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Over the past year, after suffering a devastating surprise and brutal losses, Israel has achieved remarkable military successes. Yahya Sinwar,...

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day,...

Yesterday, when Donald Trump announced that he wanted Representative Matt Gaetz to lead the Department of Justice, virtually all Democrats—and...

In 2022, Democrats defied the political history of poor midterm-election results for the party holding the White House by running...

Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump’s improbable nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services, actually such a crank?...

On Tuesday, Donald Trump announced that he would be nominating former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee to serve as his ambassador...

This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present, surface delightful treasures,...

I was and proudly remain what the Navy calls a plank owner—a member of the first crew of a new...

And just like that, Donald Trump broke the federal government.The U.S. government is more than an array of marble buildings....

Trying to grasp quite what is going on as Donald Trump assembles his new administration is difficult. His early picks...