White House fortifications are growing in tandem with the threat of political violence—and the adjustments are deepening the divide between the president and the public, @mviser.bsky.social reports:

NEW: The White House is the New Green Zone Fortifications are growing with the threat of political violence. Trump is using it to make the case for a new ballroom (with a drone base atop it). And what it means when our leaders are in a bunker. My latest: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Trump is hyperfixated on men’s physiques, loves calling people “handsome,” adores the Village People and Elton John and has a flair for gilded interiors. @AshleyRParker writes on the paradox of the president's appreciation for gay culture: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

“Has he been drugged?”: In a new memoir, a copy of which was obtained exclusively by The Atlantic, Jill Biden recounts her husband’s calamitous debate, and denies that he’d shown signs that may have foreshadowed his performance, @toluseo writes. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

NEW: A rapid about-face from the Trump administration over sending troops to Poland could have consequences that go far beyond NATO’s force posture, @nancyayoussef + @isaacstanbecker + @shustry report: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

It was something of a political hall of mirrors. To say it was an unusual pairing is an understatement. To claim it was Frost/Nison is an overstatement. The Sudden Chumminess of Hunter Biden and Candace Owens www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

To say this was an unusual pairing is an understatement. To claim it was Frost/Nison is an overstatement. But it said something about modern-day culture My latest on Hunter Biden, Candace Owens, and what’s become something of a political hall of mirrors: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Candace Owens has called Hunter Biden a degenerate—so what was he doing spending nearly two hours finding common ground with the right-wing podcast host? @mviser.bsky.social reports:

From acting as a wedding DJ to mixing rap lyrics in the briefing room to an audience with the pope, no one in the Trump administration seems to be having more fun than Marco Rubio. And this week, a shadow GOP 2028 primary seemed to emerge. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

The FBI is said to have launched a criminal leak investigation focusing on the Atlantic staff writer Sarah Fitzpatrick following her reporting on Kash Patel, @mviser.bsky.social writes; the FBI denies the report.