Trump Is Tired of Courts Telling Him He’s Breaking the Law
Beneath the technical arguments at the Supreme Court last week was an effort to take away one of the only really effective legal tools for reining in the executive branch.
Trump Thinks He Knows What Started the Pandemic
The lab-leak theory of COVID-19’s origins has become a principle of MAGA governance.
24 Books to Get Lost in This Summer
The Atlantic’s writers and editors have chosen fiction and nonfiction to match all sorts of moods.
The Trump Administration Is Tempting a Honeybee Disaster
Bees are dying. Federal funding cuts aren’t helping.
The New Spiritual Leader on Campus
Students are growing less religious. Many chaplains are adapting.
Germany Arrests King Peter I, the Son of Man, the Messiah
Peter identified sources of frustration and indignity that might bother virtually any German: how one navigates banking, taxation, health care, law.
Trump’s Real Secretary of State
How the president’s friend and golfing partner Steve Witkoff got one of the hardest jobs on the planet
Putin’s Still In Charge
Trump can’t end the Ukraine war, and he knows it.
The MAHA Crowd Is Already Questioning Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis
“Turbo cancer” claims are back.
Congressional Republicans vs. Reality
GOP House leaders still can’t find a way to make the math of Trump’s tax bill add up.
The Real Problem With the FAA
There’s a fundamental flaw in the way the United States guides airplanes around the country.
The Rushed, Blundering Effort to Send Deportees to Third Countries
Many of those sent to countries that aren’t their own are at heightened risk for abuse.
This Tornado Mayhem Is a Warning
As hurricane season looms, the effects of DOGE cuts on the U.S. forecasting and alert system are a new menace.
No One Is Better at Being Looked at Than Kim Kardashian
The diamonds she wore in court sent a message, and not a particularly subtle one.
‘We’re Definitely Going to Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI’
The true story behind the chaos at OpenAI
My Shipwreck Story
On my first time out as a commercial fisherman, my boat sank, my captain died, and I was left adrift and alone in the Pacific.
Nobody in Ukraine Thinks the War Will End Soon
Ukrainians are confident that they can continue fighting, even without the same level of American support.
How Colin Jost Became a Joke
The “Weekend Update” host knows exactly what he’s doing.
The End of Rule of Law in America
The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.
How to Make Friendships Last Your Whole Life
“Swallow your pride and make the first move,” one reader says.
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