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LatestJon Cherry / APThe Real Reason Thomas Massie LostHe broke the one rule of the MAGA Republican Party.May 20, 2026Heather Diehl / GettyWhy Thomas Massie Thought He Was DifferentHe wrongly believed his popularity back home made him able to withstand a Trump-backed challenge.May 20, 2026Matthew Hatcher / AFP / GettyIllustration by Antonio Giovanni PinnaThe Great Gen Z Dividing LineThe older ones and the younger ones may be voting in different ways.May 18, 2026Chip Somodevilla / GettyA Different Kind of Fading PresidentJoe Biden became quieter, while Donald Trump grows even louder.May 18, 2026Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Kevin Dietsch / Getty; Merkuri2 / Getty.Stephen Miller’s New RecusalsThe top White House adviser has stepped back from AI, space, and the Paramount merger.May 15, 2026Sofia Valiente for The AtlanticA New Kind of Family-Separation CrisisAt the airport in La Lima, Honduras, planeloads of people arrive every day—many without their children.May 15, 2026Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The AtlanticThe Election Deniers Are WinningThe universe of people pressing debunked theories is so broad that it’s a feature of the system.May 14, 2026Rolf Schulten / ullstein bild / GettyHawaii vs. Citizens UnitedState lawmakers want to change the terms of personhood for corporations.May 14, 2026Jacquelyn Martin / APThe Men Who Want Women to Be QuietA virulent form of misogyny has become the single most important force holding together the American right.May 14, 2026