Isaac Stanley-Becker

Flattery, Firmness, and Flourishes World leaders and diplomats quietly swap strategies for managing Trump.

Flattery, Firmness and Flourishes: World leaders trade tips on how to manage trip, from me + @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

What a Celebration of Freedom Looks Like On the day of Donald Trump’s military parade, Europeans are commemorating 40 years of borderless travel on the continent.

On the day of Donald Trump’s military parade, Europeans are commemorating 40 years of borderless travel on the continent. @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social on how the European gathering in Schengen showcases a different vision of international order:

How Democratic Disagreement Helped Elect Donald Trump One democratic candidate, two presidential campaigns.

NEW: Future Foward, the super PAC backing Kamala Harris, thought her campaign made strategic errors that may have cost her victory. Harris strategists felt the same about Future Forward. Inside the breakdown w/
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The Trump Administration Is Spending $2 Million to Figure Out Whether DEI Causes Plane Crashes The president may be disappointed by the findings.

Sean Duffy’s Department of Transportation agreed to spend $2 million to figure out if DEI is causing plane crashes—and put a celebrity defense attorney who has represented Elon Musk in charge of the probe. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

The Secret History of Trump’s Private Cellphone “Who’s calling?” the president asks as he answers call after call from numbers he doesn’t know.

“I’ve been on the phone with Trump before, and he’s just said, ‘I’ve got to go. I have someone from another country calling.' He doesn’t even know which country. He just sees the number and thinks, 'This might be a foreign leader I want to talk to.'” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Musk Is Becoming the Latest Government Employee to Lose His Job As the tech billionaire’s 130-day stint in government comes to a close, he has turned potential allies into irritated foes.

A lede for the ages, via @michaelscherer.bsky.social @ashleyrparker.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Steve Witkoff, Trump's primary diplomat and "Real Secretary of State" has been getting up to speed on history by watching our series TURNING POINT: The Vietnam War. Crazy detail from this excellent profile by @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social

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“Yeah, whatever you want to do, Steve.”

@isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social on how Steve Witkoff became Trump's envoy for the world: theatln.tc/whVywMxv

Why has Witkoff met with Putin alone—no aides, no interpreter, no notetaker? Those were the Russian president's terms.

The ‘Amateur Diplomat’ How Trump’s friend and golfing partner Steve Witkoff got one of the hardest jobs on the planet.

I spent time with Steve Witkoff, the real estate investor and longtime Trump friend who's now in charge of, well, world peace www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Inside the Fiasco at the National Security Council Firings and leadership challenges have destabilized an institution that has little margin for error.

Lawyers sidelined, entire directorates vacant, career staff pushed out for infractions that include donating $50 to a Dem eight years ago.

It’s been a chaotic three months at Trump’s NSC www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...