Feb 16, 2018 5:19 PM

Facebook Changed Politics Forever. But What Happens Next?

This week, our guest Nick Thompson talks about Facebook, fake news, Russian propaganda, politics, and journalism.

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Alex Vindman Survived Trump’s Retaliation Machine. Now He’s Running for Senate

In 2019, Alex Vindman testified during President Trump’s first impeachment trial–a decision that ended his military career. Now he wants to challenge the president from the halls of Congress.

Katie Drummond

The US Can Put People on the Moon. Why Can’t It Get Iranians Online?

Jason Rezaian spent years reporting from Iran before being imprisoned by the regime. He says internet access is key to transforming the country—if only the US government would do something about it.

Katie Drummond

Department of Labor Tells Employees to Report Anyone Prioritizing DEI

The email instructs workers to report behavior that predates Donald Trump’s second inauguration. One employee tells WIRED it felt like a “reminder to narc on your coworkers.”

Vittoria Elliott

It’s Officially Election Season in Trumpworld

With Trump nemesis Thomas Massie vanquished, Republican strategists are now eyeing races in Texas, California, and Maine.

Hugo Lowell

The State Department Really Doesn’t Want to Talk About the Office of Remigration

The office was created a year ago and seemingly named for a far right European plan to expel minorities and immigrants from Western nations. It now works, a source says, with little to no oversight.

David Gilbert

Ballots Have Been Seized Across the US. No One Knows What Will Happen Next

So far this year, authorities have seized or demanded ballots from elections in four states. Experts fear the trend could throw the midterms into chaos unless courts draw a line.

Kim Zetter

Drone Ports and Funding Mayhem: Trump's Ballroom Has Turned Toxic

“Republicans are just going to have to suck it up and get it done,” says one Trump aide about the funding melee. The votes, though, may simply not be there.

Hugo Lowell

‘It’s Not a Joke’: A Simpsons Writer Holds His First Presidential Campaign Rally

At a small kickoff event in Los Angeles, Dan Greaney explained why he could no longer stand by and watch the demolition of American democracy.

Miles Klee

The Department of Labor’s Faith Leader Is Now Also in Charge of Its Civil Rights Enforcement

Kenneth Wolfe organized the Department of Labor’s controversial prayer services before he was quietly appointed to lead a major agency office.

Vittoria Elliott

Trump’s Tech Posse in China, Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman, and Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

Today on Uncanny Valley, we discuss how Donald Trump’s visit to China could influence conversations between world leaders at a moment when the economic and foreign policy stakes couldn’t be higher.

Brian Barrett

Greg Bovino Was the Star at a European Remigration Conference

The man who headed Trump’s invasions of US cities joined the US and European far right in Portugal to preach “remigration”—a plan to expel all minorities and immigrants.

David Gilbert

Election Officials Are Getting Ready for ICE to Show Up at the Polls

The Trump administration keeps threatening to send federal agents to oversee elections. State and local officials are preparing, and even gaming out what happens if they're arrested.

David Gilbert