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Doomscrolling in the 1850s
This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present. Sign up here.Late in Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, one character wonders to another “whether …
Read OriginalWhat Reconstructing Gaza Really Means
The window President Donald Trump opened in the Middle East is narrow, but it is real. His intervention helped bring about a cease-fire that many thought impossible. In a region …
Read OriginalFetterman hospitalized after sustaining ‘minor injuries’ in fall
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman was hospitalized Thursday morning after falling and hitting his face, sustaining “minor injuries,” his spokesperson said in a statement. In a post to the Democrat's account …
Read OriginalTrump defends his MAGA bona fides amid backlash from his base
US President Donald Trump arrives for a 100th day rally in Warren, Michigan, US, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
Read OriginalToday’s <em>Atlantic </em>Trivia: An Impastable Situation
Updated with new questions at 1:45 p.m. ET on November 13, 2025.The famed 18th-century lexicographer Samuel Johnson was a lover of learning. As the dictionary maker once wrote, he dedicated …
Read OriginalJudge green-lights Rep. LaMonica McIver prosecution, ruling certain to be appealed
A federal judge on Thursday declined to toss federal assault charges against New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver. The first-term Democrat was charged with assaulting law enforcement officers following a chaotic …
Read OriginalRussia’s much-hyped humanoid robot face-plants onstage during debut
A humanoid robot powered by artificial intelligence, known as AIDOL, tumbled during its highly anticipated debut appearance at a Moscow tech show.
Read OriginalJuan Ponce Enrile, Philippine politician who helped oust Marcos, dies at 101
He administered martial law before dislodging his mentor during the “people power” revolution. A quintessential survivor, he served into his 90s as a senator.
Read OriginalU.S. WWII cemetery in the Netherlands removes displays about Black troops
The Netherlands American Cemetery previously had two displays honoring Black American soldiers’ experiences in World War II.
Read OriginalThe next shutdown threat is around the corner
The longest shutdown in U.S. history is ending. Yet Congress’ most onerous government funding work remains unfinished — setting up a potential repeat early next year. The bipartisan deal to …
Read OriginalHouse Republicans plan legislative response to provision letting senators to sue over phone records
Speaker Mike Johnson said he told Senate Majority Leader John Thune he strongly disagreed with the Senate GOP’s inclusion of a provision in the government funding package allowing senators to …
Read OriginalThe shutdown is ending, and House Democrats are furious
House Democrats are back at work — and, boy, are they mad. They’re mad at the Senate Democrats who cut them out of negotiations and cut the deal to reopen …
Read OriginalHouse votes to reopen government after 43-day shutdown
The House passed a government funding package late Wednesday that will close out the longest shutdown in history. Members returned to Washington after a 54-day recess to vote on the …
Read OriginalFellow Democrat takes aim at Chuy García’s 'undemocratic' retirement gambit
A fellow Democrat moved to sanction Illinois Rep. Chuy García Wednesday for a gambit in which he retired and functionally guaranteed that his chief of staff would be the only …
Read OriginalEpstein files vote happening next week, Johnson says
Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday he plans to hold a House vote next week on a measure mandating the full disclosure of Justice Department files related to the late sex …
Read OriginalHouse will vote on Epstein files after newly sworn Democrat completes discharge petition
The House is on track to vote on disclosing files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after a newly sworn-in Democrat completed a bipartisan effort Wednesday to sidestep …
Read OriginalUK military to help protect Belgium after drone incursions
Sir Richard Knighton, the UK military chief, says his Belgian counterpart asked for assistance this week in the form of UK personnel and equipment.
Read OriginalMany would-be buyers are frozen out of the housing market
Only about one in five homes sold in the last year went to a first-time buyer. And the average person buying their first home was 40 years old — a …
Read OriginalNearly a million evacuated as Philippines braces for 'super typhoon'
Typhoon Fung-wong with sustained winds of 185 km/h (115mph) is expected to make landfall on Sunday evening.
Read OriginalFreed Kenyan activists allege mistreatment after month in Ugandan detention
Two Kenyan human rights activists have returned home after being secretly detained for 39 days in Uganda.
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