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The Atlantic Daily: Presidential Progress

France’s election, Trump’s learning curve, Anne Frank’s legacy, and more

• Rosa Inocencio Smith
• 6:51 PM ET

The Donald Trump Cabinet Tracker

The Senate approved former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue to serve as agriculture secretary on an 87-11 vote.

• Russell Berman
• 6:18 PM ET

The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Guess Who’s Barack In Town

Former President Obama made his first public remarks since leaving the White House.

• Candice Norwood and Elaine Godfrey
• 5:43 PM ET

Grizzly Bears Have a Human Problem

We are only beginning to understand how to live alongside large predators.

• Antonia Malchik
• 2:11 PM ET

Donald Trump's Conflicts of Interest: A Crib Sheet

A semi-comprehensive list of the business concerns that may influence the president during his time in office

• Jeremy Venook
• 1:40 PM ET

Trump: 'I Never Realized How Big It Was'

An interview with the Associated Press shows President Trump slowly coming to terms with the size of the government he now runs, and the challenges he must tackle.

• David A. Graham
• 1:23 PM ET

The French Election Is Macron's to Lose

Yet it has already been a marked success for Le Pen and her strategy.

• Scott Sayare
• 1:04 PM ET

An Uneven Tribute to The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The HBO film, based on the book by Rebecca Skloot and starring Oprah Winfrey, centers on the family of the woman whose cancer cells revolutionized medical science.

• Lenika Cruz
• 12:32 PM ET

The Fall of the French Left

With Benoît Hamon’s defeat, his Socialist Party may be obsolete.

• Samuel Earle
• 12:04 PM ET

The Very Hungry Plastic-Eating Caterpillar

Could waxworms—or something inside them—help degrade the planet’s mountains of plastic waste?

• Ed Yong
• 12:00 PM ET

Trump Says He Is Cutting Back on Cable TV

The president says he doesn't need the “total negativity,” and describes his draw to TV audiences as the biggest “since the World Trade Center came down.”

• Adrienne LaFrance
• 11:35 AM ET

Silicon Valley Looks to Re-Invent the Internet

The HBO comedy hits the reboot button in its fourth year, and it’s never been funnier.

• David Sims
• 11:19 AM ET

The Mystery of 'Venus's Hair' After a Volcanic Eruption

How do long, white filaments grow out of barren rock?

• Sarah Zhang
• 11:00 AM ET

The Surreal World of the Trump Organization’s Twitter Accounts

In their own little corner of the internet, the president’s businesses carry on as if totally unaware of who’s in the Oval Office.

• Jeremy Venook
• 10:48 AM ET

The Opioid Epidemic, the Border Wall, and Magical Thinking

President Trump’s confounding approach to drug policy.

• Conor Friedersdorf
• 10:00 AM ET

Uber Did What!?

A field guide to the company's ongoing PR nightmare

• Adrienne LaFrance
• 8:55 AM ET

The Next Gluten

Plant proteins called lectins are an emerging source of confusion and fear.

• James Hamblin
• 8:00 AM ET

When Preschool Happens at Home

A program in Boston helps new parents find solace.

• Tara García Mathewson
• 7:00 AM ET

Who Does the Anne Frank Center Represent?

The organization has a flair for attracting media attention, but lacks a mass membership or scholarly expertise—and its connection to its famed namesake isn’t what it claims.

• Emma Green
• 6:00 AM ET

How Trump Is Upending the Conventional Wisdom on Illegal Immigration

The president has been frustrated on many fronts in his first hundred days, but on his watch, unauthorized border crossings have fallen sharply.

• David Frum
• 4:00 AM ET

Don't Grade a President on His First 100 Days

Good legislation often begins with a string of failures—and it’s hard to evaluate success after just three months.

• Julian E. Zelizer and Morton Keller
• 4:00 AM ET

The Leftovers: Meet Me in St. Louis

In the second episode of the final season, Nora went on a road trip.

• Sophie Gilbert and Spencer Kornhaber
• Apr 23, 2017

Trump Was Wrong About France

Thursday’s terrorist attack in Paris did not “help” Marine Le Pen.

• Uri Friedman
• Apr 23, 2017

A Rebuke of France's Political Establishment

Neither Emmanuel Macron nor Marine Le Pen is from one of the two political movements that have dominated the country for decades.

• Krishnadev Calamur
• Apr 23, 2017

Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron Advance

For the first time in modern French history, neither candidate is from a major party.

• Yasmeen Serhan
• Apr 23, 2017