Isaac Stanley-Becker

3 days ago | businessandamerica.com | Isaac Stanley-Becker

After Michael Waltz, the national security adviser, inadvertently included The Atlantic’s editor in chief in a group chat about military attack plans on the Signal messaging app, he found himself on very thin ice with his boss. But President Donald Trump and his advisers were loath to take a political hit by firing Waltz, especially within the first 100 days of the new administration. The 100-day mark passed yesterday.

1 week ago | theatlantic.com | Isaac Stanley-Becker |Ashley Parker |Jonathan Lemire |Shane Harris

After Michael Waltz, the national security adviser, inadvertently included The Atlantic’s editor in chief in a group chat about military attack plans on the Signal messaging app, he found himself on very thin ice with his boss. But President Donald Trump and his advisers were loath to take a political hit by firing Waltz, especially within the first 100 days of the new administration. The 100-day mark passed yesterday.

2 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Isaac Stanley-Becker

The national security adviser seemed at a loss. It fell to Michael Waltz to explain to handpicked members of his staff this month why the president had ordered their dismissal after a meeting with Laura Loomer, the far-right activist who rose to prominence by making incendiary anti-Muslim claims and who last year shared a video that labeled 9/11 an “inside job.”“He was upset and couldn’t explain it,” a person familiar with Waltz’s reaction told me.

1 month ago | theatlantic.com | Isaac Stanley-Becker |Jonathan Lemire

As senior officials deny wrongdoing, rank-and-file national-security personnel worry about the dangers if no one is held accountable.

1 month ago | dianerehm.org | Isaac Stanley-Becker

The pressure campaigns of the Trump administration are beginning to bear fruit. Last week saw two major institutions acquiesce to the president’s demands after actions taken by the White House threatened to undermine their budgets, workforce and, in some cases, ability to perform core business. The first was Paul Weiss, a major law firm that some accuse of trading pro bono work on behalf of Trump causes to maintain business ties to federal agencies.