Contrary to what you hear from most D.C. Beltway politicians and national media pundits, we do still make things in America. Veronique de Rugy, an economist and a senior research fellow at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center, pointed out in a recent commentary that the inflation-adjusted value of U.S. industrial production — that is, manufacturing, mining and […]
Prince Harry says he doesn’t ‘know how much longer’ King Charles has, seeks reconciliation
Prince Harry said recently that he “would love a reconciliation” with the royal family. Harry, in an interview with the BBC, said King Charles “won’t speak to me because of this security stuff,” but added that he doesn’t want to fight with the family anymore. He also said he doesn’t know how long his father […]
Ex-State Department employee pleads guilty to embezzling $650K
A former budget analyst for the State Department pleaded guilty earlier this week to embezzling $657,347.50 during her employment. Levita Almuete Ferrer, 64, from Maryland, admitted she used her signature authority over a checking account for the State Department between March 2022 and April 2024. Ferrer, also known as Levita Brezovic, attempted to hide the scheme […]
‘COME FOR ME’: AOC taunts Tom Homan after DOJ referral threat over deportations
Queens, N.Y.: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., threw down the gauntlet to Tom Homan on Friday after the border czar previously threatened to refer her to the Justice Department for giving advice to migrants on how to avoid being deported. Ocasio-Cortez told attendees at a Queens town hall event that she was not afraid of the […]
Trump Got Tired Of Waiting On GOP Lawmakers To Decide Whether To Relinquish Their Authority
Hello it’s the weekend. This is The Weekender ☕️ President Trump wants to send to Congress a chunk of the DOGE federal funding cuts that Congress, in a properly functioning democracy, should have voted on in the first place. Its called a rescissions package, and it is a mechanism for Congress to vote to approve […]
Week in politics: Will Congress pass the White House budget?
The Trump administration’s vision for the American workforce may fall victim to economic instability generated by the administration’s tariff regime.
AOC taunts Tom Homan after DOJ referral threat over deportations: ‘Come for me’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., threw down the gauntlet to Tom Homan on Friday after the border czar previously threatened to refer her to the Justice Department for giving advice to migrants on how to avoid being deported. Ocasio-Cortez told attendees at a Queens town hall event that she was not afraid of the immigration hardliners’ […]
Harvard professor reveals university was ‘not ready’ after Oct 7 as Trump revokes tax-exempt status
An adjunct professor at Harvard spoke out Thursday after the Ivy League university’s president, Alan Garber, apologized as scathing internal reports exposed that antisemitism and Islamophobia were prevalent on campus. Eugene Litvak, who teaches at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that one of the […]
From ‘fiasco’ to ‘fantastic’: Guardian readers weigh in on 100 days of Trump
While many are outraged over the chaos, others have embraced some policies promised on the campaign trail “I’m not a fan of Trump, but he’s delivering a long-overdue kick in the pants to the bloated bureaucracy of the US federal government,” said Martyn, a marketing executive from California. “Seems odd to ask Trump to focus […]
Trump’s Cosplay Cabinet
In Donald Trump’s administration, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem rotates through various costumes—firefighting gear for drills with the United States Coast Guard, a cowboy hat and horse for a jaunt with Border Patrol agents in Texas, a bulletproof ICE vest for a dawn raid in New York City. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posts photos of […]
Trump Administration to Judges: ‘We Will Find You’
The arrest of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan over allegedly obstructing the apprehension of an undocumented immigrant is an attempt to intimidate the judiciary. You can just ask Attorney General Pam Bondi. “What has happened to our judiciary is beyond me,” Bondi told Fox News, commenting on Dugan’s arrest. “They’re deranged. I think some of these […]
‘I Run the Country and the World’
This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. Before we begin, a primer on the science of arranging an interview with a sitting American president: In ordinary times, reporters seeking an on-the-record encounter with the commander in chief first write an elaborate proposal. The proposal details […]
Signalgate, Trump, and The Atlantic
This month’s cover story is written by two of our newest reporters, Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer. Both came to The Atlantic from The Washington Post, where they covered the White House and national politics. As one might expect, they have developed complicated and intriguing ideas about the brain of Donald Trump and the nature […]
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump
Editor’s Note: Read The Atlantic’s related cover story, “‘I Run the Country and the World.’” On Thursday, April 24, I joined my colleagues Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer in the White House to interview President Donald Trump. The story behind this meeting is a strange one, told in their new Atlantic cover story, which you […]
An Unsustainable Presidency
Shortly before taking office, Donald Trump promised his supporters that he’d have “the most extraordinary first 100 days of any presidency in American history.” And, well, his second administration certainly hasn’t been ordinary. Historians tend to rate presidencies by the breadth of their accomplishments, on a scale ranging from ineffectual to transformative. The classic measuring […]
The Trump Voters Who Like What They See
This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. Earlier this month, after it became clear that the Trump administration would not be facilitating the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from a Salvadoran megaprison, I texted a close childhood friend. He’d voted for Donald Trump in each […]
Trump Weighs His Options Against Putin
President Donald Trump has long made “No retreat, no surrender” his guiding ethos, refusing to apologize or acknowledge mistakes and declaring that he’s the brawler in chief for the American people. His instinct to pump his fist and yell “Fight, fight” in the moments after being shot on the campaign trail became a defining image […]
Inside Mike Waltz’s White House Exit
After Michael Waltz, the national security adviser, inadvertently included The Atlantic’s editor in chief in a group chat about military attack plans on the Signal messaging app, he found himself on very thin ice with his boss. But President Donald Trump and his advisers were loath to take a political hit by firing Waltz, especially […]
Is Anthony Weiner Ready to Go Another Round?
This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. The last time we saw him, we saw all of him. Our subject is Anthony Weiner, whose surname was a burden long before it became a curse—so fused with his disgrace that you can’t say it without triggering […]
Refinery closures increase uncertainty about California’s fuel future
Multiple refineries in California have recently declared their intentions to shutter operations, leaving the Golden State uncertain about future fuel supplies and impacts on prices at the pump. Valero Energy Corp. was the latest to make such an announcement, alerting the California Energy Commission (CEC) last month that it would “idle, restructure or cease refining operations” […]
