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March 12, 2026

Trump’s War Lacks a Marketing Plan

Why does a president who loves selling not want to pitch this conflict?

The Atlantic

March 11, 2026

The Police Report Complicating a White House Endorsement

A woman’s allegations of rape against a Republican House candidate in tv have put Trump in a bind.

The Atlantic

March 11, 2026

Dubai’s Army of Influencers Gets Back in Line

After briefly playing war correspondents, their tune changed.

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March 11, 2026

The Republican Who Wants to Banish His Own Constituents

Representative Andy Ogles wrote Monday that “Muslims don’t belong in American society.” He represents thousands of them in Congress.

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March 11, 2026

The Dissonance of Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei

It came earlier than expected.

The Atlantic

March 11, 2026

The Members of Congress Openly Attacking Muslim Americans

The United States is experiencing a resurgence of the attacks on Muslims and Islam that were common at that time—but this time with a presid...

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March 11, 2026

Atlantic Trivia, March 11, 2026: Skims and Stravinsky

As the crow flies, the shortest passage from Iran to Oman is the 35-mile crossing over what waterway?

The Atlantic

March 11, 2026

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Curling Gold

Members of China's curling team celebrate Paralympic Gold.

The Atlantic

March 11, 2026

Will the Iran War Be Netanyahu's Undoing?

The prime minister isn’t just fighting the Islamic Republic. He’s fighting the Israeli judiciary, his own coalition, and the clock.

The Atlantic

March 11, 2026

Can Democrats Actually Win in Texas?

Beto O’Rourke on the Texas Democratic Senate primary and what it means for a key race in the 2026 midterms. Plus: chaos at DHS and Samuel Fl...

The Atlantic

March 11, 2026

The Obvious Is Taking Its Revenge on Trump

The reasons other U.S. presidents avoided war with Iran are becoming all too evident.

The Atlantic

March 11, 2026

Play It Again, Claude

The rise and fall of the player piano indicates a robust demand for human labor that AI cannot replace.

The Atlantic

March 11, 2026

Why I Can’t Stand the Hype

The Pitt, Severance, Sinners, you name it: For some reason, the more popular something is, the more averse I am to consuming it.

The Atlantic

March 11, 2026

Robyn Is Still Dancing On Her Own

On her first album in seven years, the queen of poptimism reckons with motherhood and midlife desire.

The Atlantic

March 10, 2026

The Big Story: Signalgate, One Year Later

Jeffrey Goldberg and Adrienne LaFrance discuss reporting on national security and the political fallout from the Signal story.

The Atlantic

March 10, 2026

The Iranian Regime Doubles Down

Trump was hoping for an Iranian Delcy Rodríguez. Instead he may have produced an Iranian Kim Jong Un.

The Atlantic

March 10, 2026

Arizona Is Now At the Center Of Election Investigations

Both the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are probing the results of the 2020 election in Arizona.

The Atlantic

March 10, 2026

Universities Have Been Steamrolling Trump in Court

The aggressive pace that won the administration so many early victories eventually proved to be its great weakness.

The Atlantic

March 10, 2026

The Peculiar State of Islamic Terror in America

What to make of the Gracie Mansion incident

The Atlantic

March 10, 2026

Trump Can’t Decide Whether the Iran War Is Still Going On

The president seems to be at odds with both himself and his secretary of defense about the status of the conflict.

The Atlantic

March 10, 2026

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Guided Speed

A visually-impaired skier races down a hill right behind his guide.

The Atlantic

March 10, 2026

Atlantic Trivia, March 10, 2026: It’s All Greek to Me (Unless It’s Arabic)

In the Greek-written New Testament of the Bible, the word eirene means “peace.” What equivalent exists in the language of the Old Testament?

The Atlantic

March 10, 2026

Spain’s Wind Towns Are Thriving

A generation ago, Higueruela was dying. Wind power offered a lifeline.

The Atlantic

March 10, 2026

What’s the Point of a Drop When Everything’s a Drop?

How shopping became a game of snagging mediocre, limited-run products

The Atlantic

March 10, 2026

Why Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Is Still Useful

For more than a decade, he has been known more as a regime opponent than as a supporter.

The Atlantic

March 10, 2026

Inside ICE’s Detention Center for Children

Dilley was once a way station for border crossers. Now it’s where families are sent after ICE roundups.

The Atlantic

March 10, 2026

Winners of the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2026

A collection of this year’s winners and runners-up, selected from more than 12,000 entries

The Atlantic

March 10, 2026

Six Books You’ll Have to Discuss With a Friend

These titles are exciting and stimulating enough to talk about with almost anyone.

The Atlantic

March 10, 2026

The Reason the Administration Won’t Say War

Trump’s administration has both used and avoided the word war in ways that seek glory and evade responsibility.

The Atlantic

March 10, 2026

AI Layoffs Are a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

The technology may not be ready to replace workers, but that isn’t stopping execs from pushing forward anyways.

The Atlantic

March 10, 2026

The Weather-Changing Conspiracy Theory That Will Never End

Why are some people convinced that nefarious experiments are happening in the distant Alaskan wilderness?

The Atlantic

March 9, 2026

The Unaddressed Problem With the Pentagon’s AI Dispute

Who will take responsibility for the technology?

The Atlantic

March 9, 2026

A Dramatic 24 Hours for Oil Prices

Americans will bear the costs of a potential energy shock in the Middle East.

The Atlantic

March 9, 2026

Atlantic Trivia, March 9, 2026: Movies and the Middle Ages

Test your knowledge—and read our latest stories for a little extra help.

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March 9, 2026

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Sled Hockey

A para ice-hockey player maneuvers with the puck.

The Atlantic

March 9, 2026

I Believe California Has a Right to Exist

Gavin Newsom also has a right to exist.

The Atlantic

March 9, 2026

Who Gets to Claim the Kennedys?

Love Story deeply empathizes with John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette—but this doesn’t make the show any less exploitative.

The Atlantic

March 9, 2026

The Pentagon Cut Civilian Safeguards Before Iran War

As the civilian toll in Iran mounts, some officials point to the impact of Pete Hegseth’s hostility to battlefield restraint.

The Atlantic

March 9, 2026

A New and Confusing Study About Acetaminophen and Autism

Researchers in Taiwan tried to examine whether using the drug during pregnancy leaves children at greater risk of neurological disorders. Th...

The Atlantic

March 9, 2026

How 'Christian Nationalist' Became an Epithet

Throughout American history, Christian nationalisms have bent in different and often contradictory directions.

The Atlantic

March 9, 2026

Books Are Meant to Be Slow

The erosion of deep reading weakens our capacity to grasp complex ideas.

The Atlantic

March 9, 2026

The Cynical, Gullible American Man

This is why we live in a world of conspiracism and falsehood.

The Atlantic

March 9, 2026

The Asymmetric Ways Iran Could Strike Back

The regime is overmatched militarily, but still has tools for returning fire.

The Atlantic

March 9, 2026

The Power of Homeownership in New York

Zohran Mamdani’s leftist allies malign it. But it has changed lives in the city and transformed neighborhoods.

The Atlantic

March 9, 2026

The Unbearable Lightness of Signalgate

Nearly a year after a national-security scandal erupted on my iPhone, no one in the Trump administration has faced consequences.

The Atlantic

March 8, 2026

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Para Biathlon

A seated skier tucks low, picking up speed.

The Atlantic

March 8, 2026

The 'SNL' Sketch That Broke All the Rules

Last night, the show made the host, Ryan Gosling, break character—on purpose.

The Atlantic

March 8, 2026

Six Bizarre Movies That Are Actually Fun to Watch

Weird wins you over in these films.

The Atlantic

March 8, 2026

The Household Names Hollywood Has Been Seeking

Auteur filmmakers have become as much of a selling point as the actors they work with.

The Atlantic

March 8, 2026

A Word for Our Troubled Times

Too many people are living fragmented lives.