Jonathan Lemire
@jonlemire.bsky.social
Co-host: Morning Joe, MSNBC
Contributing Writer: The Atlantic
Author: "The Big Lie."
Ex-AP, Politico, NY Daily News.
Dad, Mr. Carrie Melago, Red Sox fan
Contributing Writer: The Atlantic
Author: "The Big Lie."
Ex-AP, Politico, NY Daily News.
Dad, Mr. Carrie Melago, Red Sox fan
All this, of course, raises the question:
What exactly is Trump trying to prevent from being released? www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
What exactly is Trump trying to prevent from being released? www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Epstein Returns at the Worst Time for Trump
The president is desperate to make the questions go away, but there is no sign they will.
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
All this, of course, raises the question:
What exactly is Trump trying to prevent from being released? www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
What exactly is Trump trying to prevent from being released? www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Some dread has crept into the West Wing now that Trump faces a rare rebuke from fellow Republicans, including some who have been among his most loyal MAGA foot soldiers
But though his efforts to bully the House failed, Trump may push GOP senators next www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
But though his efforts to bully the House failed, Trump may push GOP senators next www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Epstein Returns at the Worst Time for Trump
The president is desperate to make the questions go away, but there is no sign they will.
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Some dread has crept into the West Wing now that Trump faces a rare rebuke from fellow Republicans, including some who have been among his most loyal MAGA foot soldiers
But though his efforts to bully the House failed, Trump may push GOP senators next www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
But though his efforts to bully the House failed, Trump may push GOP senators next www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein is dead
But the scandal continues to shadow Trump and its reemergence dealt another blow to a president already at the weakest moment of his second term
Even a Trump ally says he is “not acting like someone who has nothing to hide” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
But the scandal continues to shadow Trump and its reemergence dealt another blow to a president already at the weakest moment of his second term
Even a Trump ally says he is “not acting like someone who has nothing to hide” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Epstein Returns at the Worst Time for Trump
The president is desperate to make the questions go away, but there is no sign they will.
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein is dead
But the scandal continues to shadow Trump and its reemergence dealt another blow to a president already at the weakest moment of his second term
Even a Trump ally says he is “not acting like someone who has nothing to hide” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
But the scandal continues to shadow Trump and its reemergence dealt another blow to a president already at the weakest moment of his second term
Even a Trump ally says he is “not acting like someone who has nothing to hide” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
NEW: Momentum was building towards ending the shutdown
And then Election Day happened
Quiet negotiations do continue. But both sides are digging in for a potentially long fight
Trump shows no interest in comprising. And more real-world pain is coming www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
And then Election Day happened
Quiet negotiations do continue. But both sides are digging in for a potentially long fight
Trump shows no interest in comprising. And more real-world pain is coming www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Just When It Looked Like the Shutdown Might End
Election Day happened.
www.theatlantic.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:54 AM
NEW: Momentum was building towards ending the shutdown
And then Election Day happened
Quiet negotiations do continue. But both sides are digging in for a potentially long fight
Trump shows no interest in comprising. And more real-world pain is coming www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
And then Election Day happened
Quiet negotiations do continue. But both sides are digging in for a potentially long fight
Trump shows no interest in comprising. And more real-world pain is coming www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
“Mamdani will take the oath of office on January 1 and start leading a city of nearly 8.5 million people. The five boroughs’ residents-–some excited, some uncertain-–will be watching. And so will one ex–New Yorker about 200 miles south” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Mamdani Is the Foil Trump Wants
Prepare to hear a lot about New York’s new mayor.
www.theatlantic.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“Mamdani will take the oath of office on January 1 and start leading a city of nearly 8.5 million people. The five boroughs’ residents-–some excited, some uncertain-–will be watching. And so will one ex–New Yorker about 200 miles south” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Trump scrapped the Gateway Tunnel but has largely spared New York City - until now
He was waiting for the mayor’s race. But with Mamdani’s win, Trump intends to pressure NYC: ICE raids, National Guard, more cancelled projects
Mamdani says he’s ready www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
He was waiting for the mayor’s race. But with Mamdani’s win, Trump intends to pressure NYC: ICE raids, National Guard, more cancelled projects
Mamdani says he’s ready www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Mamdani Is the Foil Trump Wants
Prepare to hear a lot about New York’s new mayor.
www.theatlantic.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Trump scrapped the Gateway Tunnel but has largely spared New York City - until now
He was waiting for the mayor’s race. But with Mamdani’s win, Trump intends to pressure NYC: ICE raids, National Guard, more cancelled projects
Mamdani says he’s ready www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
He was waiting for the mayor’s race. But with Mamdani’s win, Trump intends to pressure NYC: ICE raids, National Guard, more cancelled projects
Mamdani says he’s ready www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
NEW: Zohran Mamdani will be the unlikeliest mayor in NYC history
He vanquished Cuomo (again) and will have to trade lofty promises for gritty governing
And now Mamdani faces a war with the president, himself a New Yorker. It’s the fight Trump wants www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
He vanquished Cuomo (again) and will have to trade lofty promises for gritty governing
And now Mamdani faces a war with the president, himself a New Yorker. It’s the fight Trump wants www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Mamdani Is the Foil Trump Wants
Prepare to hear a lot about New York’s new mayor.
www.theatlantic.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
NEW: Zohran Mamdani will be the unlikeliest mayor in NYC history
He vanquished Cuomo (again) and will have to trade lofty promises for gritty governing
And now Mamdani faces a war with the president, himself a New Yorker. It’s the fight Trump wants www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
He vanquished Cuomo (again) and will have to trade lofty promises for gritty governing
And now Mamdani faces a war with the president, himself a New Yorker. It’s the fight Trump wants www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
NEW: Baseball is thriving. Now please, MLB, don’t blow it
A classic World Series shows again that the sport is back. But a long work stoppage looms after next year - and risks enraging fans and undoing all of the game’s momentum
Make a deal. My latest: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A classic World Series shows again that the sport is back. But a long work stoppage looms after next year - and risks enraging fans and undoing all of the game’s momentum
Make a deal. My latest: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Don’t Blow This, Baseball
The thrilling World Series shows that baseball is truly back—just in time for its next crisis.
www.theatlantic.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:04 PM
NEW: Baseball is thriving. Now please, MLB, don’t blow it
A classic World Series shows again that the sport is back. But a long work stoppage looms after next year - and risks enraging fans and undoing all of the game’s momentum
Make a deal. My latest: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A classic World Series shows again that the sport is back. But a long work stoppage looms after next year - and risks enraging fans and undoing all of the game’s momentum
Make a deal. My latest: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
“But when it comes to the government shutdown, Trump barely seems to be paying attention” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Government Is Closed. The President Is MIA.
Trump has been busy with everything but the government shutdown.
www.theatlantic.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“But when it comes to the government shutdown, Trump barely seems to be paying attention” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
“The president loves the idea of DONALD J. TRUMP BALLROOM—written in gold letters—etched in the White House. (He recently told reporters that he would not name it after himself, and, if you believe that, we’ve got a fully intact East Wing to sell you)” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Government Is Closed. The President Is MIA.
Trump has been busy with everything but the government shutdown.
www.theatlantic.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
“The president loves the idea of DONALD J. TRUMP BALLROOM—written in gold letters—etched in the White House. (He recently told reporters that he would not name it after himself, and, if you believe that, we’ve got a fully intact East Wing to sell you)” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
NEW: The government is closed. The President is MIA
Believing Democrats would splinter, Trump deliberately ignored the shutdown. But his polls have tumbled. And more Americans will hurt in the days ahead
Now even some in GOP think Trump needs to act www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Believing Democrats would splinter, Trump deliberately ignored the shutdown. But his polls have tumbled. And more Americans will hurt in the days ahead
Now even some in GOP think Trump needs to act www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Government Is Closed. The President Is MIA.
Trump has been busy with everything but the government shutdown.
www.theatlantic.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
NEW: The government is closed. The President is MIA
Believing Democrats would splinter, Trump deliberately ignored the shutdown. But his polls have tumbled. And more Americans will hurt in the days ahead
Now even some in GOP think Trump needs to act www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Believing Democrats would splinter, Trump deliberately ignored the shutdown. But his polls have tumbled. And more Americans will hurt in the days ahead
Now even some in GOP think Trump needs to act www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The U.S. hasn’t sent this many ships to the Caribbean since the Cuban missile crisis
The carrier group provides far more firepower than needed for occasional attacks on boats. But the ships could be ideal for launching a stream of strikes inside Venezuela www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
The carrier group provides far more firepower than needed for occasional attacks on boats. But the ships could be ideal for launching a stream of strikes inside Venezuela www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
The U.S. Is Preparing for War in Venezuela
More U.S.-military firepower is headed to the Caribbean as Trump escalates his anti-Maduro rhetoric.
www.theatlantic.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The U.S. hasn’t sent this many ships to the Caribbean since the Cuban missile crisis
The carrier group provides far more firepower than needed for occasional attacks on boats. But the ships could be ideal for launching a stream of strikes inside Venezuela www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
The carrier group provides far more firepower than needed for occasional attacks on boats. But the ships could be ideal for launching a stream of strikes inside Venezuela www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Admiral Alvin Halsey left his post atop the Pentagon’s Southern Command after a tense meeting with Hegseth over Caribbean boat strikes
Since then, the U.S. has moved far closer to war in Venezuela. The next step could be attacks on land www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Since then, the U.S. has moved far closer to war in Venezuela. The next step could be attacks on land www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
The U.S. Is Preparing for War in Venezuela
More U.S.-military firepower is headed to the Caribbean as Trump escalates his anti-Maduro rhetoric.
www.theatlantic.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Admiral Alvin Halsey left his post atop the Pentagon’s Southern Command after a tense meeting with Hegseth over Caribbean boat strikes
Since then, the U.S. has moved far closer to war in Venezuela. The next step could be attacks on land www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Since then, the U.S. has moved far closer to war in Venezuela. The next step could be attacks on land www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Zelensky went to Washington thinking he was getting Tomahawks. But he was undercut by Putin’s surprise call and summit invitation
Zelensky hoped to build on momentum from Gaza deal to push for an Ukraine ceasefire. But once again he got little from Trump www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Zelensky hoped to build on momentum from Gaza deal to push for an Ukraine ceasefire. But once again he got little from Trump www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
‘Let Them Both Claim Victory’
Donald Trump has boasted that the Ukraine war would be easy to solve. It didn’t look that way today.
www.theatlantic.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Zelensky went to Washington thinking he was getting Tomahawks. But he was undercut by Putin’s surprise call and summit invitation
Zelensky hoped to build on momentum from Gaza deal to push for an Ukraine ceasefire. But once again he got little from Trump www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Zelensky hoped to build on momentum from Gaza deal to push for an Ukraine ceasefire. But once again he got little from Trump www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
The week began with a diplomatic breakthrough and a (fragile) cease-fire in one war. It ends with another conflict stuck in a bloody, frustrating rut
Trump got the Gaza deal by applying full pressure. But in Ukraine, he again would not push Putin www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Trump got the Gaza deal by applying full pressure. But in Ukraine, he again would not push Putin www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
‘Let Them Both Claim Victory’
Donald Trump has boasted that the Ukraine war would be easy to solve. It didn’t look that way today.
www.theatlantic.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The week began with a diplomatic breakthrough and a (fragile) cease-fire in one war. It ends with another conflict stuck in a bloody, frustrating rut
Trump got the Gaza deal by applying full pressure. But in Ukraine, he again would not push Putin www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Trump got the Gaza deal by applying full pressure. But in Ukraine, he again would not push Putin www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
NEW: Why Democrats Think They’re Winning the Shutdown Fight
The party has found its footing and succeeded in elevating the issue of health care
Cracks are starting to show in the Republican front - with polls showing the GOP taking more of the blame www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The party has found its footing and succeeded in elevating the issue of health care
Cracks are starting to show in the Republican front - with polls showing the GOP taking more of the blame www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Why Democrats Think They’re Winning the Shutdown Fight
They’ve clearly succeeded in elevating the issue of health care.
www.theatlantic.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:18 PM
NEW: Why Democrats Think They’re Winning the Shutdown Fight
The party has found its footing and succeeded in elevating the issue of health care
Cracks are starting to show in the Republican front - with polls showing the GOP taking more of the blame www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The party has found its footing and succeeded in elevating the issue of health care
Cracks are starting to show in the Republican front - with polls showing the GOP taking more of the blame www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
NEW: The Trump administration is portraying its boat-bombing campaign near Venezuela as an anti-drug mission
The evidence suggests it's about a lot more www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
The evidence suggests it's about a lot more www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
The Boat Strikes Are Just the Beginning
What the Trump administration is portraying as a drug mission may be about a lot more.
www.theatlantic.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
NEW: The Trump administration is portraying its boat-bombing campaign near Venezuela as an anti-drug mission
The evidence suggests it's about a lot more www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
The evidence suggests it's about a lot more www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
First James Comey. Now Letitia James.
Trump’s retribution is here www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump’s retribution is here www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Retribution Is Here
The president’s threats of revenge are no longer bluster.
www.theatlantic.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
First James Comey. Now Letitia James.
Trump’s retribution is here www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump’s retribution is here www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
“It bears pausing on the starkness of these facts: The president of the United States demanded the jailing of two elected officials who belong to the opposing political party” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Retribution Is Here
The president’s threats of revenge are no longer bluster.
www.theatlantic.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“It bears pausing on the starkness of these facts: The president of the United States demanded the jailing of two elected officials who belong to the opposing political party” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
NEW: Retribution is here
President Trump today called for the arrests of Illinois’ governor and Chicago’s mayor
And he has an AG who has proven pliant - as evidenced by the Comey arraignment minutes later
Inside Trump’s escalating campaign of payback: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
President Trump today called for the arrests of Illinois’ governor and Chicago’s mayor
And he has an AG who has proven pliant - as evidenced by the Comey arraignment minutes later
Inside Trump’s escalating campaign of payback: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Retribution Is Here
The president’s threats of revenge are no longer bluster.
www.theatlantic.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
NEW: Retribution is here
President Trump today called for the arrests of Illinois’ governor and Chicago’s mayor
And he has an AG who has proven pliant - as evidenced by the Comey arraignment minutes later
Inside Trump’s escalating campaign of payback: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
President Trump today called for the arrests of Illinois’ governor and Chicago’s mayor
And he has an AG who has proven pliant - as evidenced by the Comey arraignment minutes later
Inside Trump’s escalating campaign of payback: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
NEW: A government shutdown, weaponized
Projects slashed. Layoffs threatened. Russ Vought looming
It took President Trump fewer than 24 hours to turn a shutdown into a weapon wielded against the civil servants and opposing party he has long derided www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Projects slashed. Layoffs threatened. Russ Vought looming
It took President Trump fewer than 24 hours to turn a shutdown into a weapon wielded against the civil servants and opposing party he has long derided www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
A Government Shutdown, Weaponized
The president is boasting about doing things to Democrats that are “bad for them and irreversible by them.”
www.theatlantic.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
NEW: A government shutdown, weaponized
Projects slashed. Layoffs threatened. Russ Vought looming
It took President Trump fewer than 24 hours to turn a shutdown into a weapon wielded against the civil servants and opposing party he has long derided www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Projects slashed. Layoffs threatened. Russ Vought looming
It took President Trump fewer than 24 hours to turn a shutdown into a weapon wielded against the civil servants and opposing party he has long derided www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
NEW: The federal government seems to be hurtling toward a shutdown
If that happens, the Trump administration might use it to finish the job that DOGE started
Inside the White House’s shutdown plan - which may include permanent mass firings www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
If that happens, the Trump administration might use it to finish the job that DOGE started
Inside the White House’s shutdown plan - which may include permanent mass firings www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump’s Grand Plan for a Government Shutdown
The Trump administration might use a shutdown to finish the job that DOGE started.
www.theatlantic.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
NEW: The federal government seems to be hurtling toward a shutdown
If that happens, the Trump administration might use it to finish the job that DOGE started
Inside the White House’s shutdown plan - which may include permanent mass firings www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
If that happens, the Trump administration might use it to finish the job that DOGE started
Inside the White House’s shutdown plan - which may include permanent mass firings www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
“He mocked alliances and the UN itself, outlining something of a Trump Doctrine that prioritizes individual nations’ sovereignty and a transactional approach that rewards only those nations that can do something for the United States—or him personally” www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Trump Dares the United Nations to Mock Him Now
The president made clear that he’s done “standing up for the world.”
www.theatlantic.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
“He mocked alliances and the UN itself, outlining something of a Trump Doctrine that prioritizes individual nations’ sovereignty and a transactional approach that rewards only those nations that can do something for the United States—or him personally” www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
NEW: Seven years ago, the world laughed at Donald Trump
But his return to the UN underscores how dramatically his relationship with the world has changed - and how he has led a campaign to upend the global order that the U.S. built following World War II www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
But his return to the UN underscores how dramatically his relationship with the world has changed - and how he has led a campaign to upend the global order that the U.S. built following World War II www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Trump Dares the United Nations to Mock Him Now
The president made clear that he’s done “standing up for the world.”
www.theatlantic.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
NEW: Seven years ago, the world laughed at Donald Trump
But his return to the UN underscores how dramatically his relationship with the world has changed - and how he has led a campaign to upend the global order that the U.S. built following World War II www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
But his return to the UN underscores how dramatically his relationship with the world has changed - and how he has led a campaign to upend the global order that the U.S. built following World War II www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...