You may have seen the exchange between Jack Smith and Senator Eric Schmitt. Shakespeare called it long ago in Hamlet. First: "I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk f...

It appeared that the Missouri Republican misinterpreted a text message reference to the "hawks."

It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.

The president speaks for himself.

A simple way to evaluate behavior

No commander in chief has been better at seizing public attention than Donald Trump. But there is a difference between getting attention and doing something with it.

No commander in chief has been better at seizing public attention than Donald Trump. But there is a difference between getting attention and doing something with it.

No commander in chief has been better at seizing public attention than Donald Trump. But there is a difference between getting attention and doing something with it.

A soldier, a monk and a Hobbit

No commander in chief has been better at seizing public attention than Donald Trump. But there is a difference between getting attention and doing something with it.

Experts say not allowing MS Now on to White House grounds is unlikely to pay immediate dividends in opening the Strait of Hormuz: Before the war: 125–130 ships a day. Now: roughly 14 a day, includin...

Morning reading is a dunk of fluffy focaccia in olive oil.

Morning reading is a dunk of fluffy focaccia in olive oil.

John Dickerson made a name for himself as an anchor at CBS News. Last year, he left the world of broadcast news to pursue stories that put his values of generosity, curiosity and integrity at the core...

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Five years ago, we lost sweet George our dog: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/09/john-dickerson-goodbye-my-familys-beloved-dog/620010/

A reminder that simple questions to the president to explain his policies create excessive responses.

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Spoiler alert.

Spoiler alert.

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The ruling is another step in a longer fight over election "integrity."

The Pentagon's dwindling stockpile of weapons is worrying Asian allies that face threats from China and North Korea.

Antitrust case started out aiming to force the concert giant to sell Ticketmaster. After two White House meetings, a deal kept the company intact.