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NEW: Inside Trump’s sudden retreat on tariffs The White House claims this was the plan all along and there’s now more pressure on China But the bond market crash spooked the West Wing, recession talk grew and more in GOP voiced worry And Trump blinked theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Trump said that mass deportations would focus on unauthorized immigrants with serious criminal records. That hasn’t happened, @itscaitlinhd writes: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

This is such great news for The Atlantic and its readers. Welcome ⁦⁦⁦⁦@wpjenna⁩, ⁦Dan Zak⁩ and Tyler Austin Harper! theatlantic.com/press-releases…

“Republican lawmakers are now preparing to lavish ICE with a colossal funding increase,” writes Nick Miroff. It will pay for the “social and demographic transformation of the United States that immigration hard-liners have long fantasized about achieving”: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

The disorder at the NSC, officials tell Isaac Stanley-Becker, stems from Trump’s impatience with process, disregard for the law, and insistence on loyalty in place of expertise. They also said it reflects the president’s distrust of Mike Waltz. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Banger of a story from ⁦Isaac Stanley-Becker⁩ about the chaos that has gripped the NSC—including that bizarre meeting with Laura Loomer. Mike Waltz still has his job, but “he has effectively lost control.” theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

SCOOP: U.S. officials discussed how to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the U.S. and how to keep him safe from attacks in prison, Nick Miroff reports. Then the White House dug in. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

“Denial and attack have worked exceedingly well for Trump,” Jeffrey Goldberg writes. “But there are limits. The limits come when people choose steadfastness over cowardice.” theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Read every word of this big Trump piece by Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer. You won't find a more definitive account of his years in exile, his unlikely resurrection and his first months back in the White House. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Such great news. Welcome, Missy Ryan!

NEW: Signalgate was the national security adviser’s most glaring mistake. But his problems ran deeper, The Atlantic reports. Via Isaac Stanley-Becker + Ashley Parker + Jonathan Lemire + Shane Harris theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

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"Our subject is Anthony Weiner, whose surname was a burden long before it became a curse—so fused with his disgrace that you can’t say it without triggering an avalanche of cringe." Read every word of this just-published Josh profile in The Atlantic. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Airport detentions have travelers ‘freaked out’ — even as the Trump administration insists that their fears overblown, Nick Miroff reports. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

SCOOP: Trump’s Kennedy Center Debut: Les Mis and Six-Figure Checks Via Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

"Whenever public attention on immigration shifts from the border to U.S. streets, support for aggressive enforcement tends to erode," Nick Miroff writes. "It happened during Trump’s first term. It’s happening even faster now." theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Balloons. Flags. Personal contact info for top officials. The Trump administration celebrated the arrival of white South African refugees as it continues to leave stranded thousands of vetted refugees from other nations, Nick Miroff writes. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

To solve the world's thorniest problems, Steve Witkoff has come to believe that, as Trump did with politics, he can turn a lack of expertise to his advantage. “This is sort of like Mr. Smith Goes to the Mideast." Eye-opening new story via Isaac Stanley-Becker theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Elon Musk blew into Washington all Cybertrucks and chain saws, ready to destroy bureaucracy. Ashley Parker + Michael Scherer capture how he failed to understand how government works or build alliances -- and is now quietly reducing his hours. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

NEW: There's a gap, Nick Miroff writes, "between what the Trump administration says about its mass-deportation campaign in court, where it is required to tell the truth, and what officials say in public." theatlantic.com/politics/archi…