"In these final months before the November election, Trump’s deployment of federal forces is transforming his political war on big cities into something much closer to the real thing," Ronald Brownstein writes: on.theatln.tc/GSgyKzq

In every major American city—from the poorest to the richest—huge wealth gaps still separate white people and people of color, Ronald Brownstein reports: on.theatln.tc/POCVZaT

Trump could win. He might win. Here are six reasons why. @PeterAtlantic reports: on.theatln.tc/fBuYIXZ

Donald Trump promised religious voters that he would protect them with his Supreme Court appointments. The justices are not necessarily playing along. Emma Green reports: on.theatln.tc/3bjoPw4

Harris's nomination as vice president "may be remembered as a moment when the pinnacle of Democratic Party leadership came to more closely resemble the base of voters that elects it to power," Ronald Brownstein writes: on.theatln.tc/AIQ9dXL

Jared Kushner's management of the U.S. pandemic relief was a spectacular failure for one key reason, Franklin Foer writes. “In the end, what he lacked wasn’t competence, but the courage to challenge his father-in-law’s fantasies.” on.theatln.tc/bjGS3JP

"The fate of the free world is hanging in the balance." The story of the 2000 Florida recount, as told by the people who lived it: on.theatln.tc/sChPofr

Anger over Trump's leadership has created an opening for progressives to reclaim the identity of so-called values voters. Raphael Warnock, the pastor of MLK's church, is working to flip a Georgia Senate seat. Emma Green reports: on.theatln.tc/IwarJTM

“Are you willing to hand over your freedom and create a health police state?” Worries about freedom and privacy are just one reason contact tracing isn't going well in the U.S., reports Olga Khazan ME, BUT BETTER: on.theatln.tc/gxXJEIi

Voting in person during the coronavirus pandemic is about as safe as going to the grocery store, @RussellBerman reports. on.theatln.tc/oI5Qr4x

"Let us not hedge about one thing," Barton Gellman writes. "Donald Trump may win or lose, but he will never concede." Who will stop him from throwing the election into chaos? on.theatln.tc/JWgQ9xh

A strange irony of Brett Kavanaugh’s 2018 confirmation battle is that for all the attention it commanded, Kavanaugh remains more or less a mystery, McKay Coppins writes in our June issue. What does Kavanaugh believe? And whose interests does he serve? on.theatln.tc/IahcDih

In a new episode of #TheExperimentPodcast, The Atlantic staff writer Emma Green digs into how a conservative movement rebuilt the Republican party, and why the man who carried the torch for the religious right handed it to Donald Trump. on.theatln.tc/5UMAiU7

This week, #TheExperimentPodcast continues its two-part series on American evangelicals. This episode looks at how political ideology has overpowered faith in deciding who belongs in the conservative Christian world: on.theatln.tc/7OHxtTb

“I could hardly believe what I was hearing.” @avindman tells the full story of the call that led to Trump’s impeachment. on.theatln.tc/z9QlkuI

Fox News appears to be deepening the partisan divide in vaccinations, Olga Khazan ME, BUT BETTER reports. Here's what it will take to overcome it: on.theatln.tc/ZSieOBC

Glenn Youngkin’s challenge, David A. Graham writes, "is to win over both a Republican base devoted to Trump and moderate suburban voters...If he is able to pull that off, his campaign will stand as a model for Republicans in other states." on.theatln.tc/ovpKELX

Democrats seeking to reinforce the basic pillars of democracy are on their own, Ronald Brownstein writes: on.theatln.tc/Ncl2iLM

Donald Trump is better positioned to subvert an election now than he was in 2020, Barton Gellman reports. In fact, his second coup attempt has already begun. on.theatln.tc/eGywNrj

He’s a crown prince without a throne. Does he have a role in the 21st century? Helen Lewis reports on Europe’s ex-royals. on.theatln.tc/Wn2iJRz