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data-event-position="1"><article class="LandingRiver_promoItem__SLYUT"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/doge-musk-federal-agencies-takeover/681744/" class="LandingRiver_titleLink__nUImQ"><figure class="LandingRiver_figure__iG2LD"><picture><img alt="Tornado-like swirl over the White House" class="Image_root__XxsOp LandingRiver_image__VWDpl" sizes="(min-width: 680px) 210px, 120px" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/wUR8t9n-hkglKZb0Hk1v1hdzU54=/87x1218:2071x2540/120x80/media/img/mt/2025/02/25_2_19_Parker_Scherer_Wong_Harris_DOGE_take_over_final/original.jpg 120w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/CW3-ccM4AQ0S4Fm-sVjb4iOi1Qo=/87x1218:2071x2540/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/25_2_19_Parker_Scherer_Wong_Harris_DOGE_take_over_final/original.jpg 210w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/_D7v04FQ-AoOiSfkuLVnkPq1bJk=/87x1218:2071x2540/240x160/media/img/mt/2025/02/25_2_19_Parker_Scherer_Wong_Harris_DOGE_take_over_final/original.jpg 240w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/nCG3v7A_TywmfYGnrVzeqiuu0_4=/87x1218:2071x2540/420x280/media/img/mt/2025/02/25_2_19_Parker_Scherer_Wong_Harris_DOGE_take_over_final/original.jpg 420w" src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/CW3-ccM4AQ0S4Fm-sVjb4iOi1Qo=/87x1218:2071x2540/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/25_2_19_Parker_Scherer_Wong_Harris_DOGE_take_over_final/original.jpg" width="210" height="140" data-event-element="image"/></picture></figure><h2 class="LandingRiver_title__wdvvu" data-event-element="title"><span>This Is What Happens When the DOGE Guys Take Over</span></h2></a><p class="LandingRiver_dek__OyPEv">Inside the federal agencies where Elon Musk’s people have seized control, fear and uncertainty reign.</p><div class="LandingRiver_metadata__bpl_I"><p class="LandingMetadata_root__qrlUA"><span class="LandingMetadata_byline__65_oQ"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/michael-scherer" class="LandingMetadata_author__wTZJN" data-event-element="author" data-event-position="0">Michael Scherer</a>, <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/ashley-parker" class="LandingMetadata_author__wTZJN" data-event-element="author" data-event-position="0">Ashley Parker</a>, <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/matteo-wong" class="LandingMetadata_author__wTZJN" data-event-element="author" data-event-position="0">Matteo Wong</a>,  and <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/shane-harris" class="LandingMetadata_author__wTZJN" data-event-element="author" data-event-position="0">Shane Harris</a></span><time class="LandingMetadata_datePublished__iRPUc" dateTime="2025-02-20T02:58:31Z">February 19, 2025</time></p></div></article></li><li class="LandingRiver_li__21xnU" data-event-position="2"><article class="LandingRiver_promoItem__SLYUT"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/chavez-deremer-hearing-labor-secretary/681739/" class="LandingRiver_titleLink__nUImQ"><figure class="LandingRiver_figure__iG2LD"><picture><img alt="Photo of former Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer speaking into a microphone" loading="lazy" class="Image_root__XxsOp Image_lazy__hYWHV LandingRiver_image__VWDpl" sizes="(min-width: 680px) 210px, 120px" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/Gswgldr2WMadUCmd0qgiKwQlpvM=/209x0:2487x1519/120x80/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_19_chavez_2199863479/original.jpg 120w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/p2DlZBqAA6-A3fCg1DK-vrXRDws=/209x0:2487x1519/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_19_chavez_2199863479/original.jpg 210w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/NpRn4SrCMM2vvk0RBDGubjFTu9g=/209x0:2487x1519/240x160/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_19_chavez_2199863479/original.jpg 240w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/Iy5xAOgbCi3Wd0z1OGvTteRZmGQ=/209x0:2487x1519/420x280/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_19_chavez_2199863479/original.jpg 420w" src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/p2DlZBqAA6-A3fCg1DK-vrXRDws=/209x0:2487x1519/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_19_chavez_2199863479/original.jpg" width="210" height="140" data-event-element="image"/></picture></figure><h2 class="LandingRiver_title__wdvvu" data-event-element="title"><span>A Trump Cabinet Pick Gets a Rare GOP Grilling</span></h2></a><p class="LandingRiver_dek__OyPEv">The fate of Lori Chavez-DeRemer could show whether Trump will soften the party’s long-standing opposition to labor unions.</p><div class="LandingRiver_metadata__bpl_I"><p class="LandingMetadata_root__qrlUA"><span class="LandingMetadata_byline__65_oQ"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/russell-berman" class="LandingMetadata_author__wTZJN" data-event-element="author" data-event-position="1">Russell Berman</a></span><time class="LandingMetadata_datePublished__iRPUc" dateTime="2025-02-19T21:22:00Z">February 19, 2025</time></p></div></article></li><li class="LandingRiver_li__21xnU" data-event-position="3"><article class="LandingRiver_promoItem__SLYUT"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/state-department-ukraine/681733/" class="LandingRiver_titleLink__nUImQ"><figure class="LandingRiver_figure__iG2LD"><picture><img alt="Marco Rubio" loading="lazy" class="Image_root__XxsOp Image_lazy__hYWHV LandingRiver_image__VWDpl" sizes="(min-width: 680px) 210px, 120px" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/drs3UreXWyUPqTiuI7qRm_pV2UQ=/144x0:1711x1045/120x80/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_19_rubio_2199826001/original.jpg 120w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/O32a6R9umC0EJkhdsyBxOyMXC1M=/144x0:1711x1045/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_19_rubio_2199826001/original.jpg 210w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/Xi0o9QqUyLvN1uXXoKER-1QUegs=/144x0:1711x1045/240x160/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_19_rubio_2199826001/original.jpg 240w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/1BJXWLJ7umTI6Gs5tGKyeaocuDI=/144x0:1711x1045/420x280/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_19_rubio_2199826001/original.jpg 420w" src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/O32a6R9umC0EJkhdsyBxOyMXC1M=/144x0:1711x1045/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_19_rubio_2199826001/original.jpg" width="210" height="140" data-event-element="image"/></picture></figure><h2 class="LandingRiver_title__wdvvu" data-event-element="title"><span>A Cautionary Tale for Trump Appointees</span></h2></a><p class="LandingRiver_dek__OyPEv">The evidence of the past few days suggests that they are all deluding themselves.</p><div class="LandingRiver_metadata__bpl_I"><p class="LandingMetadata_root__qrlUA"><span class="LandingMetadata_byline__65_oQ"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/david-frum" class="LandingMetadata_author__wTZJN" data-event-element="author" data-event-position="2">David Frum</a></span><time class="LandingMetadata_datePublished__iRPUc" dateTime="2025-02-19T18:16:01Z">February 19, 2025</time></p></div></article></li><li class="LandingRiver_li__21xnU" data-event-position="4"><article class="LandingRiver_promoItem__SLYUT"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/senate-republicans-trump-ukraine/681727/" class="LandingRiver_titleLink__nUImQ"><figure class="LandingRiver_figure__iG2LD"><picture><img alt="Photo of Donald Trump in front of a painting of Ronald Reagan." loading="lazy" class="Image_root__XxsOp Image_lazy__hYWHV LandingRiver_image__VWDpl" sizes="(min-width: 680px) 210px, 120px" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/U5X7vUhDbJjAZm5hOTBVtneU6ZQ=/209x0:2487x1519/120x80/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_18_reagan_2198554637/original.jpg 120w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/Z6rxd0gKShe9gZG73ML_5-EOh40=/209x0:2487x1519/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_18_reagan_2198554637/original.jpg 210w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/LxCfcM2KCaaiFPT7K34vQ9DrLXw=/209x0:2487x1519/240x160/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_18_reagan_2198554637/original.jpg 240w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/FCYBhFEhzxdciT1EINL1KXxLKsk=/209x0:2487x1519/420x280/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_18_reagan_2198554637/original.jpg 420w" src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/Z6rxd0gKShe9gZG73ML_5-EOh40=/209x0:2487x1519/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_18_reagan_2198554637/original.jpg" width="210" height="140" data-event-element="image"/></picture></figure><h2 class="LandingRiver_title__wdvvu" data-event-element="title"><span>The Party of Reagan Is Selling Out Ukraine</span></h2></a><p class="LandingRiver_dek__OyPEv">Even pro-Ukraine Republicans have been silent on Donald Trump’s deference to Vladimir Putin.</p><div class="LandingRiver_metadata__bpl_I"><p class="LandingMetadata_root__qrlUA"><span class="LandingMetadata_byline__65_oQ"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/jonathan-lemire" class="LandingMetadata_author__wTZJN" data-event-element="author" data-event-position="3">Jonathan Lemire</a></span><time class="LandingMetadata_datePublished__iRPUc" dateTime="2025-02-19T11:30:00Z">February 19, 2025</time></p></div></article></li><li class="LandingRiver_li__21xnU" data-event-position="5"><article class="LandingRiver_promoItem__SLYUT"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/04/rupert-murdoch-family-succession-james-murdoch/681675/" class="LandingRiver_titleLink__nUImQ"><figure class="LandingRiver_figure__iG2LD"><picture><img alt="A black-and-white photograph of the Murdoch family in 1987, with (from left to right) Lachlan, James, Anna, and Rupert" loading="lazy" class="Image_root__XxsOp Image_lazy__hYWHV LandingRiver_image__VWDpl" sizes="(min-width: 680px) 210px, 120px" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/NXEe3N8r0Db8zvy3FcbxH-VMOEc=/384x13:2638x1516/120x80/media/img/2025/02/GettyImages_107360397_4.nertralpop/original.jpg 120w, 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href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/trump-musk-congress-doge/681686/" class="LandingRiver_titleLink__nUImQ"><figure class="LandingRiver_figure__iG2LD"><picture><img alt="A photo-illustration showing black-and-white cut-out photos of Elon Musk and an elephant on a bright-red background." loading="lazy" class="Image_root__XxsOp Image_lazy__hYWHV LandingRiver_image__VWDpl" sizes="(min-width: 680px) 210px, 120px" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/eV5uDuenh7kEsKH4rQKe3XPXjaY=/155x0:1842x1125/120x80/media/img/mt/2025/02/25_2_13_Berman_Republicans_shield_doge_final/original.jpg 120w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/RdaeEQMDjdrtgO_PYG--rBCmLLM=/155x0:1842x1125/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/25_2_13_Berman_Republicans_shield_doge_final/original.jpg 210w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/4D0ypuX-eDgFtW6K4wm7pb_kdpE=/155x0:1842x1125/240x160/media/img/mt/2025/02/25_2_13_Berman_Republicans_shield_doge_final/original.jpg 240w, 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dateTime="2025-02-14T13:00:00Z">February 14, 2025</time></p></div></article></li><li class="LandingRiver_li__21xnU" data-event-position="7"><article class="LandingRiver_promoItem__SLYUT"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/corey-lewandowski-is-too-controversialeven-for-trump/681694/" class="LandingRiver_titleLink__nUImQ"><figure class="LandingRiver_figure__iG2LD"><picture><img alt="Corey Lewandowski" loading="lazy" class="Image_root__XxsOp Image_lazy__hYWHV LandingRiver_image__VWDpl" sizes="(min-width: 680px) 210px, 120px" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/jgSKhsfe13zt9xGl0k_Bu4Q_zdw=/332x0:3887x2370/120x80/media/img/mt/2025/02/GettyImages_528543580/original.jpg 120w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/05_d4Ho8bP62sMk8cGX8ni8qdWc=/332x0:3887x2370/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/GettyImages_528543580/original.jpg 210w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/46f0L684gYQRBKE7CosWM6d3eXg=/332x0:3887x2370/240x160/media/img/mt/2025/02/GettyImages_528543580/original.jpg 240w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/E75veNbpKjyy1qtQeUoW_CJ0VIE=/332x0:3887x2370/420x280/media/img/mt/2025/02/GettyImages_528543580/original.jpg 420w" src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/05_d4Ho8bP62sMk8cGX8ni8qdWc=/332x0:3887x2370/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/GettyImages_528543580/original.jpg" width="210" height="140" data-event-element="image"/></picture></figure><h2 class="LandingRiver_title__wdvvu" data-event-element="title"><span>Corey Lewandowski Is Too Controversial—Even for Trump</span></h2></a><p class="LandingRiver_dek__OyPEv">The president’s former campaign manager was denied an official role in the Department of Homeland Security, but he remains influential.</p><div class="LandingRiver_metadata__bpl_I"><p class="LandingMetadata_root__qrlUA"><span class="LandingMetadata_byline__65_oQ"><a 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srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/y7VUgK39QCNLjxkmhvWqhn2gMdM=/209x0:2487x1519/120x80/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_12_ukraine_1123914/original.jpg 120w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/PfxRTBdbSvzlh_FpnOsrydrP5so=/209x0:2487x1519/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_12_ukraine_1123914/original.jpg 210w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/11aColxU34gdYUh-4D4zqq-7YVg=/209x0:2487x1519/240x160/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_12_ukraine_1123914/original.jpg 240w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/BESgiqlwVMt0RG8uGk2u7v63J9c=/209x0:2487x1519/420x280/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_12_ukraine_1123914/original.jpg 420w" src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/PfxRTBdbSvzlh_FpnOsrydrP5so=/209x0:2487x1519/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_12_ukraine_1123914/original.jpg" width="210" height="140" data-event-element="image"/></picture></figure><h2 class="LandingRiver_title__wdvvu" data-event-element="title"><span>The Day the Ukraine War Ended</span></h2></a><p 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LandingRiver_image__VWDpl" sizes="(min-width: 680px) 210px, 120px" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/4OgYAwNcdDLYjL0l0vH3zI33RMs=/155x0:1842x1125/120x80/media/img/mt/2025/02/20250212_trump_busy_bk/original.jpg 120w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/NsNqLuTfJjs7WC9On8fU40tiW-Q=/155x0:1842x1125/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/20250212_trump_busy_bk/original.jpg 210w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/JR3tM4RAiP4wJ7OoRsrkHsgQfwE=/155x0:1842x1125/240x160/media/img/mt/2025/02/20250212_trump_busy_bk/original.jpg 240w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/QygPGSX2YdD57B1zBUBCVt6J7xo=/155x0:1842x1125/420x280/media/img/mt/2025/02/20250212_trump_busy_bk/original.jpg 420w" src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/NsNqLuTfJjs7WC9On8fU40tiW-Q=/155x0:1842x1125/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/20250212_trump_busy_bk/original.jpg" width="210" height="140" data-event-element="image"/></picture></figure><h2 class="LandingRiver_title__wdvvu" data-event-element="title"><span>Donald Trump Is Very Busy</span></h2></a><p class="LandingRiver_dek__OyPEv">“We’re confused a little bit … But it’s definitely like, <em>Something’s happening</em>.”</p><div class="LandingRiver_metadata__bpl_I"><p class="LandingMetadata_root__qrlUA"><span class="LandingMetadata_byline__65_oQ"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/mark-leibovich" class="LandingMetadata_author__wTZJN" data-event-element="author" data-event-position="8">Mark Leibovich</a></span><time class="LandingMetadata_datePublished__iRPUc" dateTime="2025-02-12T20:31:37Z">February 12, 2025</time></p></div></article></li><li class="LandingRiver_li__21xnU" data-event-position="10"><article class="LandingRiver_promoItem__SLYUT"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/03/covid-deniers-anti-vax-public-health-politics-polarization/681435/" class="LandingRiver_titleLink__nUImQ"><figure class="LandingRiver_figure__iG2LD"><picture><img alt="image of a US flag with stars and stripes shattering, the cracks emanating from a 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2025</time></p></div></article></li><li class="LandingRiver_li__21xnU" data-event-position="12"><article class="LandingRiver_promoItem__SLYUT"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/usaid-dismantle-trump-damage/681644/" class="LandingRiver_titleLink__nUImQ"><figure class="LandingRiver_figure__iG2LD"><picture><img alt="Photo from a protest in support of USAID" loading="lazy" class="Image_root__XxsOp Image_lazy__hYWHV LandingRiver_image__VWDpl" sizes="(min-width: 680px) 210px, 120px" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/0J_XDSE6Gpiz4rkyntflZITQgEU=/209x0:2487x1519/120x80/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_10_usaid_16307112/original.jpg 120w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/h_rV_cG_Nq8fbTXSTd9_5MHz6lg=/209x0:2487x1519/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_10_usaid_16307112/original.jpg 210w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/9l-GDK7w2veV8c7CNCp6wyCVFq4=/209x0:2487x1519/240x160/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_10_usaid_16307112/original.jpg 240w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/rptRjBhyLpfahMN5ONd0a6Fwq7s=/209x0:2487x1519/420x280/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_10_usaid_16307112/original.jpg 420w" src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/h_rV_cG_Nq8fbTXSTd9_5MHz6lg=/209x0:2487x1519/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_10_usaid_16307112/original.jpg" width="210" height="140" data-event-element="image"/></picture></figure><h2 class="LandingRiver_title__wdvvu" data-event-element="title"><span>The Cruel Attack on USAID</span></h2></a><p class="LandingRiver_dek__OyPEv">Trump’s assault on the aid agency poses a haunting question.</p><div class="LandingRiver_metadata__bpl_I"><p class="LandingMetadata_root__qrlUA"><span class="LandingMetadata_byline__65_oQ"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/peter-wehner" class="LandingMetadata_author__wTZJN" data-event-element="author" data-event-position="11">Peter Wehner</a></span><time class="LandingMetadata_datePublished__iRPUc" dateTime="2025-02-11T16:26:30Z">February 11, 2025</time></p></div></article></li><li class="LandingRiver_li__21xnU" data-event-position="13"><article class="LandingRiver_promoItem__SLYUT"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/trump-vance-courts/681632/" class="LandingRiver_titleLink__nUImQ"><figure class="LandingRiver_figure__iG2LD"><picture><img alt="Donald Trump" loading="lazy" class="Image_root__XxsOp Image_lazy__hYWHV LandingRiver_image__VWDpl" sizes="(min-width: 680px) 210px, 120px" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/GNbsKEbQ8mqHN_pbeJ9m6UIEpM4=/422x0:4949x3018/120x80/media/img/mt/2025/02/GettyImages_2196301083/original.jpg 120w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/nT13NucDY_kHRoD0gAv2r21Bdro=/422x0:4949x3018/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/GettyImages_2196301083/original.jpg 210w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/DZocbVRu7GE2X-_N6oTH-vbc8Kk=/422x0:4949x3018/240x160/media/img/mt/2025/02/GettyImages_2196301083/original.jpg 240w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/Qywh6AlVcotSoU-qGqqXn8hIvrk=/422x0:4949x3018/420x280/media/img/mt/2025/02/GettyImages_2196301083/original.jpg 420w" src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/nT13NucDY_kHRoD0gAv2r21Bdro=/422x0:4949x3018/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/GettyImages_2196301083/original.jpg" width="210" height="140" data-event-element="image"/></picture></figure><h2 class="LandingRiver_title__wdvvu" data-event-element="title"><span>Trump Signals He Might Ignore the Courts</span></h2></a><p class="LandingRiver_dek__OyPEv">Yesterday, the president said that no judge “should be allowed” to rule against the changes his administration is making.</p><div class="LandingRiver_metadata__bpl_I"><p class="LandingMetadata_root__qrlUA"><span class="LandingMetadata_byline__65_oQ"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/jonathan-chait" class="LandingMetadata_author__wTZJN" data-event-element="author" data-event-position="12">Jonathan Chait</a></span><time class="LandingMetadata_datePublished__iRPUc" dateTime="2025-02-10T14:01:53Z">February 10, 2025</time></p></div></article></li><li class="LandingRiver_li__21xnU" data-event-position="14"><article class="LandingRiver_promoItem__SLYUT"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/super-bowl-spectacle-over-gulf/681627/" class="LandingRiver_titleLink__nUImQ"><figure class="LandingRiver_figure__iG2LD"><picture><img alt="collage of a finger pointing at the Gulf of Mexico on a map" loading="lazy" class="Image_root__XxsOp Image_lazy__hYWHV LandingRiver_image__VWDpl" sizes="(min-width: 680px) 210px, 120px" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/n8FvQKAA55eu39PVoDzRlpMIU38=/378x0:4428x2700/120x80/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_08_gulf/original.jpg 120w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/Rd9cs4jZo5PebPETh6qRpWy4MMo=/378x0:4428x2700/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_08_gulf/original.jpg 210w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/d_rTeCl_7jR9q5V1ChIWR8Zqw7o=/378x0:4428x2700/240x160/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_08_gulf/original.jpg 240w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/ygElvblMGaC5pnCqLnkWzfsUbLM=/378x0:4428x2700/420x280/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_08_gulf/original.jpg 420w" src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/Rd9cs4jZo5PebPETh6qRpWy4MMo=/378x0:4428x2700/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_08_gulf/original.jpg" width="210" height="140" data-event-element="image"/></picture></figure><h2 class="LandingRiver_title__wdvvu" data-event-element="title"><span>A Super Bowl Spectacle Over the Gulf</span></h2></a><p class="LandingRiver_dek__OyPEv">The president plans to highlight his proposed name change mid-route on Air Force One.</p><div class="LandingRiver_metadata__bpl_I"><p class="LandingMetadata_root__qrlUA"><span class="LandingMetadata_byline__65_oQ"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/ashley-parker" class="LandingMetadata_author__wTZJN" data-event-element="author" data-event-position="13">Ashley Parker</a> and <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/michael-scherer" class="LandingMetadata_author__wTZJN" data-event-element="author" data-event-position="13">Michael Scherer</a></span><time class="LandingMetadata_datePublished__iRPUc" dateTime="2025-02-09T19:04:58Z">February 9, 2025</time></p></div></article></li><li class="LandingRiver_li__21xnU" data-event-position="15"><article class="LandingRiver_promoItem__SLYUT"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/trump-kennedy-center-board/681623/" class="LandingRiver_titleLink__nUImQ"><figure class="LandingRiver_figure__iG2LD"><picture><img alt="A silhouette of Donald Trump descending stairs" loading="lazy" class="Image_root__XxsOp Image_lazy__hYWHV LandingRiver_image__VWDpl" sizes="(min-width: 680px) 210px, 120px" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/n7sJDua3EfI2w3eI281r3nOTz_E=/208x0:2485x1518/120x80/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_08_trump_593/original.jpg 120w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/sZx8THvPvVqZSVXq8zF9LiB1AzY=/208x0:2485x1518/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_08_trump_593/original.jpg 210w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/MWPN1vbfIuTsZB8l6E4ViKUoWn4=/208x0:2485x1518/240x160/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_08_trump_593/original.jpg 240w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/3g2zatqoj6sA3Z_Ipyw0cSM5lNw=/208x0:2485x1518/420x280/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_08_trump_593/original.jpg 420w" src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/sZx8THvPvVqZSVXq8zF9LiB1AzY=/208x0:2485x1518/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_08_trump_593/original.jpg" width="210" height="140" data-event-element="image"/></picture></figure><h2 class="LandingRiver_title__wdvvu" data-event-element="title"><span>Trump’s Conquest of the Kennedy Center Is Accelerating</span></h2></a><p class="LandingRiver_dek__OyPEv"><span>The president has begun purging the board of Washington’s premier arts organization.</span></p><div class="LandingRiver_metadata__bpl_I"><p class="LandingMetadata_root__qrlUA"><span class="LandingMetadata_byline__65_oQ"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/michael-scherer" class="LandingMetadata_author__wTZJN" data-event-element="author" data-event-position="14">Michael Scherer</a> and <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/ashley-parker" class="LandingMetadata_author__wTZJN" data-event-element="author" data-event-position="14">Ashley Parker</a></span><time class="LandingMetadata_datePublished__iRPUc" dateTime="2025-02-08T20:47:00Z">February 8, 2025</time></p></div></article></li><li class="LandingRiver_liAdWrapper___IGkV"><gpt-ad class="GptAd_root__pAvcS LandingRiverInjector_root__Hir__ s-native s-native--standard s-native--disable-border s-house--disable-border GptAd_allowOverflow__3B6tW" format="injector" sizes-at-0="native,mobile-wide,house" targeting-pos="native-river-3" targeting-native="standard,background,video,gift" sizes-at-1010="native,desktop-wide,house"></gpt-ad></li><li class="LandingRiver_li__21xnU" data-event-position="16"><article class="LandingRiver_promoItem__SLYUT"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/democracy-overstepping-musk-khanna/681612/" class="LandingRiver_titleLink__nUImQ"><figure class="LandingRiver_figure__iG2LD"><picture><img alt="Photo of U.S. Representative Ro Khanna" loading="lazy" class="Image_root__XxsOp Image_lazy__hYWHV LandingRiver_image__VWDpl" sizes="(min-width: 680px) 210px, 120px" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/SQe6H_KCFvD9fpii7QEVloUfRWM=/209x0:2487x1519/120x80/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_07_khanna_2187639211/original.jpg 120w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/T-M2DnhU2dQsHjp3EbfJ9LTzMpg=/209x0:2487x1519/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_07_khanna_2187639211/original.jpg 210w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/DgkuzPMTu62Ot2uyZUh0-Uappho=/209x0:2487x1519/240x160/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_07_khanna_2187639211/original.jpg 240w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/d-c_V3t9UBgqDSqEFu-57a5ZL5g=/209x0:2487x1519/420x280/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_07_khanna_2187639211/original.jpg 420w" src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/T-M2DnhU2dQsHjp3EbfJ9LTzMpg=/209x0:2487x1519/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_07_khanna_2187639211/original.jpg" width="210" height="140" data-event-element="image"/></picture></figure><h2 class="LandingRiver_title__wdvvu" data-event-element="title"><span>What the Democrats’ Musk Whisperer Thinks Now</span></h2></a><p class="LandingRiver_dek__OyPEv">“We need to make sure that Elon Musk has an allegiance to the Constitution,” Representative Ro Khanna says.</p><div class="LandingRiver_metadata__bpl_I"><p class="LandingMetadata_root__qrlUA"><span class="LandingMetadata_byline__65_oQ"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/russell-berman" class="LandingMetadata_author__wTZJN" data-event-element="author" data-event-position="15">Russell Berman</a></span><time class="LandingMetadata_datePublished__iRPUc" dateTime="2025-02-07T20:15:00Z">February 7, 2025</time></p></div></article></li><li class="LandingRiver_li__21xnU" data-event-position="17"><article class="LandingRiver_promoItem__SLYUT"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/trump-kennedy-center-arts/681613/" class="LandingRiver_titleLink__nUImQ"><figure class="LandingRiver_figure__iG2LD"><picture><img alt="Black-and-white photo of the Kennedy Center" loading="lazy" class="Image_root__XxsOp Image_lazy__hYWHV LandingRiver_image__VWDpl" sizes="(min-width: 680px) 210px, 120px" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/DunbMPId6wn_2w6FldhazngJpx0=/209x0:2487x1519/120x80/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_07_kennedycenter_/original.jpg 120w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/q8qdXhDh56RYxDewvOralDceiqY=/209x0:2487x1519/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_07_kennedycenter_/original.jpg 210w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/_Xhx1LTefdrnSFTovyPK0-SOe2Y=/209x0:2487x1519/240x160/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_07_kennedycenter_/original.jpg 240w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/tdwZgnW4c7Uq9GBTns4k5QK9AeE=/209x0:2487x1519/420x280/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_07_kennedycenter_/original.jpg 420w" src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/q8qdXhDh56RYxDewvOralDceiqY=/209x0:2487x1519/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/2025_02_07_kennedycenter_/original.jpg" width="210" height="140" data-event-element="image"/></picture></figure><h2 class="LandingRiver_title__wdvvu" data-event-element="title"><span>Trump Takes Over the Kennedy Center</span></h2></a><p class="LandingRiver_dek__OyPEv">The president intends to replace members of the institution’s board as he adopts a more aggressive approach toward the arts.</p><div class="LandingRiver_metadata__bpl_I"><p class="LandingMetadata_root__qrlUA"><span class="LandingMetadata_byline__65_oQ"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/michael-scherer" class="LandingMetadata_author__wTZJN" data-event-element="author" data-event-position="16">Michael Scherer</a> and <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/ashley-parker" class="LandingMetadata_author__wTZJN" data-event-element="author" data-event-position="16">Ashley Parker</a></span><time class="LandingMetadata_datePublished__iRPUc" dateTime="2025-02-07T20:02:05Z">February 7, 2025</time></p></div></article></li><li class="LandingRiver_li__21xnU" data-event-position="18"><article class="LandingRiver_promoItem__SLYUT"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/elon-musk-trump-usaid/681607/" class="LandingRiver_titleLink__nUImQ"><figure class="LandingRiver_figure__iG2LD"><picture><source media="(prefers-reduced-motion)" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/SPLmuLw2_hiSAYktksDtPCeTbWA=/155x0:1842x1125/120x80/filters:still()/media/img/mt/2025/02/Paranoia/original.gif 120w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/_w5EdQydyOI_Wc6SgAf1O6Xjgvo=/155x0:1842x1125/210x140/filters:still()/media/img/mt/2025/02/Paranoia/original.gif 210w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/r4xkHG3tbwOoCT_o7fTGGHgsp8I=/155x0:1842x1125/240x160/filters:still()/media/img/mt/2025/02/Paranoia/original.gif 240w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/vZHgaa-LMWIALVVCGeucpPsvVJY=/155x0:1842x1125/420x280/filters:still()/media/img/mt/2025/02/Paranoia/original.gif 420w"/><img alt="A large animated eye peeps through a crack in a torn image of the U.S. Capitol building" loading="lazy" class="Image_root__XxsOp Image_lazy__hYWHV LandingRiver_image__VWDpl" sizes="(min-width: 680px) 210px, 120px" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/0q-oFqOIDjPmqnNxjWTMGye9cuA=/155x0:1842x1125/120x80/media/img/mt/2025/02/Paranoia/original.gif 120w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/ul-MbYr07hx1yR76UXfKRYN29u4=/155x0:1842x1125/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/Paranoia/original.gif 210w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/dPEQwQCiQG1hLCv4fVDT5uIGxho=/155x0:1842x1125/240x160/media/img/mt/2025/02/Paranoia/original.gif 240w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/WL5EXqJ2684w60d-zN3BE5_aZZ8=/155x0:1842x1125/420x280/media/img/mt/2025/02/Paranoia/original.gif 420w" src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/ul-MbYr07hx1yR76UXfKRYN29u4=/155x0:1842x1125/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/Paranoia/original.gif" width="210" height="140" data-event-element="image"/></picture></figure><h2 class="LandingRiver_title__wdvvu" data-event-element="title"><span>Paranoia Is Winning</span></h2></a><p class="LandingRiver_dek__OyPEv">How Elon Musk’s conspiracy theories became official White House policy</p><div class="LandingRiver_metadata__bpl_I"><p class="LandingMetadata_root__qrlUA"><span class="LandingMetadata_byline__65_oQ"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/jonathan-chait" class="LandingMetadata_author__wTZJN" data-event-element="author" data-event-position="17">Jonathan Chait</a></span><time class="LandingMetadata_datePublished__iRPUc" dateTime="2025-02-07T18:00:00Z">February 7, 2025</time></p></div></article></li><li class="LandingRiver_li__21xnU" data-event-position="19"><article class="LandingRiver_promoItem__SLYUT"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/usaid-musk-trump-project-2025/681590/" class="LandingRiver_titleLink__nUImQ"><figure class="LandingRiver_figure__iG2LD"><picture><img alt="An illustration that depicts a USAID tent with a red "X" painted over it." loading="lazy" class="Image_root__XxsOp Image_lazy__hYWHV LandingRiver_image__VWDpl" sizes="(min-width: 680px) 210px, 120px" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/gNsbM1_aaoGFvJ-Lx6ROI6lZrQs=/155x0:1842x1125/120x80/media/img/mt/2025/02/20250205_USAID_1/original.jpg 120w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/dxbyYgO_R-TCURmJPqrec7Tg3Iw=/155x0:1842x1125/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/20250205_USAID_1/original.jpg 210w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/PDEzibXtZQ_ZKSDxE1l5-hoWoFU=/155x0:1842x1125/240x160/media/img/mt/2025/02/20250205_USAID_1/original.jpg 240w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/BzOx7o9xT8i-SzkzxoCcxt9sRWs=/155x0:1842x1125/420x280/media/img/mt/2025/02/20250205_USAID_1/original.jpg 420w" src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/dxbyYgO_R-TCURmJPqrec7Tg3Iw=/155x0:1842x1125/210x140/media/img/mt/2025/02/20250205_USAID_1/original.jpg" width="210" height="140" data-event-element="image"/></picture></figure><h2 class="LandingRiver_title__wdvvu" data-event-element="title"><span>Trump’s Assault on USAID Makes Project 2025 Look Like Child’s Play</span></h2></a><p class="LandingRiver_dek__OyPEv">“I have never seen a government action have such an immediate impact.”</p><div class="LandingRiver_metadata__bpl_I"><p class="LandingMetadata_root__qrlUA"><span class="LandingMetadata_byline__65_oQ"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/russell-berman" class="LandingMetadata_author__wTZJN" data-event-element="author" data-event-position="18">Russell Berman</a></span><time class="LandingMetadata_datePublished__iRPUc" dateTime="2025-02-06T18:01:00Z">February 6, 2025</time></p></div></article></li><li class="LandingRiver_li__21xnU" data-event-position="20"><article class="LandingRiver_promoItem__SLYUT"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/elon-musk-doge-green-card-trump/681575/" class="LandingRiver_titleLink__nUImQ"><figure class="LandingRiver_figure__iG2LD"><picture><img alt="Elon Musk" loading="lazy" class="Image_root__XxsOp Image_lazy__hYWHV LandingRiver_image__VWDpl" sizes="(min-width: 680px) 210px, 120px" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/AsYSYJHEck_D9nY0fMsYOPUyp90=/174x0:2029x1237/120x80/media/img/mt/2025/02/GettyImages_2183889833/original.jpg 120w, 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