Senior editor at The Atlantic. Former WaPo. Once described as "stubbornly cheerful" by Vogue.
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Donald Trump’s closing message for voters leading into the midterm election has been puzzling, @JonLemire says. Instead of talking about affordability, Lemire adds, the president is focused on Bill Maher, and at least one senator’s physique.
Read more: theatln.tc/saUBdxqd
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New: I went to the Texas Panhandle to see how Democrats were chasing rural voters. I saw the state party chair get pulled over by Highway Patrol, met a gay ex-Republican campaigning against a Google data center near his ranch in Claude, and talked to Karl Rove.
@NewYorker →
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Yesterday, Putin revealed that Russian authorities are "in close touch" with Elon Musk about the technology Ukraine needs to defend itself.
Our new report @TheAtlantic investigates how @elonmusk went from supporting Ukraine to coordinating with Moscow.
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James “Blair has assured people that if Representative Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat, wins the speakership, it will be for just one term. He has also begun telling Republicans to prepare for another redistricting push next year, in order to take advantage of a spring ruling by the Supreme Court that further weakened the Voting Rights Act, imperiling seats that had been drawn to ensure adequate Black representation in the South,” report @AshleyRParker @michaelscherer.
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Head shorn, lips pressed somewhere between a smirk and a sneer, James Blair thrums with the quiet intensity of a drill instructor, and is the Man of the Moment right now—not necessarily a good thing, as the bottom has fallen out for Republicans. theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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Breaking news from me: Hegseth pushes out another Top General on the Joint Staff, this time the J-5 theatlantic.com/national-sec…
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I’m reminded of something I reported weeks ago: a message relayed from one DOJ official to another this summer when asked about election rules and procedures. “There are no rules. Just make sure Republicans win.” @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/politics/202…
"The most eyebrow-raising October surprise has been Trump’s unfiltered and rather randy assessments of the male form. His motivations remain a mystery, but some in the president’s circle have theories," @JonLemire writes. theatlantic.com/politics/202…
“He doesn’t like criticism—none of us do—but he’s pretty fearless, he believes his plan is right, and he’s going to go execute it, regardless of atmospherics,” Susie Wiles said of top political strategist James Blair to @AshleyRParker and @michaelscherer: theatlantic.com/politics/202…
President Trump’s closing message to voters ahead of the midterm elections is out of touch, seemingly self-defeating, and downright bizarre, @JonLemire argues. “We may have lost the plot here,” one Republican candidate told him: theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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The government is giving $1,000 to U.S. babies through Trump Accounts, but its association with the president is enough for some parents to say no to free money, @ToluseO writes: theatlantic.com/politics/202…
"my head began to swirl like the raspberry drizzle in a Georgia Peach cocktail. My rage was congealing, like Cheddar Cheese Fondue on room-temperature Pretzel Bites. Enough! I wanted to scream. Leave the Cheesecake Factory out of your culture wars!" Always. Read. @elainejgodfrey.
I have written my truth:
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NEW: I drove around the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas talking to candidates and swing voters who backed Trump last time, especially men. Here's why the RGV is so pivotal to the midterms:
Earlier this month, @NickMiroff drove through Texas's Rio Grande Valley, talking with voters -- especially Latino men -- who were key to Trump's victory in 2024. They're the "big-ass truck" voters, and they're pretty pissed off right now. theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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Republicans are losing ground in Ohio for the first time in years, @gsdeutch reports. The key to the Democratic strategy? Don’t mention their party at all. theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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Under John Ratcliffe, the CIA continues to play a crucial role in Ukraine’s defense against Russia—even as Ratcliffe advises a president cozying up to Putin, @shaneharris reports.
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President Trump is growing more impatient with the war in Iran—and he is now considering new strikes in the hopes that they will push the country’s regime over the edge, @nancyayoussef and @JonLemire report. theatlantic.com/national-sec…
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“Zelensky has made clear that he would be willing to sit down with Putin, no matter the venue, to work out an agreement to end the war. But if Trump has his way over the next eight weeks, it might be not a negotiation, but a capitulation” theatlantic.com/national-sec…
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This is a wild story—remarkable photos, too. @shustry's latest: theatlantic.com/national-sec…
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NEW: As Ukraine braces for winter, three events may determine its future: the U.S. elections and a pair of summits
Kyiv fears it may not get a seat at the table - as Trump cozies up to Putin
Previewing a vital - potentially devastating - two months theatlantic.com/national-sec…