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theatlantic.com > politics > 2026 > 09 > trump-midterms-dallas-convention > 688568

Trump’s Dream World in Dallas

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (195+ words) At a midterm convention, Trump tries to defy the odds one last time. “I’m asking you to pretend that I’m on the ballot,” he said. “I’m on the ballot. I’m on the ballot. Just one more time.” Read: Trump plans…...

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theatlantic.com > national-security > 2026 > 09 > trump-iran-war-navy > 688563

Trump is Preparing for a Long War

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (215+ words) The military is doing long-term planning for its force in the Persian Gulf, risking further strain on the Navy. To hear the Trump administration tell it, the war with Iran is all but over. U.S. military posture tells a different story:…...

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theatlantic.com > culture > 2026 > 09 > trump-ballroom-arch-rush > 688523

The Rush-Job Presidency

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (266+ words) Trump wants his ballroom and arch done while he’s in office. There’s a risk. Construction is notoriously slow-going work. But in Donald Trump’s Washington, cranes and bulldozers appear like DoorDash deliveries: fast, frictionless, and on demand. They also share a…...

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theatlantic.com > national-security > 2026 > 09 > mexico-trump-stephen-miller-usmca > 688496

The Schism Within the Trump Administration on Mexico

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (224+ words) Officials are veering between praise for cooperation and threats to attack. For Johnson, the U.S.–Mexico relationship is defined by “close coordination,” “decisive action,” “information shared,” and “the security of both our nations.” His hashtag of choice is #TogetherWeAchieveMore. Johnson’s Mexico…...

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theatlantic.com > international > 2026 > 08 > mojtaba-khamenei-dead-rumor-iran > 688393

Is Mojtaba Khamenei Dead?

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (477+ words) The office of Iran’s supreme leader has fallen quiet, fueling uncertainty in a country with decisions to make. Last Tuesday, Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei hosted a wake for his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Among the thousands who…...

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theatlantic.com > culture > 2026 > 08 > socialism-rich-kids-gordillo > 688382

Why Do Rich Kids Love Socialism?

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (126+ words) Having money isn’t at odds with wanting a fairer economic system. These charges of hypocrisy have only gotten louder as DSA candidates have won a string of Democratic primaries across the country. Conservative and moderate organs of opinion have described…...

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theatlantic.com > politics > 2026 > 08 > trump-name-on-everything > 688090

Trump Is Putting His Face on Everything

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (141+ words) The Atlantic We Americans remember our presidents in all sorts of ways, with monuments and statues, on coins and street signs. Another thing we do is wait—we wait until a president is safely out of office, or dead, before…...

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theatlantic.com > podcasts > 2026 > 08 > ra-trans-cia > 688289

The Trump Administration Wanted Her Expertise, Just Not Her

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1538+ words) An interview with the transgender CIA analyst fired from Trump’s White House...

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theatlantic.com > national-security > 2026 > 08 > trump-iran-economic-pressure > 688250

Trump Attempts Patience

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (137+ words) The Atlantic But how long can the impulsive, reactive president show restraint? The White House stressed to me that Iran’s economy is already reeling, with soaring inflation, redacted energy revenue, and some agricultural shortfalls. One official added that “there are…...

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theatlantic.com > podcasts > 2026 > 08 > ra-jeff-flake > 688216

Never Trump, Still a Republican

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (877+ words) Why Jeff Flake still believes the spell over his party will break “This was a difficult week in Washington—it wasn’t so much the legislative calendar as it was the rhetoric that came forth mostly from the presidential campaign,” Flake,…...