House / AP What Trump Knew About the Attack Against Iran
The president had asked Israel to hold off. Now he’s scrambling to make a deal in negotiations that have become even more complex.
Win McNamee / Getty Fox News Vets Are Taking Over America’s 250th Birthday Party
The celebration is supposed to be nonpartisan, but is turning into an arm of Trump’s White House operation.
Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. The White House Is Delighted With Events in Los Angeles
But Trump aides know there are real risks for the president if troops are involved in violence.
Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: AFP / Getty; Digital Vision / Getty; Spencer Platt / Getty. When Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Tenure Started Going Sideways
The defense secretary annoyed Donald Trump with a favor for Elon Musk. Hegseth’s problems only grew from there.
Doug Mills / The New York Times; Redux Trump Addresses a Military He’s Remaking in His Image
The president returns to West Point having transformed his relationship with the armed forces.
David Dee Delgado / Getty Our Man in Baghdad
How America empowered Nouri al-Maliki—and then failed to keep that power in check.
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