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Stop Saying Kids Can’t Read

Kids These Days

Stop Saying Kids Can’t Read

Megan Greenwell

The Army Is Burning Through Its AI Tokens

War Games

The Army Is Burning Through Its AI Tokens

Vittoria Elliott

ICE Is Using Data Broker Tools to ‘Identify Unaccompanied Minors’ and ‘Fraud’

Nanny State

ICE Is Using Data Broker Tools to ‘Identify Unaccompanied Minors’ and ‘Fraud’

Caroline Haskins and Vittoria Elliott

Conspiracy Theorists Think Trump’s Speech Paves the Path to the Insurrection Act

Midterms

Conspiracy Theorists Think Trump’s Speech Paves the Path to the Insurrection Act

David Gilbert

The Group Behind 2000 Mules Is Back With Another Election Conspiracy Film

Election Denial

The Group Behind 2000 Mules Is Back With Another Election Conspiracy Film

David Gilbert

The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year

Reaping, Sowing, Etc.

The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year

Emily Mullin

Intel Officials Predict the Pentagon’s Bill for the Iran War Will Exceed $100 Billion

Inner Loop

Intel Officials Predict the Pentagon’s Bill for the Iran War Will Exceed $100 Billion

Hugo Lowell

DOGE Used AI for Housing Policy. The Government Won’t Say How

Redacted

DOGE Used AI for Housing Policy. The Government Won’t Say How

Vittoria Elliott

There Are Endless Conspiracy Theories About Lindsey Graham’s Death

Whodunit

There Are Endless Conspiracy Theories About Lindsey Graham’s Death

David Gilbert

White Supremacists Love Armie Hammer’s New Movie

Movie Magic

White Supremacists Love Armie Hammer’s New Movie

David Gilbert

Robot Dogs, Teslas, and Rescue Helicopters: The UN AI Summit Was a Lot

Talk Talk

Robot Dogs, Teslas, and Rescue Helicopters: The UN AI Summit Was a Lot

Chris Stokel-Walker

Maine’s Senate Race Implodes, Meta’s Threads Rivals Musk’s X, and the Trump Phone Arrives

Uncanny Valley

Maine’s Senate Race Implodes, Meta’s Threads Rivals Musk’s X, and the Trump Phone Arrives

Zoë Schiffer and Leah Feiger

The $28 Million Mistake That Inspired Estonia’s AI ‘Fuckup Finder’

My Word

The $28 Million Mistake That Inspired Estonia’s AI ‘Fuckup Finder’

Chris Stokel-Walker

Federal Investigators Say Certain DOGE Records Were Deleted

DOGE Inquiry

Federal Investigators Say Certain DOGE Records Were Deleted

Vittoria Elliott

Republicans Gleefully Celebrate Midterms Chaos in Maine

Inner Loop

Republicans Gleefully Celebrate Midterms Chaos in Maine

Hugo Lowell

Anthropic Added a New Security Measure to Get Back Into the Trump Administration’s Good Graces

Inner Loop

Anthropic Added a New Security Measure to Get Back Into the Trump Administration’s Good Graces

Hugo Lowell

A Guided Tour of Donald Trump’s Renovated Washington, DC

City Tour

A Guided Tour of Donald Trump’s Renovated Washington, DC

Hugo Lowell

The Trump Administration Is Lifting Its Export Controls on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable AI Models

Claude’s Back

The Trump Administration Is Lifting Its Export Controls on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable AI Models

Hugo Lowell

Bernie Sanders Saw This Coming

The Big Interview

Bernie Sanders Saw This Coming

Katie Drummond

How Hunter Biden Won the Internet

Clapback

How Hunter Biden Won the Internet

Alana Hope Levinson and Makena Kelly

The Anti-Data-Center Movement Is Reshaping Michigan Politics

Scrambled Signals

The Anti-Data-Center Movement Is Reshaping Michigan Politics

Molly Taft

The US Is About to Deport an Immigrant to the Center of the Ebola Crisis

Immigration Policy

The US Is About to Deport an Immigrant to the Center of the Ebola Crisis

Vittoria Elliott

Ivanka and Jared’s Island Resort Could Bring Down Albania’s Prime Minister

Balkan Backlash

Ivanka and Jared’s Island Resort Could Bring Down Albania’s Prime Minister

Arbjona Çibuku

The Trump White House Is Over Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei

Inner Loop

The Trump White House Is Over Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei

Hugo Lowell

Federal Workers Can’t Get the White House’s App Off Their Phones

Mandatory Fun

Federal Workers Can’t Get the White House’s App Off Their Phones

Vittoria Elliott

The UK Just Lost Its Sixth Prime Minister of the Decade

Revolving Door

The UK Just Lost Its Sixth Prime Minister of the Decade

Isabella Ward

How the Peter Thiel-Linked Dialog Club Secretly Ranks Its Members

Grade Expectations

How the Peter Thiel-Linked Dialog Club Secretly Ranks Its Members

Dell Cameron, Dhruv Mehrotra, and Yulia Almazova

Trump Mocked Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos by Showing Off Fawning Texts

Humiliation Ritual

Trump Mocked Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos by Showing Off Fawning Texts

Hugo Lowell

Locked Out of the World Cup: A Year Marked by Barriers, Borders, and Broken Access

World Cup 2026

Locked Out of the World Cup: A Year Marked by Barriers, Borders, and Broken Access

Malak Saleh

The White House Wants Anthropic to Block All Jailbreaks. That May Not Be Possible

Inner Loop

The White House Wants Anthropic to Block All Jailbreaks. That May Not Be Possible

Hugo Lowell

For Iran’s Athletes, There Is No Separating Sports From Politics

World Cup 2026

For Iran’s Athletes, There Is No Separating Sports From Politics

Tamara Davison

DOJ Lawyers Argue xAI Is ‘Vital’ for National Security in NAACP Lawsuit

Tech Support

DOJ Lawyers Argue xAI Is ‘Vital’ for National Security in NAACP Lawsuit

Molly Taft

The US Government Is Letting a Key Data Center Regulation Expire

Black Boxes

The US Government Is Letting a Key Data Center Regulation Expire

Vittoria Elliott and Molly Taft

China Didn’t Make Americans Hate Data Centers

Astroturf Talk

China Didn’t Make Americans Hate Data Centers

Molly Taft

A White Supremacist Youth Group Helped Orchestrate the Belfast Riots

Active Clubs

A White Supremacist Youth Group Helped Orchestrate the Belfast Riots

David Gilbert

The US Is Requiring Foreign Influencers to Get Work Visas for the 2026 World Cup

World Cup 2026

The US Is Requiring Foreign Influencers to Get Work Visas for the 2026 World Cup

Fernanda González

Massive Effigy of Elon Musk Raised Over Times Square to Protest Grok

Looming Menace

Massive Effigy of Elon Musk Raised Over Times Square to Protest Grok

Vittoria Elliott

YouTube Appears to Be Making Money Off of Sanctioned Iranians’ Accounts

Money Talks

YouTube Appears to Be Making Money Off of Sanctioned Iranians’ Accounts

David Gilbert

Trump’s Border Crackdown Is Wreaking Havoc on the World Cup

World Cup 2026

Trump’s Border Crackdown Is Wreaking Havoc on the World Cup

Elena Betti

A Meta Employee Who Just Lost Their Job Was Detained by Immigration Agents

Detained

A Meta Employee Who Just Lost Their Job Was Detained by Immigration Agents

Lauren Goode, Paresh Dave, and Louise Matsakis

Donald Trump Is Ready for Fight Night. So Are Donors

Inner Loop

Donald Trump Is Ready for Fight Night. So Are Donors

Hugo Lowell

Meta Changed Its Speech Rules. Then Threats Against Politicians Skyrocketed

Extreme Posting

Meta Changed Its Speech Rules. Then Threats Against Politicians Skyrocketed

David Gilbert

All the Ways Europe Is Ditching American Technology

Changing Tides

All the Ways Europe Is Ditching American Technology

Matt Burgess

The DOGE Boys Get VC Funding to Support Their Latest Enterprise

Startup Life

The DOGE Boys Get VC Funding to Support Their Latest Enterprise

Vittoria Elliott

The AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk, and Instagram Gets Hacked

Uncanny Valley

The AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk, and Instagram Gets Hacked

Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger

Elon Musk and America’s Far Right Stoke Anger Over Murder of UK Teen

Rising Tensions

Elon Musk and America’s Far Right Stoke Anger Over Murder of UK Teen

David Gilbert

This Is How Trump Finally Signed the AI Executive Order

Sign Here

This Is How Trump Finally Signed the AI Executive Order

Hugo Lowell and Maxwell Zeff

Greg Bovino Was the Star at a European Remigration Conference

Inner Loop

Greg Bovino Was the Star at a European Remigration Conference

David Gilbert

He Blew the Whistle on DOGE. Then His Brakes Were Cut

Takeover

He Blew the Whistle on DOGE. Then His Brakes Were Cut

Vittoria Elliott

The Manhattan Institute Helped Kill DEI. Now It’s Coming for Protests

First Amendment

The Manhattan Institute Helped Kill DEI. Now It’s Coming for Protests

Ali Winston

The Trump Administration Is at War With Itself Over AI Regulation

AI or Bust

The Trump Administration Is at War With Itself Over AI Regulation

Hugo Lowell and Maxwell Zeff

The White House’s Aliens.gov Site Brags That ICE Arrested More Than 700 US Citizens

X-Files

The White House’s Aliens.gov Site Brags That ICE Arrested More Than 700 US Citizens

Maddy Varner and Dell Cameron

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

2026 Elections

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

Kim Zetter

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

Inner Loop

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

Hugo Lowell

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

Immigration

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

David Gilbert

Department of Labor Tells Employees to Report Anyone Prioritizing DEI

Death of DEI

Department of Labor Tells Employees to Report Anyone Prioritizing DEI

Vittoria Elliott

US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows

Moving Targets

US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows

Daniel Boguslaw

Palantir Held Another ‘Hack Week.’ This Time, the Focus Was ICE

Better Late

Palantir Held Another ‘Hack Week.’ This Time, the Focus Was ICE

Makena Kelly

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

Prayers Up

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

Vittoria Elliott

The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech

Parting Ways

The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech

Matt Burgess and Vittoria Elliott

It’s Officially Election Season in Trumpworld

Inner Loop

It’s Officially Election Season in Trumpworld

Hugo Lowell

‘Perfect Storm’: How Trump’s Aid Cuts Are Fueling the Ebola Outbreak

Ebola Outbreak

‘Perfect Storm’: How Trump’s Aid Cuts Are Fueling the Ebola Outbreak

Kate Knibbs and Leah Feiger

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

Midterms

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

David Gilbert

Tom Steyer Wants to Save California From Billionaires. But Also Doesn’t Want Them to Leave

The Big Interview

Tom Steyer Wants to Save California From Billionaires. But Also Doesn’t Want Them to Leave

Katie Drummond

An ICE Firearms Trainer Was Involved in At Least 4 Deadly Shootings

Trigger Warning

An ICE Firearms Trainer Was Involved in At Least 4 Deadly Shootings

Ali Winston

A Woman Was in the US Legally. She Was Deported Anyway

Immigration

A Woman Was in the US Legally. She Was Deported Anyway

Vittoria Elliott

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

Uncanny Valley

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

Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger

Trump's Inner Circle Is Already Scrambling Over the 2028 Presidential Ticket

Inner Loop

Trump's Inner Circle Is Already Scrambling Over the 2028 Presidential Ticket

Hugo Lowell

A Conspiracy Theory About QR Codes Has Led to Chaos Ahead of Georgia's Midterms

Election Security

A Conspiracy Theory About QR Codes Has Led to Chaos Ahead of Georgia's Midterms

David Gilbert

Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories Are Already Spreading Online

Going Viral

Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories Are Already Spreading Online

David Gilbert

There’s an Unhinged New Video Game About Trump and the Iran War

End Game

There’s an Unhinged New Video Game About Trump and the Iran War

Makena Kelly

There’s a Long-Shot Proposal to Protect California Workers From AI

Jobs Jobs Jobs

There’s a Long-Shot Proposal to Protect California Workers From AI

Makena Kelly

One of DOGE’s Young Engineers Is Now Running a Defense Tech Startup

DOGE Spread

One of DOGE’s Young Engineers Is Now Running a Defense Tech Startup

Vittoria Elliott

There Is No Evidence the Trump Assassination Attempts Were Staged. People Still Believe They Were

Shots Fired

There Is No Evidence the Trump Assassination Attempts Were Staged. People Still Believe They Were

David Gilbert

Trump’s Team Wants Him to Accept an Iran Deal He’s Already Rejected

Inner Loop

Trump’s Team Wants Him to Accept an Iran Deal He’s Already Rejected

Hugo Lowell

A Federal Worker Was Fired for Filming DOGE. Now She’s Running for Congress

Takeover

A Federal Worker Was Fired for Filming DOGE. Now She’s Running for Congress

Makena Kelly

The Chinese Government Just Got the World’s Largest Digital Rights Conference Canceled

Access Denied

The Chinese Government Just Got the World’s Largest Digital Rights Conference Canceled

Vittoria Elliott and Zeyi Yang

How Trump Weaponized the DOJ Division That Kept Elections Fair

Inner Loop

How Trump Weaponized the DOJ Division That Kept Elections Fair

David Gilbert

‘The Damage Is Massive’: How the Justice Department Dismantled Its Voting Rights Section

Elections

‘The Damage Is Massive’: How the Justice Department Dismantled Its Voting Rights Section

David Gilbert

A DOGE Affiliate Is Now in Charge of the US Government’s ID Platform

Takeover

A DOGE Affiliate Is Now in Charge of the US Government’s ID Platform

Vittoria Elliott

Cole Allen Charged With Attempting to Assassinate Trump

Political Violence

Cole Allen Charged With Attempting to Assassinate Trump

Dell Cameron

‘STAGED’: Conspiracy Theories Are Everywhere Following White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting

Conspiracy Theories

‘STAGED’: Conspiracy Theories Are Everywhere Following White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting

David Gilbert

California Engineer Identified in Suspected Shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Gun Violence

California Engineer Identified in Suspected Shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Caroline Haskins and Andrew Couts

The Latest Push to Extend Key US Spy Powers Is Still a Mess

Faking It

The Latest Push to Extend Key US Spy Powers Is Still a Mess

Dell Cameron

The FTC Is Ramping Up to Target Transgender Rights

LGBTQ Rights

The FTC Is Ramping Up to Target Transgender Rights

Vittoria Elliott

Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder if They’re the Bad Guys

Internal Comms

Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder if They’re the Bad Guys

Makena Kelly

USAID Whistleblower Says It Was Even Worse Than People Knew

Inner Loop

USAID Whistleblower Says It Was Even Worse Than People Knew

Vittoria Elliott

The Internet’s Favorite Lawyer Says We’re Living Through ‘Multiple Watergates per Week’

The Big Interview

The Internet’s Favorite Lawyer Says We’re Living Through ‘Multiple Watergates per Week’

Katie Drummond

Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance

Blockades

Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance

Dell Cameron

MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged

Conspiracy Theory

MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged

David Gilbert

Congress Turns Up Pressure on DHS Over Palantir’s Role in Immigration Crackdown

ICE ICE

Congress Turns Up Pressure on DHS Over Palantir’s Role in Immigration Crackdown

Caroline Haskins

Where the DOGE Operatives Are Now

Takeover

Where the DOGE Operatives Are Now

Vittoria Elliott

MAGA Is Starting to Look Beyond Trump

Inner Loop

MAGA Is Starting to Look Beyond Trump

David Gilbert

The FCC Has a Fast Lane for Complaints About Trump’s Media Critics

Direct Access

The FCC Has a Fast Lane for Complaints About Trump’s Media Critics

Dell Cameron

Silicon Valley Is Spending Millions to Stop One of Its Own

The Big Interview

Silicon Valley Is Spending Millions to Stop One of Its Own

Katie Drummond

Government Workers Say They’re Getting Inundated With Religion

Church vs. State

Government Workers Say They’re Getting Inundated With Religion

Vittoria Elliott

Staunch Trump Supporters Are Now Asking if He’s the Antichrist

Satanic Panic

Staunch Trump Supporters Are Now Asking if He’s the Antichrist

Makena Kelly and David Gilbert

Smell Tests

How the Internet Broke Everyone’s Bullshit Detectors

Gia Chaudry

MAGA Media Seems to Have Hit Its Breaking Point Over Iran

Seeing Red

MAGA Media Seems to Have Hit Its Breaking Point Over Iran

Makena Kelly

The FBI Didn’t Answer Texts From Minnesota Investigators for Days After Renee Good’s Killing

Missed Connections

The FBI Didn’t Answer Texts From Minnesota Investigators for Days After Renee Good’s Killing

Caroline Haskins