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Elon Musk Spoke at a Trump Rally, Referenced ‘Dark MAGA,’ and Urged Supporters to Vote

election 2024

Elon Musk Spoke at a Trump Rally, Referenced ‘Dark MAGA,’ and Urged Supporters to Vote

Vittoria Elliott and Tess Owen

Taiwan Makes the Majority of the World’s Computer Chips. Now It’s Running Out of Electricity

Chip Strategy

Taiwan Makes the Majority of the World’s Computer Chips. Now It’s Running Out of Electricity

Isabel Hilton

Inside the Anti-Vax Facebook Group Pushing a Bogus Cure for Autism

Disinformation

Inside the Anti-Vax Facebook Group Pushing a Bogus Cure for Autism

David Gilbert

Trump Supporters Are Boosting a Clip of a Voting Machine Being Hacked. It's Not What It Seems

Election 2024

Trump Supporters Are Boosting a Clip of a Voting Machine Being Hacked. It's Not What It Seems

Tess Owen and David Gilbert

Trump's Get Out the Vote Plan Is Unusual—and It Just Might Work

WIRED Politics Lab

Trump's Get Out the Vote Plan Is Unusual—and It Just Might Work

Makena Kelly

License Plate Readers Are Creating a US-Wide Database of More Than Just Cars

AI Spy

License Plate Readers Are Creating a US-Wide Database of More Than Just Cars

Matt Burgess and Dhruv Mehrotra

VP Debate Night: Vance Sanitized Trumpism, Walz Called Himself a Knucklehead

WIRED Politics Lab

VP Debate Night: Vance Sanitized Trumpism, Walz Called Himself a Knucklehead

Leah Feiger

No, Tim Walz Is Not Friends With School Shooters

VP Debate

No, Tim Walz Is Not Friends With School Shooters

David Gilbert

Get Your VP Debate Bingo Card Right Here

Election 2024

Get Your VP Debate Bingo Card Right Here

Makena Kelly

As FTC Chair Lina Khan’s Term Expires, Democrats Are Torn Between Donors and Their Base

big money

As FTC Chair Lina Khan’s Term Expires, Democrats Are Torn Between Donors and Their Base

Dell Cameron

Would You Vote From Your Phone?

WIRED Politics Lab

Would You Vote From Your Phone?

Makena Kelly

Trae Stephens Has Built AI Weapons and Worked for Donald Trump. As He Sees It, Jesus Would Approve

The Big Interview

Trae Stephens Has Built AI Weapons and Worked for Donald Trump. As He Sees It, Jesus Would Approve

Steven Levy

Teens Say Trump’s Former Personal Aide and Project 2025 Higher-Up Made Them Uncomfortable in Chats

Election 2024

Teens Say Trump’s Former Personal Aide and Project 2025 Higher-Up Made Them Uncomfortable in Chats

Vittoria Elliott

Russia-Backed Media Outlets Are Under Fire in the US—but Still Trusted Worldwide

I Spy

Russia-Backed Media Outlets Are Under Fire in the US—but Still Trusted Worldwide

Vittoria Elliott

A Mysterious School for the Network State Crowd Is Now in Session

class action

A Mysterious School for the Network State Crowd Is Now in Session

Caroline Haskins

Laura Loomer: The ‘Free Spirit’ Whispering in Trump’s Ear

WIRED Politics Lab

Laura Loomer: The ‘Free Spirit’ Whispering in Trump’s Ear

Leah Feiger

Barron Trump Is Finally Taking the Stage

WIRED Politics Lab

Barron Trump Is Finally Taking the Stage

Makena Kelly

Anti-Immigrant Election Deniers Have Turned Their Online Following Into an Army of Activists

election 2024

Anti-Immigrant Election Deniers Have Turned Their Online Following Into an Army of Activists

David Gilbert

Stage Right

Laura Loomer Is MAGA at Its Most Extreme—and She’s Closer to Donald Trump Than Ever

David Gilbert

Josh Johnson Has Become the Funniest Guy on the Internet. That Is Not a Joke

The Big Interview

Josh Johnson Has Become the Funniest Guy on the Internet. That Is Not a Joke

Jason Parham