Section: The Atlantic (USA)
A Brief History of Roger Stone
Roger Stone, the famed political consultant, seems to have played a role in every major conservative moment in the last half-century. And if there’s one quality that’s defined his long career in politics, it’s that he’s prone to scandal of his own making.Enter Robert Mueller. On Friday morning, the special counsel indicted...
Trump’s Inner Circle Keeps Violating the Stringer Bell Rule
If Donald Trump’s advisers had only watched The Wire, many of the president’s aides and associates might have saved themselves a great deal of legal trouble.There’s a scene from the HBO crime drama that shows a character named Stringer Bell trying to broker a peace between rival drug dealers, and to get them to abide by...
It Was All in Plain Sight
Make no mistake: Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s indictment of Roger Stone, released early Friday morning, is a big deal. It’s just that it would be a bigger deal if the Trump campaign hadn’t so brazenly conducted its dubious dealings for all the public to see in real time.The indictment, coinciding with Stone’s...
The Atlantic Daily: One Nation, Under Two Presidents?
What We’re FollowingWhat comes next in the U.S.-Venezuela relationship? Venezuela has been ravaged by an economic crisis under the leadership of President Nicolás Maduro, and yesterday, the Trump administration took the drastic step of recognizing the 35-year-old opposition leader Juan Guaidó—who declared himself “interim president”—as head...
NATO Fears That This Town Will Be the Epicenter of Conflict With Russia
NARVA, Estonia—If you haven’t heard of Narva, you might very soon. This small, mostly Russian-speaking city lies along Estonia’s boundary with Russia, separated geographically from its larger neighbor only by a partially frozen river. A 13th-century castle towers over passersby, while an intimidating medieval stronghold stares back...
A Trump Ally Defends NATO. But Will He Stand Up to the President?
It’s a familiar pattern: President Donald Trump’s Republican allies disagree with him on a major issue. They send statements and tweets, and repeat talking points on cable news. But will those in positions of power actually stand up to the president when they are at odds with him?For Jim Risch, the incoming chairman of the Senate...
Donald Trump’s Pattern of Deference to the Kremlin Is Clear
When Donald Trump gives interviews, it’s usually to Fox News. When he gives interviews to Fox, it’s usually to the channel’s opinion side, not to tougher questioners like Chris Wallace or Bret Baier. But there he was Sunday night, talking to the normally friendly Jeanine Pirro and receiving what he called the most insulting...
Hungary’s Workers Are the Victims of a Policy That Limits Migration
BUDAPEST—Viktor Orbán has found himself in something of a bind: Hungary’s growing economy has given him cover to dismiss his detractors, who rail against his moves to weaken the country’s institutions and his anti-immigrant rhetoric. But that same economic boom, paired with a dearth of workers—both homegrown and from abroad—is...
The Dueling Narratives on Trump and Russia
It’s nearly two years into President Donald Trump’s first term in office, and almost as long for federal investigations into his campaign’s connections to Russia. After two bombshell news reports Friday and Saturday, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle took to the airwaves Sunday morning and talked at length about those...
The Collusion With Russia Is in Plain Sight
Editor’s Note: This article is one of 50 in a series about Trump’s first two years as president. Perhaps even President Donald Trump is susceptible to the emotionalism of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. He listened to the piece surrounded by his fellow G20 summiteers, the leaders of the world who had gathered in Germany in the...
