Far from a sign of victory, this new pact is an acknowledgment that the U.S. cannot solve the problem of Iran with either a war or with economic pressure, @NancyAYoussef, @RussellBerman and @Vmsalama report: theatlantic.com/national-sec…

From "Democrats Are Starting to Worry About California" The relentless attacks on voting systems have sent civil servants and political operatives from both parties scrambling to avert electoral damage. A GOP-led governing board in Cochise County, Arizona, threatened to withhold certification of the 2022 election results there because of suspicion about vote-counting machines and ballot printers’ failures on Election Day in another part of the state. Staff at the National Republican Congressional Committee became so concerned that they considered asking then–House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a Republican, to call local officials to urge them to sign off on the results so that the Republican winner of a House race—Juan Ciscomani—could be seated. theatlantic.com/politics/202… (with @russellberman)

For years, California Democrats saw little urgency in speeding up the state’s vote-counting—but in this conspiracy-theory-laden political era, that mindset is changing, @russellberman and @yvonnewingett report. theatlantic.com/politics/202…

California takes forever to count its votes, @russellberman and @yvonnewingett report, and the lack of speed is now spawning conspiracy theories theatlantic.com/politics/202…

Even as they dismiss Trump's baseless fraud claims, some Democrats have become fed up with California's vote counting. “It should be embarrassing that Democrats... have just sort of gotten used to this kind of thing. It’s absurd," @treeaston told us. theatlantic.com/politics/202…

“We want to maximize participation and protect the fundamental right to vote. That being said, can California counties count more quickly? Sure,” @SenAlexPadilla told us. theatlantic.com/politics/202…

For years, California Democrats saw little urgency in hurrying the state's infamously slow vote count, prioritizing ballot access and accuracy over speed. But this conspiracist political era has started to change that mindset, @yvonnewingett and I report: theatlantic.com/politics/202…

California takes forever to count its votes, @russellberman and @yvonnewingett report, and the lack of speed is now spawning conspiracy theories theatlantic.com/politics/202…

Brad Lander's challenge to incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10, one of the nation's most progressive congressional districts, has brought out the fractures of the Democratic Party's left wing, reports @russellberman. theatlantic.com/politics/202…

Rep. Dan Goldman is no Joe Manchin or John Fetterman. He votes w/ Dem leaders, backs Medicare for All, has called to abolish ICE. But that's not enough for progressives in his district. My new piece looks at why he might lose his NY primary this month: theatlantic.com/politics/202…

Brad Lander's challenge to incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10, one of the nation's most progressive congressional districts, has brought out the fractures of the Democratic Party's left wing, reports @russellberman. theatlantic.com/politics/202…

Brad Lander's challenge to incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10, one of the nation's most progressive congressional districts, has brought out the fractures of the Democratic Party's left wing, @russellberman reports theatlantic.com/politics/202…

A small but emerging group of lawmakers and election reformers are hoping Americans will grow so infuriated by the whole mess of gerrymandering that an opportunity for major change will spring up, @russellberman reports. theatlantic.com/politics/202…

"When Trump finally endorsed Paxton, the news hit a crowd of Republican retirees at a Tex-Mex restaurant like manna from the MAGA heavens." This @elainejgodfrey piece on Ken Paxton and the Texas Senate primary is equal parts enlightening and hilarious: theatlantic.com/politics/202…

Thomas Massie’s defeat in a Kentucky GOP primary shows that even though Donald Trump is broadly unpopular, he’s still the Republican kingmaker, @russellberman reports: theatlantic.com/politics/202…

Thomas Massie thought he was different, wrongly believing his popularity back home made him strong enough to withstand a Trump-backed challenge. Read @russellberman on the results in Kentucky. theatlantic.com/politics/202…

Thomas Massie thought he was different, @russellberman reports, wrongly believing his popularity back home made him able to withstand a Trump-backed challenge. theatlantic.com/politics/202…

Massie went his own way to the end. Maybe he believed he was uniquely positioned to withstand a Trump-backed barrage. Or perhaps he knew he was toast and had resolved to go down on his own terms. theatlantic.com/politics/202…

"I'm not worried about losing," Thomas Massie told me last spring. For a long time, he thought he could defy the ironclad law of modern GOP politics, but he met the same fate as most other Republicans who crossed Trump. My piece on his defeat: theatlantic.com/politics/202…

On Radio Atlantic, @HannaRosin speaks with Russell Berman about the consequences of redistricted political maps, and Vann R. Newkirk II discusses what the U.S. could look like without the Voting Rights Act: theatlantic.com/podcasts/202…