He embraced Donald Trump, and then abandoned him. How did he do it?

He’s publicly decried his former hero and called the Republican Party irredeemable. Earlier this year, he founded a group, called Leaving MAGA, aimed at creating a community of people who have ... Read More

Live Updates: Jury of 12 Is Seated in Trump Criminal Trial

The process of picking jurors for the criminal case against former President Donald Trump has accelerated. He is accused of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened to ... Read More

Stressed about politics? You’re not alone, new Muhlenberg health poll says

Muhlenberg’s recent report shows politics is the top cause of stress in the lives of many Pennsylvanians, beating out finances, work or personal relationships as major sources of stress. Read More

The New Rules of Political Journalism

In this election, the reporting strategies of the past will not be enough. This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you ... Read More

‘I Don’t Think of Myself as Rich’: The Americans Crossing Biden’s $400,000 Tax Line

The president’s attempt to shield the middle class from tax increases adds tax-code complexity as more households’ income rises above $400,000. Read More

Finding Jurors for an Unprecedented Trial

Donald Trump is among the most famous and most polarizing people alive. The task of selecting 12 impartial jurors who can render a fair verdict in the criminal trial of a former president is a first ... Read More

From rats to foxes: How gentrification transforms cities’ wildlife populations

Low-income urban residents get rats and pigeons. But when the wealthy move in, they get species like rabbits and flying squirrels. As gentrification displaces lower-income people from American ... Read More

Abortion shapes Joe Biden's and Donald Trump's legacies. It may help one of them win reelection.

How Joe Biden and Donald Trump navigate the minefield of abortion politics could determine which one is elected in November. Read More

At a Long Beach pro-democracy rally, Cambodians grapple with their country’s political past and future

Survivors of the Khmer Rouge are some of the most vocal opponents to the Cambodian People's Party that has ruled the country for almost 40 years. Read More

Has Biden Considered Having an Iran Strategy?

I have an answer for them: There is no Biden strategy for Iran. If he wants to end the growing chaos in the Middle East, he might want to come up with one. Read More

Right-Wing Media and the Death of an Alabama Pastor: An American Tragedy

Bubba Copeland was the heart and soul of his community—mayor, businessman. When a website exposed his deepest secrets, his life wasn't the only thing that was destroyed. Read More

Fifteen Questions during the Solar Eclipse: Maya Jasanoff on the British Empire, Joseph Conrad, and Judging The Booker Prize

The history professor talked with Fifteen Minutes during the solar eclipse about being in a family of academics, postcolonial literature, and reading. Read More