Donald Trump’s reclassification of fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction is a public-relations tactic, one expert tells @willgottsegen.com in The Atlantic Daily:

When the Federal Reserve cut rates by another 0.25 percent this week, it did so under a cloud of speculation about who the next Fed chair might be. In The Atlantic Daily, @willgottsegen.com explores what’s at stake for Trump’s pick:

Cattle ranchers are suddenly at odds with a president who was once their champion, @willgottsegen.com writes in The Atlantic Daily.

@nickmiroff.bsky.social joins @willgottsegen.com for a conversation about his recent reporting on ICE’s new normal—and Border Patrol’s role in its transformation.

Tech companies are racing to put AI in our glasses, bracelets, rings, and more. In The Atlantic Daily, @willgottsegen.com explores the complicated reality of physical AI:

The shutdown is expected to end soon—but its effects are not, @willgottsegen.com reports. Why much of the country won’t immediately return to normal:

Due to the ongoing government shutdown, SNAP is set to run out of money for the first time in its history. “It’s not that the administration can’t pay up” to fill the gap—“it’s that it has chosen not to,” @willgottsegen.com argues in The Atlantic Daily.

A new writer joins the @theatlantic.com Daily!

We’re excited to announce four new members of The Atlantic’s editorial staff: Emily Bobrow and Katie Zezima are joining as senior editors; and @willgottsegen.com ‬and @jonlemire.bsky.social join as staff writers. More here: www.theatlantic.com/press-releas...

"With crypto, Trump has found an unnervingly effective way to transmute the clout and power of the nation’s highest office into cold, hard cash." @willgottsegen.com

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