“It’s a psyop,” said a senior official at the Department of Veterans Affairs. “It’s a form of harassment. But there’s no one to complain to because no one knows exactly where it’s coming from or who’s behind it.” theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

As other parts of the government have restarted health research funding, officials at HHS have pressed staff at NIH to ignore court orders, with the message to hold off and maintain the pause on grants. Big story from Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D.: theatlantic.com/health/archive…

Marty Baron for The Atlantic: “I led the newsroom at the time Bezos bought the Post. For a long while, he fulfilled his promise to the paper and its readers, exceeding my expectations. Then he faltered badly.” theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Attempts to disparage and discredit The Atlantic, our editor, and our reporting follow an obvious playbook by elected officials and others in power who are hostile to journalists and the First Amendment rights of all Americans.

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Read for yourself: Here are the attack plans that Trump advisers shared on Signal. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Facts: This war plan was messaged two hours before the scheduled start of the bombing. If this had fallen into the wrong hands in that crucial two-hour period, the consequences for American pilots could have been catastrophic. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

We're continuing with rolling live coverage of these revelations on CNN News Central 📺

JD Vance This is extremely misleading, not least of all because a CIA spokesperson asked us yesterday not to publish that person's name. And, to be clear, The Atlantic has continued to withhold publication of that person's name. From the story:

"I just want to note for the record that I did not suck my phone number into his phone. ...There is an explanation for why my phone number was in Mike Waltz's phone, and very frequently in reporting we find out that the obvious explanation is the correct explanation."

NEW: When RFK Jr. met with families of two girls who died from measles, he raised doubts about the safety of vaccines: “You don’t know what’s in the vaccine anymore.” One father didn’t know RFK posted photos of his family or released his child’s full name theatlantic.com/health/archive…

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Coming tomorrow is The Atlantic’s June cover story, by staff writers Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer. Ashley and Michael have interviewed President Donald Trump twice along with dozens of top advisers, senior aides, allies, and adversaries. (1/3)

Incredible story: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

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Subtitle Musk edited away is: “The Tesla innovator becomes the latest government employee to lose his job.” See here! theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Let me tell you why this is the perfect suit for Gary Shteyngart. The reasons involve the subtle codes and history woven into men's tailoring.

“The president cares nothing for the military, for its history, or for the men and women who serve the United States. ... Today, he showed that he has no compunction about turning every American soldier into a hooting partisan.” theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

“Everyone knows that 79 is the tank birthday. One is paper, 77 is emoluments, 78 you get to destroy one constitutional amendment of your choosing, 80 you get to become the state, but 79 is tanks, and I was so looking forward to my tank birthday.” theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar…

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