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Elon Musk Is Posting Through It

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Elon Musk Is Posting Through It

Brian Barrett

The Elon Musk and Donald Trump Breakup Has Started

All Too Well

The Elon Musk and Donald Trump Breakup Has Started

Jake Lahut

ICE Quietly Scales Back Rules for Courthouse Raids

Bearing Witness

ICE Quietly Scales Back Rules for Courthouse Raids

Dhruv Mehrotra and Dell Cameron

‘Big Balls’ Is Officially a Full-Time Government Employee

Takeover

‘Big Balls’ Is Officially a Full-Time Government Employee

Makena Kelly

Trumpworld Is Getting Tired of Laura Loomer. They Hope the President Is Too

WIRED Politics Lab

Trumpworld Is Getting Tired of Laura Loomer. They Hope the President Is Too

Jake Lahut

DOGE Is Busier Than Ever—and Trump Says Elon Musk Is 'Really Not Leaving'

Takeover

DOGE Is Busier Than Ever—and Trump Says Elon Musk Is 'Really Not Leaving'

Makena Kelly, Leah Feiger, and Zoë Schiffer

Republican Operatives Want to Distance Themselves From Elon Musk's DOGE

Takeover

Republican Operatives Want to Distance Themselves From Elon Musk's DOGE

Jake Lahut

WIRED Talked to a Fired DOGE Staffer About Who Was Really in Charge

Takeover

WIRED Talked to a Fired DOGE Staffer About Who Was Really in Charge

Vittoria Elliott

The Trump Administration Wants to Create an ‘Office of Remigration’

Takeover

The Trump Administration Wants to Create an ‘Office of Remigration’

David Gilbert

Another Top Musk Lieutenant Appears to Be Leaving DOGE

Takeover

Another Top Musk Lieutenant Appears to Be Leaving DOGE

Zoë Schiffer

DOGE Has Achieved Its Final Form

WIRED Politics Lab

DOGE Has Achieved Its Final Form

Brian Barrett

Nancy Mace’s Former Staff Claim She Had Them Create Burner Accounts to Promote Her

Computers

Nancy Mace’s Former Staff Claim She Had Them Create Burner Accounts to Promote Her

Jake Lahut

A Helicopter, Halibut, and ‘Y.M.C.A’: Inside Donald Trump’s Memecoin Dinner

VIP

A Helicopter, Halibut, and ‘Y.M.C.A’: Inside Donald Trump’s Memecoin Dinner

Joel Khalili

DOGE Used a Meta AI Model to Review Emails From Federal Workers

Takeover

DOGE Used a Meta AI Model to Review Emails From Federal Workers

Makena Kelly

FEMA Has Canceled Its 4-Year Strategic Plan Ahead of Hurricane Season

Hurricane Season

FEMA Has Canceled Its 4-Year Strategic Plan Ahead of Hurricane Season

Molly Taft and Vittoria Elliott

What It’s Like to Interview for a Job at DOGE

DOGE

What It’s Like to Interview for a Job at DOGE

Vittoria Elliott

Who Even Is a Criminal Now?

Rogue Ones

Who Even Is a Criminal Now?

Katie Drummond

Is Elon Musk Really Stepping Back From DOGE?

Uncanny Valley

Is Elon Musk Really Stepping Back From DOGE?

Lauren Goode, Michael Calore, and Katie Drummond

The Hottest Topic at This Year's Pornhub Awards? Censorship

Uncanny Valley

The Hottest Topic at This Year's Pornhub Awards? Censorship

Lauren Goode and Manisha Krishnan

Violent Threats Against US Judges Are Skyrocketing Online

Extreme

Violent Threats Against US Judges Are Skyrocketing Online

David Gilbert

CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers

Free for All

CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers

Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra

A VIP Seat at Donald Trump’s Crypto Dinner Cost at Least $2 Million

Golden Ticket

A VIP Seat at Donald Trump’s Crypto Dinner Cost at Least $2 Million

Paige Oamek, Joel Khalili, and Natasha Bernal

Trump Appointees Blocked From Entering US Copyright Office

Takeover

Trump Appointees Blocked From Entering US Copyright Office

Kate Knibbs

Computer Ban Gave the Government Unfair Advantage in Anti-War Activist’s Case, Lawyer Says

Double Standard

Computer Ban Gave the Government Unfair Advantage in Anti-War Activist’s Case, Lawyer Says

Dell Cameron

US Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants

Inhumanity

US Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants

Dhruv Mehrotra

Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years

P@55W0RD

Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years

Tim Marchman

Signal Clone Used by Mike Waltz Pauses Service After Reports It Got Hacked

Phone Wars

Signal Clone Used by Mike Waltz Pauses Service After Reports It Got Hacked

Lily Hay Newman

DOGE Is in Its AI Era

WIRED Politics Lab

DOGE Is in Its AI Era

Brian Barrett

A DOGE Recruiter Is Staffing a Project to Deploy AI Agents Across the US Government

Takeover

A DOGE Recruiter Is Staffing a Project to Deploy AI Agents Across the US Government

Caroline Haskins and Vittoria Elliott

Trump’s Quest for Crypto Riches Is a Constitutional Scandal Waiting to Happen

Quid Pro Quo

Trump’s Quest for Crypto Riches Is a Constitutional Scandal Waiting to Happen

Joel Khalili

DOGE Put a College Student in Charge of Using AI to Rewrite Regulations

Takeover

DOGE Put a College Student in Charge of Using AI to Rewrite Regulations

David Gilbert and Vittoria Elliott

A Tariff Standoff With China, Power Outages, and the End of Christmas

Uncanny Valley

A Tariff Standoff With China, Power Outages, and the End of Christmas

Zoë Schiffer and Louise Matsakis

Behold the Social Security Administration’s AI Training Video

The Machines

Behold the Social Security Administration’s AI Training Video

David Gilbert

‘Who Is DOGE?’ Has Become a Metaphysical Question

Takeover

‘Who Is DOGE?’ Has Become a Metaphysical Question

Zoë Schiffer and Kate Knibbs

The US Has Spent Over $500,000 on Hyper-Targeted YouTube Ads to Discourage Irregular Migration

Ad Blitz

The US Has Spent Over $500,000 on Hyper-Targeted YouTube Ads to Discourage Irregular Migration

Anna Lagos

Here’s All the Health and Human Services Data DOGE Has Access To

Takeover

Here’s All the Health and Human Services Data DOGE Has Access To

Matt Giles, Leah Feiger, Zoë Schiffer, and Caroline Haskins

The ACLU Is Suing the Government to Get Access to DOGE Records

Takeover

The ACLU Is Suing the Government to Get Access to DOGE Records

Dell Cameron

DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants

Takeover

DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants

Makena Kelly and Vittoria Elliott

Judge Blocks DOGE From Laying Off 90 Percent of CFPB

Breaking News

Judge Blocks DOGE From Laying Off 90 Percent of CFPB

Paresh Dave

DOGE Is Just Getting Warmed Up

WIRED Politics Lab

DOGE Is Just Getting Warmed Up

Brian Barrett

ICE Is Paying Palantir $30 Million to Build ‘ImmigrationOS’ Surveillance Platform

ICE'd Out

ICE Is Paying Palantir $30 Million to Build ‘ImmigrationOS’ Surveillance Platform

Caroline Haskins

DOGE Has Access to Sensitive Labor Department Data on Immigrants and Farm Workers

Takeover

DOGE Has Access to Sensitive Labor Department Data on Immigrants and Farm Workers

Leah Feiger and Vittoria Elliott

The CFPB Has Been Gutted

Takeover

The CFPB Has Been Gutted

Makena Kelly

Anti-Vaxxers Are Grifting Off the Measles Outbreak—and Claim a Bioweapon Caused It

Conspiracy Theory

Anti-Vaxxers Are Grifting Off the Measles Outbreak—and Claim a Bioweapon Caused It

David Gilbert

Marco Rubio Kills State Department Anti-Propaganda Shop, Promises ‘Twitter Files’ Sequel

Disinformation

Marco Rubio Kills State Department Anti-Propaganda Shop, Promises ‘Twitter Files’ Sequel

Noah Shachtman

DOGE Cuts Pull AmeriCorps Volunteers Off of Disaster Relief Jobs

DOGE Cuts Pull AmeriCorps Volunteers Off of Disaster Relief Jobs

Molly Taft

Here’s What Happened to Those SignalGate Messages

Autodelete

Here’s What Happened to Those SignalGate Messages

Dell Cameron

HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say

Takeover

HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say

David Gilbert

Homeland Security Email Tells a US Citizen to ‘Immediately’ Self-Deport

Inbox Outrage

Homeland Security Email Tells a US Citizen to ‘Immediately’ Self-Deport

Andrew Couts

Palantir Is Helping DOGE With a Massive IRS Data Project

Takeover

Palantir Is Helping DOGE With a Massive IRS Data Project

Makena Kelly

The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X

Takeover

The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X

Zoë Schiffer

The Trump Administration Is Turning Science Against Itself

WIRED Politics Lab

The Trump Administration Is Turning Science Against Itself

Brian Barrett

Market Madness, Manufacturing, and the Liberation Day of It All

Uncanny Valley

Market Madness, Manufacturing, and the Liberation Day of It All

Zoë Schiffer and Louise Matsakis

US DOGE Service Agreement With Department of Labor Shows $1.3 Million Fee—and Details Its Mission

Takeover

US DOGE Service Agreement With Department of Labor Shows $1.3 Million Fee—and Details Its Mission

Leah Feiger and Tim Marchman

Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Paving a Path Back Into Trump’s America

Under the Influence

Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Paving a Path Back Into Trump’s America

Vas Panagiotopoulos

Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Getting Audited

Auditing Auditors

Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Getting Audited

Leah Feiger and Tim Marchman

Dr. Oz Pushed for AI Health Care in First Medicare Agency Town Hall

CMS

Dr. Oz Pushed for AI Health Care in First Medicare Agency Town Hall

Leah Feiger and Steven Levy

'Wi-Fi Keeps Going Down': Donald Trump's Return-to-Office Mandate Is Going Terribly

Takeover

'Wi-Fi Keeps Going Down': Donald Trump's Return-to-Office Mandate Is Going Terribly

David Gilbert

DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data

Hackathon

DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data

Makena Kelly

Trump’s Tariffs Are Threatening the US Semiconductor Revival

Chips Down

Trump’s Tariffs Are Threatening the US Semiconductor Revival

Will Knight and Zeyi Yang

Inside DOGE’s AI Push at the Department of Veterans Affairs

Takeover

Inside DOGE’s AI Push at the Department of Veterans Affairs

Vittoria Elliott

The Trump Tariffs Are How Everything Works Now

WIRED Politics Lab

The Trump Tariffs Are How Everything Works Now

Brian Barrett

Trump and DOGE Defund Program That Boosted American Manufacturing for Decades

Made in USA

Trump and DOGE Defund Program That Boosted American Manufacturing for Decades

Paresh Dave and Louise Matsakis

The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums

Checked Out

The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums

Paresh Dave and Louise Matsakis

The CDC Has Been Gutted

Takeover

The CDC Has Been Gutted

Leah Feiger, Makena Kelly, and Kate Knibbs

Top Officials Placed on Leave After Denying DOGE Access to Federal Payroll Systems

Access Request

Top Officials Placed on Leave After Denying DOGE Access to Federal Payroll Systems

Tim Marchman

Democratic Senators Call for Privacy Act Reform in Response to DOGE Takeover

Takeover

Democratic Senators Call for Privacy Act Reform in Response to DOGE Takeover

Dell Cameron

The Proud Boys and Militias Come to Tesla’s Defense

counter protest

The Proud Boys and Militias Come to Tesla’s Defense

David Gilbert

DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse

Takeover

DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse

Makena Kelly

We Mapped DOGE’s Silicon Valley and Corporate Connections

WIRED Politics Lab

We Mapped DOGE’s Silicon Valley and Corporate Connections

Vittoria Elliott

Even More Venmo Accounts Tied to Trump Officials in Signal Group Chat Left Data Public

Check Your Settings

Even More Venmo Accounts Tied to Trump Officials in Signal Group Chat Left Data Public

Dhruv Mehrotra and Tim Marchman

SignalGate Is Driving the Most US Downloads of Signal Ever

To the Moon

SignalGate Is Driving the Most US Downloads of Signal Ever

Andy Greenberg

Parallel Lives

Inside Maye Musk’s Cozy Relationship With China

Zeyi Yang

Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public

People You May Know

Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public

Dhruv Mehrotra and Tim Marchman

SignalGate Isn’t About Signal

Off Target

SignalGate Isn’t About Signal

Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

Inside DOGE’s Plan to Invade the Treasury—and Throttle USAID

Takeover

Inside DOGE’s Plan to Invade the Treasury—and Throttle USAID

Vittoria Elliott and Matt Giles

Beneath Greenland’s Ice Lies a Climate Solution—and a New Geopolitical Battleground

Rare Earth

Beneath Greenland’s Ice Lies a Climate Solution—and a New Geopolitical Battleground

Matt Simon

Trump Officials in Signal Fiasco Attended Secret Mar-a-Lago Dinner Shortly After Celebrating Bombing

Trump 2.0

Trump Officials in Signal Fiasco Attended Secret Mar-a-Lago Dinner Shortly After Celebrating Bombing

Leah Feiger, Jake Lahut, Zoë Schiffer, and Tim Marchman

How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact

It's a Journey

How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact

Andy Greenberg and Matt Burgess

Using Starlink Wi-Fi in the White House Is a Slippery Slope for US Federal IT

Logging On

Using Starlink Wi-Fi in the White House Is a Slippery Slope for US Federal IT

Lily Hay Newman

Trump’s Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud Giants

Cut and Run

Trump’s Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud Giants

Matt Burgess

The FBI Is Investigating Attacks on Tesla as ‘Domestic Terrorism.’ Here’s Why That Matters

Watchful Gaze

The FBI Is Investigating Attacks on Tesla as ‘Domestic Terrorism.’ Here’s Why That Matters

Caroline Haskins

Elon Musk and Donald Trump Have Chosen Chaos

WIRED Politics Lab

Elon Musk and Donald Trump Have Chosen Chaos

Brian Barrett

How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To

Clean Break

How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To

Violet Blue

Researchers Rush to Save US Government Data on Trans Youth—Before It Disappears

Public Health

Researchers Rush to Save US Government Data on Trans Youth—Before It Disappears

Angela Watercutter

‘We Don’t Want an AI Demo, We Want Answers’: Federal Workers Grill Trump Appointee During All-Hands

Takeover

‘We Don’t Want an AI Demo, We Want Answers’: Federal Workers Grill Trump Appointee During All-Hands

Zoë Schiffer

The Trump Administration Wants USAID on the Blockchain

Trump 2.0

The Trump Administration Wants USAID on the Blockchain

Vittoria Elliott

DOGE Is Doing the Opposite of Government Auditing

Uncanny Valley

DOGE Is Doing the Opposite of Government Auditing

Katie Drummond and Vittoria Elliott

‘It’s a Heist’: Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE

Takeover

‘It’s a Heist’: Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE

Vittoria Elliott

FTC Removes Posts Critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and AI Companies

404

FTC Removes Posts Critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and AI Companies

Makena Kelly

Donald Trump Held Another Million-Dollar ‘Candlelight’ Dinner—With Elon Musk in Tow

Pay to Play

Donald Trump Held Another Million-Dollar ‘Candlelight’ Dinner—With Elon Musk in Tow

Leah Feiger and Zoë Schiffer

These Are the 10 DOGE Operatives Inside the Social Security Administration

Takeover

These Are the 10 DOGE Operatives Inside the Social Security Administration

Makena Kelly and David Gilbert

Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’

Takeover

Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’

Makena Kelly, David Gilbert, Vittoria Elliott, Kate Knibbs, Dhruv Mehrotra, Dell Cameron, Tim Marchman, Leah Feiger, and Zoë Schiffer

The United States of Elon Musk Inc.

WIRED Politics Lab

The United States of Elon Musk Inc.

Brian Barrett

‘People Are Scared’: Inside CISA as It Reels From Trump’s Purge

Brute Force

‘People Are Scared’: Inside CISA as It Reels From Trump’s Purge

Eric Geller

How a Government Shutdown Would Help Elon Musk

Uncanny Valley

How a Government Shutdown Would Help Elon Musk

Katie Drummond, Leah Feiger, and Emily Mullin

Democrats Demand Answers on DOGE's Use of AI

AI

Democrats Demand Answers on DOGE's Use of AI

Dell Cameron

Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown

Shutdown

Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown

Jake Lahut, Leah Feiger, and Vittoria Elliott

OPM Watchdog Says Review of DOGE Work Is Underway

Takeover

OPM Watchdog Says Review of DOGE Work Is Underway

Dell Cameron

DOGE Is Putting Major Government Efficiency Projects at Risk

Takeover

DOGE Is Putting Major Government Efficiency Projects at Risk

Makena Kelly