The Atlantic - Politics

America’s Second-Worst Scenario

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 13:00:04 GMT

So far, cumulative acts of civic virtue have saved the republic. But the constitutional order is still in danger.html

Pramila Jayapal Is ‘Next-Level’ Angry

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 22:44:41 GMT

The congresswoman tested positive for COVID-19 after sheltering with Republicans who refused to wear masks.html

Mike Pence Has Nowhere to Go

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:05:55 GMT

The vice president has no obvious place in GOP electoral politics.html

Joe Biden’s Looming War on White Supremacy

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:55:27 GMT

The insurrection could spur a federal-government crackdown on white-nationalist groups, as well as strengthen the case for systemic police reform.html

The Boogaloo Bois Prepare for Civil War

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:31:55 GMT

As the FBI warns of violence, anti-government extremists are ready to get in on the chaos.html

I Asked My Colleagues to Wear Masks. They Laughed.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:25:54 GMT

Delaware’s congresswoman thought she might die in the riot at the Capitol. Then her Republican colleagues mocked her for handing out masks while they sheltered together.html

Impeaching Trump Was an Act of Self-Defense

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:45:38 GMT

In impeaching President Trump a second time, Democrats believe they’re acting to remove “a clear and present danger” not only to American citizens and democracy at large, but to themselves specifically.html

The Big Story: America After Trump

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:44:45 GMT

Atlantic writers will discuss the future of democracy after last week’s insurrection, live at 11 a.m. ET on Thursday.html

MAGA-land’s Favorite Newspaper

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:06:36 GMT

How The Epoch Times became a pro-Trump propaganda machine in an age of plague and insurrection html

How a Well-Meaning Health Policy Created California’s Coronavirus Nightmare

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 14:23:47 GMT

The state’s hyperefficient health-care system runs pretty well—unless a pandemic strikes.html

Trump Rallies Were a Preview of the Capitol Attack

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:59:28 GMT

Those following the president’s events around the country for the past four years were not surprised by the mob violence that unfolded in Washington.html

It Was Supposed to Be So Much Worse

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 15:21:31 GMT

And the threat to the U.S. government hasn’t passed.html

The Deadly Consequences of Apocalyptic Rhetoric

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 11:00:02 GMT

The Capitol riot showed how the ominous tenor of contemporary Republican messaging could be fueling white conservatives’ extremism.html

Listen: John Bresnahan Helps Us Understand What the Hell Just Happened

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 00:43:38 GMT

The veteran congressional reporter shares his firsthand experience of the pro-Trump mob storming the Capitol.html

The Congressman Who Lost His Son and Fled a Mob

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 21:06:23 GMT

The day before the Capitol riot, Representative Jamie Raskin buried his 25-year-old son, who had left a note for his family on New Year’s Eve.html

‘Secure the Capitol’ Misses the Point

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 20:09:01 GMT

More roadblocks and police officers won’t stop the next attempted coup.html

Why Trump Suddenly Changed His Tune

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 17:03:42 GMT

What frightened the president into releasing a video calling for calm?html

Storming the Capitol for God and Trump

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:09:30 GMT

Many of those who mobbed the Capitol on Wednesday claimed to be enacting God’s will.html

How Joe Biden Watched the Capitol Assault

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 03:38:50 GMT

It was a day of chaos in Washington, D.C. But in Wilmington, Delaware, President-elect Joe Biden pulsed with quiet anger.html

Scenes From an American Insurrection

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 03:30:32 GMT

Photos depicting the chaos at the Capitol, unlike anything else witnessed in recent U.S. historyhtml