Two cops were fatally ambushed in Iowa, a Mississippi church was burned and painted with Trump graffiti, a Dutch politician stood trial for hate speech, and more.
The president said “we don’t operate on innuendo” in his first public remarks about the FBI’s decision to review additional Clinton-related emails.
Yes, some states allow people to re-do their ballots ahead of Election Day. But hardly anyone does.
This song has been stuck in my head ever since I stumbled on a review of Polk’s diary…
The U.S. ambassador shares her perspective on diplomacy, work-life balance, and the job "of a lifetime."
At its November meeting, the U.S. central bank has voted not to raise interest rates, although many believe a hike in December is likely.
The director Mel Gibson employs characteristic passion and violence to tell the story of a conscientious objector.
A new study explores how children develop a preference for equality and fairness—research that seems relevant as America prepares to elect its next president.
In the November 2016 issue of The Atlantic, our writers explored how social media got weaponized, the solution to smartphone…
Kim Snyder’s documentary examines how a community can even begin to recover in the wake of unspeakable tragedy.
The Democratic nominee faces the risk that she has overestimated her hold on the states most central to her strategy.
Atlantic staff writer Molly Ball speaks to PBS NewsHour about whether the lucrative industry is a scam.
A simple study of rodent patterns hints at our growing ability to link genetic changes to physical ones.
The president’s get-out-the-vote pitch shrewdly invoked a chain with centrist appeal.
We have come full circle, friends. The election is drawing to a close, and, with it, Political Theater. So we’re…
National Geographic Magazine’s annual photo contest is still under way, but the deadline for submissions is coming up on Friday.
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the killings.
Despite its reputation for illegal activity, much of what goes on underneath the surface of the internet is legit.
Here’s a very rare experience that we haven’t seen in our reader series yet: embryo adoption. It’s a middle ground…
The FX series’ season finale underlined the depths of Earn’s desperation—and gave some hope that his efforts might pay off.
The trial of Geert Wilders tests the limits of free discourse.
Follow along on a Saturday night in the Big Easy.
An explosion caused by cat litter at a storage site was just the beginning.
Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, Mississippi, was reportedly set on fire and spray painted with the words “Vote Trump” on Tuesday night.
Corporate executives haven't always believed that transactions must have winners and losers. But that’s not Donald J. Trump’s view.
Indignant, yes, his appearance on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert suggested. But the disgraced star’s apology tour has been, overall, strikingly lacking in actual apologies.
Head of State’s climactic scene finds the presidential campaign that the film has revolved around—D.C. alderman Mays Gilliam…
A computer analysis of 60,000 articles about the presidential race finds distinct language referring to the Republican and Democratic nominees.
Why support a candidate who rejects your preferences and offends your opinions? Don’t do it for her—do it for the republic, and the Constitution.
Behind the most sweeping reforms in the agency’s history—and their limits