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Tom Brenner / The New York Times / ... Was It Worth It?
John Kelly, John Bolton, and other ex-Trump staffers all had the same answer when I asked them to reflect on their past work.
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Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post / Getty The Republican Plan for the Next Four Years Isn’t Normal
The GOP may function primarily as a promotional tool for Trump—to the detriment of its future.
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Ralph Freso / Getty The 3 Norms Trump Could Still Break
He can’t and won’t overturn the election result, but he can cause plenty more havoc on his way out.
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Shutterstock / Paul Spella / The Atlantic Just How Badly Does Trump Want Revenge?
Angry about his loss, the president can make life difficult for the officials he believes have crossed him.
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BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP / Getty What to Expect Next From Donald Trump
“There is nothing about him that goes gently into the night.”
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Anna Moneymaker / The New York Times / ... How Trump Could Shock the World Again
The president’s campaign is behind in polls and fundraising, but could still pull out a victory.
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Rohan Hande How ‘America First’ Became America Alone
In his desperation to restore and showcase American strength, Donald Trump has made the country weaker.
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Getty / The Atlantic I Found a Clinton-Trump Voter
My hunt took me to an unlikely place: Center City, Philadelphia.
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Rohan Hande The World Order That Donald Trump Revealed
When it comes to foreign policy, the president’s most important characteristic is not amorality or a lack of curiosity; it is naïveté.
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Mark Wilson / Getty Trump Is Scared
People who have speculated that Trump’s COVID-19 treatment altered his judgment misunderstand the president.
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Getty / Arsh Raziuddin / The Atlantic What Donald Trump Doesn’t Want to Hear
White House aides cater to the president’s emotional needs, at the expense of the country’s interests and his own health.
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Win McNamee / Getty What I Saw at the White House
Hours before President Trump left for Walter Reed, maskless staffers roamed the grounds. And no one asked me if I was sick.
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Jim Watson / AFP / Getty Trump’s Ex–National Security Adviser on His Failure to Condemn White Supremacy
It “gives space to these groups that foment hatred and intolerance,” H. R. McMaster says.
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Win McNamee / Getty Trump Takes Away a Lifeline for Swing-State Senators
By moving forward with the Supreme Court confirmation, the president is giving lawmakers little space to carve out an independent identity that could help them win reelection.
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Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty The Warning Signs of a Combustible Presidential Transition
This summer may provide a grim preview of what the post-election period will be like.
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TriggerPhoto / Getty / NIAID / The Atlantic White House, Petri Dish
What I saw inside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue today is cause for alarm.
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Travis Dove / The New York Times via ... This Isn’t the Convention Trump Really Needs
“If you’re an undecided voter ... it has the lineup of a festival concert that you just don’t want to go to, because there’s not a single band you want to see.”
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Diane Macdonald / Getty The Last Convention
The quadrennial gatherings have shaped the nation’s history. What happens if they disappear?
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The Atlantic How to Stay One Step Ahead of Donald Trump
Saudi leaders have figured out what makes the president tick like few others have.
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Getty / The Atlantic Trump After Portland
The president’s aggressive tactics against protesters have already damaged the reputation of government agencies.
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