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We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower

Arsonist in Chief

We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower

Garrett M. Graff

DHS’s Data Grab Is Getting Citizens Kicked Off Voter Rolls, New Complaint Says

Midterms

DHS’s Data Grab Is Getting Citizens Kicked Off Voter Rolls, New Complaint Says

Vittoria Elliott

MAGA’s ‘Manifest Destiny’ Coalition Has Arrived

Inner Loop

MAGA’s ‘Manifest Destiny’ Coalition Has Arrived

Makena Kelly

Pro-AI Super PACs Are Already All In on the Midterms

Vote.AI

Pro-AI Super PACs Are Already All In on the Midterms

Maxwell Zeff

‘I’m Witnessing a Lot of Emptiness’: How ICE Uprooted Normal Life in Minneapolis

Occupied

‘I’m Witnessing a Lot of Emptiness’: How ICE Uprooted Normal Life in Minneapolis

Lina Misitzis and Katie Thornton

ICE Details a New Minnesota-Based Detention Network That Spans 5 States

Growing Pains

ICE Details a New Minnesota-Based Detention Network That Spans 5 States

Dell Cameron

Why ICE Can Kill With Impunity

Immune Systems

Why ICE Can Kill With Impunity

Lila Hassan

Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next’

Trump Playbook

Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next’

Makena Kelly and Leah Feiger

Trump Doesn’t Need the Proud Boys Anymore

Inner Loop

Trump Doesn’t Need the Proud Boys Anymore

David Gilbert

In Photos: One Week Since the Shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis

Photo Essay

In Photos: One Week Since the Shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis

Leah Feiger and Paloma Shutes

Everything Is Content for the ‘Clicktatorship’

Click

Everything Is Content for the ‘Clicktatorship’

Vittoria Elliott

What to Do if ICE Invades Your Neighborhood

Plan Ahead

What to Do if ICE Invades Your Neighborhood

Lily Hay Newman, Maddy Varner, and Matt Burgess

Minnesota Sues to Stop ICE ‘Invasion’

Block Party

Minnesota Sues to Stop ICE ‘Invasion’

Dell Cameron

Right-Wing Influencers Have Flooded Minneapolis

Live from MN

Right-Wing Influencers Have Flooded Minneapolis

Makena Kelly

ICE Agent Who Reportedly Shot Renee Good Was a Firearms Trainer, per Testimony

Background Check

ICE Agent Who Reportedly Shot Renee Good Was a Firearms Trainer, per Testimony

Matt Giles and Tim Marchman

MAGA Is Already Rewriting the ICE Shooting in Minneapolis

Spin cycle

MAGA Is Already Rewriting the ICE Shooting in Minneapolis

David Gilbert

People Are Using AI to Falsely Identify the Federal Agent Who Shot Renee Good

AI detectives

People Are Using AI to Falsely Identify the Federal Agent Who Shot Renee Good

David Gilbert

Election Deniers Think the Venezuela Attack Is All About 2020

Run it back

Election Deniers Think the Venezuela Attack Is All About 2020

David Gilbert

Venezuela Is the First Big Test for the Pentagon’s Influencer Press Corps—and It's Failing

Inner Loop

Venezuela Is the First Big Test for the Pentagon’s Influencer Press Corps—and It's Failing

Makena Kelly

Margaret Atwood on Doomscrolling: ‘I Want to Keep Up With the Latest Doom’

The Big Interview

Margaret Atwood on Doomscrolling: ‘I Want to Keep Up With the Latest Doom’

Katie Drummond

The 3 Keys to Understanding Trump’s Retro Coup in Venezuela

Flashback

The 3 Keys to Understanding Trump’s Retro Coup in Venezuela

Garrett M. Graff

What Happens Next in Venezuela—and the Rest of Latin America?

Donroe Doctrine

What Happens Next in Venezuela—and the Rest of Latin America?

Fernanda González

Disinformation Floods Social Media After Nicolás Maduro’s Capture

Misdirection

Disinformation Floods Social Media After Nicolás Maduro’s Capture

David Gilbert

China Will Tax Contraceptives in a Bid to Improve Birth Rates

Birth Control

China Will Tax Contraceptives in a Bid to Improve Birth Rates

Fernanda González

‘We Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet’—Trump’s Mass Deportations Will Only Grow From Here

EXPIRED/TIRED/WIRED

‘We Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet’—Trump’s Mass Deportations Will Only Grow From Here

David Gilbert

Big Balls Was Just the Beginning

EXPIRED/TIRED/WIRED

Big Balls Was Just the Beginning

Vittoria Elliott

Politics Is Fandom; Fascism Is Fanfic

EXPIRED/TIRED/WIRED

Politics Is Fandom; Fascism Is Fanfic

Makena Kelly

Here’s What’s in the DOJ’s Epstein Files Release—and What’s Missing

Dirty Laundry

Here’s What’s in the DOJ’s Epstein Files Release—and What’s Missing

Maddy Varner, Dell Cameron, and Caroline Haskins

WIRED Roundup: The 5 Tech and Politics Trends That Shaped 2025

Uncanny Valley

WIRED Roundup: The 5 Tech and Politics Trends That Shaped 2025

Zoë Schiffer and Brian Barrett

The DOJ’s Jeffrey Epstein Files Are Here

Document Dumps

The DOJ’s Jeffrey Epstein Files Are Here

Maddy Varner

Terrifying New Photos Emerge From the Jeffrey Epstein Estate

Nightmare Fuel

Terrifying New Photos Emerge From the Jeffrey Epstein Estate

Maddy Varner and Andrew Couts

Opposed to Data Centers? The Working Families Party Wants You to Run for Office

Yes You

Opposed to Data Centers? The Working Families Party Wants You to Run for Office

Molly Taft

The Most Powerful Politics Influencers Barely Post About Politics

Inner Loop

The Most Powerful Politics Influencers Barely Post About Politics

David Gilbert

Warnings Mount in Congress Over Expanded US Wiretap Powers

Listen Up

Warnings Mount in Congress Over Expanded US Wiretap Powers

Dell Cameron

Many States Say They’ll Defy RFK Jr.’s Changes to Hepatitis B Vaccination

Patchwork

Many States Say They’ll Defy RFK Jr.’s Changes to Hepatitis B Vaccination

Emily Mullin

The DHS Data Grab Is Putting US Citizens at Risk

Inner Loop

The DHS Data Grab Is Putting US Citizens at Risk

Vittoria Elliott

A Complete Guide to the Jeffrey Epstein Document Dumps

Catch & Release

A Complete Guide to the Jeffrey Epstein Document Dumps

Maddy Varner

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie: ‘We Are a City on the Rise’

The Big Interview

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie: ‘We Are a City on the Rise’

Katie Drummond

Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less

Holiday Snacks

Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less

Leah Feiger

WIRED Roundup: DOGE Isn’t Dead, Facebook Dating Is Real, amd Amazon’s AI Ambitions

Uncanny Valley

WIRED Roundup: DOGE Isn’t Dead, Facebook Dating Is Real, amd Amazon’s AI Ambitions

Zoë Schiffer and Leah Feiger

Watch the Highlights From WIRED’s Big Interview Event Right Here

The Big Interview

Watch the Highlights From WIRED’s Big Interview Event Right Here

WIRED Staff

Former USIP Lawyer on DOGE: ‘Brass Knuckles on an Authoritarian Fist’

The Big Interview

Former USIP Lawyer on DOGE: ‘Brass Knuckles on an Authoritarian Fist’

Angela Watercutter

David Hogg to Democratic Establishment: Get the Message or Get Voted Out

The Big Interview

David Hogg to Democratic Establishment: Get the Message or Get Voted Out

Marah Eakin

Former DOGE Engineer Is Now Back in Government

The Big Interview

Former DOGE Engineer Is Now Back in Government

Vittoria Elliott

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie: Past Leaders Took the City ‘for Granted’

The Big Interview

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie: Past Leaders Took the City ‘for Granted’

Marah Eakin

FBI Says DC Pipe Bomb Suspect Brian Cole Kept Buying Bomb Parts After January 6

Busted

FBI Says DC Pipe Bomb Suspect Brian Cole Kept Buying Bomb Parts After January 6

Dell Cameron and David Gilbert

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Is Detaining People for ICE

Fishy Business

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Is Detaining People for ICE

Caroline Haskins

The Trump Administration Wants Immigrants to Self-Deport. It’s a Shit Show

Inner Loop

The Trump Administration Wants Immigrants to Self-Deport. It’s a Shit Show

Vittoria Elliott

DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now

DOGE

DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now

Makena Kelly and Vittoria Elliott

ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms

Have Mercenary

ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms

Dell Cameron

Trump Is Boosting MAGA X Accounts Operating Overseas

Extra Postage

Trump Is Boosting MAGA X Accounts Operating Overseas

David Gilbert

Pranksters Re-Created a Working Version of Jeffrey Epstein’s Gmail Inbox

Return to Sender

Pranksters Re-Created a Working Version of Jeffrey Epstein’s Gmail Inbox

Boone Ashworth

Senators Want Extremism Researchers to Surrender Documents Linked to Right-Wing Grudges

Probing Questions

Senators Want Extremism Researchers to Surrender Documents Linked to Right-Wing Grudges

Ali Winston

Trump Takes Aim at State AI Laws in Draft Executive Order

Fed v. States

Trump Takes Aim at State AI Laws in Draft Executive Order

Maxwell Zeff and Makena Kelly

How Donald Trump Lost Control of the Epstein Spin Cycle

Inner Loop

How Donald Trump Lost Control of the Epstein Spin Cycle

David Gilbert

Social Security Data Is Openly Being Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants

Data Drop

Social Security Data Is Openly Being Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants

Vittoria Elliott

WIRED Roundup: Fandom in Politics, Zuckerberg’s Illegal School, and Nepal’s Discord Revolution

Uncanny Valley

WIRED Roundup: Fandom in Politics, Zuckerberg’s Illegal School, and Nepal’s Discord Revolution

Zoë Schiffer and Leah Feiger

All MAGA Wanted Was the Epstein Files. Now They're Ignoring Them

Epstein Docs

All MAGA Wanted Was the Epstein Files. Now They're Ignoring Them

David Gilbert

Jeffrey Epstein Claimed Intimate Knowledge of Donald Trump’s Views in Texts With Bill Gates Adviser

Epstein Docs

Jeffrey Epstein Claimed Intimate Knowledge of Donald Trump’s Views in Texts With Bill Gates Adviser

Tim Marchman and Leah Feiger

Stewart Rhodes Relaunched the Oath Keepers. Even Old Oath Keepers Don’t Care

Extremism

Stewart Rhodes Relaunched the Oath Keepers. Even Old Oath Keepers Don’t Care

David Gilbert

This DOGE Whistleblower Is Running for Office

DOGE

This DOGE Whistleblower Is Running for Office

Makena Kelly

The EPA Is in Chaos

Shutdown

The EPA Is in Chaos

Molly Taft

The Government Shutdown Is a Ticking Cybersecurity Time Bomb

Down Time

The Government Shutdown Is a Ticking Cybersecurity Time Bomb

Lily Hay Newman

Social Security Employees Grill Management During Tense Shutdown Meeting

Shutdown

Social Security Employees Grill Management During Tense Shutdown Meeting

Zoë Schiffer and Leah Feiger

Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign Figured Out How to Channel Fandom

Fandom Voters

Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign Figured Out How to Channel Fandom

Makena Kelly

Zohran Mamdani Just Inherited the NYPD Surveillance State

All Eyes on You

Zohran Mamdani Just Inherited the NYPD Surveillance State

Ali Winston

Democrats Did Much Better Than Expected

Inner Loop

Democrats Did Much Better Than Expected

Jake Lahut

‘New York City Has Fallen’: MAGA Responds to Zohran Mamdani’s Victory With a Racist Freak-Out

Empire State of Mind

‘New York City Has Fallen’: MAGA Responds to Zohran Mamdani’s Victory With a Racist Freak-Out

David Gilbert

Teachers Get Death Threats After MAGA Claims Their Halloween Costumes Mocked Charlie Kirk

Extreme

Teachers Get Death Threats After MAGA Claims Their Halloween Costumes Mocked Charlie Kirk

David Gilbert

It’s Been a Year Since Trump Was Elected. Democrats Still Don’t Get the Internet

Dial Up

It’s Been a Year Since Trump Was Elected. Democrats Still Don’t Get the Internet

Makena Kelly

The GOP Civil War Over Nick Fuentes Has Just Begun

Grand Old Party

The GOP Civil War Over Nick Fuentes Has Just Begun

David Gilbert

The Inside Story of How Gen Z Toppled Nepal’s Leader and Chose a New One on Discord

Digital Democracy

The Inside Story of How Gen Z Toppled Nepal’s Leader and Chose a New One on Discord

Tulsi Rauniyar

An Anarchist’s Conviction Offers a Grim Foreshadowing of Trump’s War on the ‘Left’

Shifting Priorities

An Anarchist’s Conviction Offers a Grim Foreshadowing of Trump’s War on the ‘Left’

Ali Winston

Nancy Mace Curses, Berates Confused Cops in Airport Meltdown: Police Report

Mace On A Plane

Nancy Mace Curses, Berates Confused Cops in Airport Meltdown: Police Report

Jake Lahut

Republicans Claimed Biden Censored YouTube. 20 Employees Seem to Say Otherwise

Influence Operation

Republicans Claimed Biden Censored YouTube. 20 Employees Seem to Say Otherwise

Makena Kelly

ICE Wants to Build a Shadow Deportation Network in Texas

Enforcement, LLC

ICE Wants to Build a Shadow Deportation Network in Texas

Dell Cameron

No, SNAP Benefits Aren’t Mostly Used by Immigrants

Disinformation

No, SNAP Benefits Aren’t Mostly Used by Immigrants

David Gilbert

Federal Workers Are Barely Making It Through the Government Shutdown

Shutdown

Federal Workers Are Barely Making It Through the Government Shutdown

Vittoria Elliott and Makena Kelly

Donald Trump Is the First AI Slop President

Inner Loop

Donald Trump Is the First AI Slop President

Jake Lahut

CBP Searched a Record Number of Phones at the US Border Over the Past Year

Trending Topics

CBP Searched a Record Number of Phones at the US Border Over the Past Year

Matt Burgess and Dell Cameron

The Republican Plan to Reform the Census Could Put Everyone’s Privacy at Risk

Head count

The Republican Plan to Reform the Census Could Put Everyone’s Privacy at Risk

Vittoria Elliott

This Is the Nuclear-Powered Ship Deployed in Trump’s War on Drug Boats

Show of Force

This Is the Nuclear-Powered Ship Deployed in Trump’s War on Drug Boats

Fernanda González

Hundreds of People With ‘Top Secret’ Clearance Exposed by House Democrats’ Website

House Oversight

Hundreds of People With ‘Top Secret’ Clearance Exposed by House Democrats’ Website

Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

The ‘Surge’ of Troops May Not Come to San Francisco, but the City Is Ready Anyway

Protests

The ‘Surge’ of Troops May Not Come to San Francisco, but the City Is Ready Anyway

Boone Ashworth

White House Staffers Couldn’t Care Less About the East Wing Demolition

Tear Down

White House Staffers Couldn’t Care Less About the East Wing Demolition

Jake Lahut

The Andrew Cuomo Campaign Is All in on MAGA Influencers

Time's Up

The Andrew Cuomo Campaign Is All in on MAGA Influencers

Makena Kelly

No, ICE (Probably) Didn’t Buy Guided Missile Warheads

Defused

No, ICE (Probably) Didn’t Buy Guided Missile Warheads

Caroline Haskins

Historians Don't Think a US Civil War Is Likely—but They're Still Nervous

Inner Loop

Historians Don't Think a US Civil War Is Likely—but They're Still Nervous

Jake Lahut

Inside the Trump Adminstration's Bluesky Invasion

Spread out

Inside the Trump Adminstration's Bluesky Invasion

Makena Kelly

Zohran Mamdani, the Internet’s Mayor

The Big Interview

Zohran Mamdani, the Internet’s Mayor

Katie Drummond

The FTC Is Disappearing Blog Posts About AI Published During Lina Khan’s Tenure

Poof, Gone!

The FTC Is Disappearing Blog Posts About AI Published During Lina Khan’s Tenure

Lauren Goode and Makena Kelly

Scenes From Saturday's Nationwide ‘No Kings’ Protests

Photo Gallery

Scenes From Saturday's Nationwide ‘No Kings’ Protests

Brian Barrett and Alyssa Walker

The New Power of Far-Right Influencers

Uncanny Valley

The New Power of Far-Right Influencers

Michael Calore, Leah Feiger, and David Gilbert

Elon Musk Has Turned His Eye to the UK

Keep Calm

Elon Musk Has Turned His Eye to the UK

David Gilbert

One Republican Now Controls a Huge Chunk of US Election Infrastructure

Tally Up

One Republican Now Controls a Huge Chunk of US Election Infrastructure

Kim Zetter

Federal Workers Are Being Used as Pawns in the Shutdown

Inner Loop

Federal Workers Are Being Used as Pawns in the Shutdown

Makena Kelly

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

RIFs

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

Emily Mullin

Mark Cuban Would Still Have Dinner With Donald Trump

The Big Interview

Mark Cuban Would Still Have Dinner With Donald Trump

Katie Drummond

The Shutdown Is Pushing Air Safety Workers to the Limit

Up up and away

The Shutdown Is Pushing Air Safety Workers to the Limit

Aarian Marshall

Trump Wants to Take Over Cities. Influencers Are Giving Him the Fuel to Do It

Say Cheese

Trump Wants to Take Over Cities. Influencers Are Giving Him the Fuel to Do It

Makena Kelly