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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

Apple Took Down These ICE-Tracking Apps. The Developers Aren't Giving Up

Frozen Out

Apple Took Down These ICE-Tracking Apps. The Developers Aren't Giving Up

Reece Rogers and Lily Hay Newman

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Targeted

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

David Gilbert

Trumpworld's Least Favorite Cabinet Secretaries

Inner Loop

Trumpworld's Least Favorite Cabinet Secretaries

Jake Lahut

Ted Cruz Targets Wikipedia Over ‘Ideological Bias’

Wiki How

Ted Cruz Targets Wikipedia Over ‘Ideological Bias’

Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica

Chaos, Confusion, and Conspiracies: Inside a Facebook Group for RFK Jr.’s Autism ‘Cure’

health care

Chaos, Confusion, and Conspiracies: Inside a Facebook Group for RFK Jr.’s Autism ‘Cure’

David Gilbert

At a Conspiracy Conference in Rural Ireland, Charlie Kirk Was the Star

Far Out

At a Conspiracy Conference in Rural Ireland, Charlie Kirk Was the Star

David Gilbert

Government Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for Shutdown

Shutdown

Government Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for Shutdown

Leah Feiger and Vittoria Elliott

The Trump Administration Is Coming for Nonprofits. They're Getting Ready

Blue Scare

The Trump Administration Is Coming for Nonprofits. They're Getting Ready

Vittoria Elliott

Federal Workers Are Being Told to Blame Democrats for the Shutdown

Shutdown

Federal Workers Are Being Told to Blame Democrats for the Shutdown

Vittoria Elliott

The Post-Chuck Schumer Era

Inner Loop

The Post-Chuck Schumer Era

Jake Lahut

The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession

Endgame

The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession

Laura Bullard

How a Travel YouTuber Captured Nepal’s Revolution for the World

Revolution, Televised

How a Travel YouTuber Captured Nepal’s Revolution for the World

Nicholas Slayton

WIRED Roundup: Groypers Are Going Mainstream

Uncanny Valley

WIRED Roundup: Groypers Are Going Mainstream

Zoë Schiffer and Jake Lahut

Tech Billionaires Already Captured the White House. They Still Want to Be Kings

Invite Only

Tech Billionaires Already Captured the White House. They Still Want to Be Kings

Vittoria Elliott

WIRED’s Politics Issue Cover Is in a City Near You

X Marks the Spot

WIRED’s Politics Issue Cover Is in a City Near You

Angela Watercutter

The Onion Made an Absolutely Unhinged Jeffrey Epstein Mockumentary

Satire

The Onion Made an Absolutely Unhinged Jeffrey Epstein Mockumentary

Manisha Krishnan

The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers

Oral History

The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers

Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger, Vittoria Elliott, Makena Kelly, Kate Knibbs, David Gilbert, Molly Taft, Aarian Marshall, Paresh Dave, and Jake Lahut

Armed Guards and Muscle Milk: Senate Investigation Reveals DOGE Takeover Details

Takeover

Armed Guards and Muscle Milk: Senate Investigation Reveals DOGE Takeover Details

Makena Kelly and Vittoria Elliott

Larry Ellison Is a ‘Shadow President’ in Donald Trump’s America

Inner Loop

Larry Ellison Is a ‘Shadow President’ in Donald Trump’s America

Jake Lahut

The 22 Very Online Upstarts Changing the Face of Politics

Power List

The 22 Very Online Upstarts Changing the Face of Politics

Makena Kelly, Jake Lahut, and Elisa Muyl

DHS Has Been Collecting US Citizens’ DNA for Years

Downward Spiral

DHS Has Been Collecting US Citizens’ DNA for Years

Dell Cameron

She Fought the Far Right Online for Years. Now She Wants to Do It in Congress

Kat’s Out of the Bag

She Fought the Far Right Online for Years. Now She Wants to Do It in Congress

Kate Knibbs

Nick Fuentes’ Plan to Conquer America

Extremism

Nick Fuentes’ Plan to Conquer America

David Gilbert

I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong

Boom Goes Bust

I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong

Steven Levy

Elon Musk Is Out to Rule Space. Can Anyone Stop Him?

Space Invaders

Elon Musk Is Out to Rule Space. Can Anyone Stop Him?

Noah Shachtman

Brendan Carr Isn't Going to Stop Until Someone Makes Him

Minister of Truth

Brendan Carr Isn't Going to Stop Until Someone Makes Him

Makena Kelly

Political Influencers Are Ramping Up Security—and Posting Through It

Security Risk

Political Influencers Are Ramping Up Security—and Posting Through It

Makena Kelly

Anti-Trump Protesters Take Aim at ‘Naive’ US-UK AI Deal

Trump Protests

Anti-Trump Protesters Take Aim at ‘Naive’ US-UK AI Deal

Natasha Bernal

Inside Trumpworld’s Reality Distortion Field

Inner Loop

Inside Trumpworld’s Reality Distortion Field

Jake Lahut

Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Charged as Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty

Political Violence

Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Charged as Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty

Dell Cameron

One Vigilante, 22 Cell Tower Fires, and a World of Conspiracies

Fahrenheit 5G

One Vigilante, 22 Cell Tower Fires, and a World of Conspiracies

Brendan I. Koerner

WIRED Roundup: How Charlie Kirk Changed Conservative Media

Uncanny Valley

WIRED Roundup: How Charlie Kirk Changed Conservative Media

Zoë Schiffer and Jake Lahut

Bullets Found After the Charlie Kirk Shooting Carried Messages. Here’s What They Mean

Game On

Bullets Found After the Charlie Kirk Shooting Carried Messages. Here’s What They Mean

Makena Kelly and Megan Farokhmanesh

Extremist Groups Hated Charlie Kirk. They’re Using His Death to Radicalize Others

Extremism

Extremist Groups Hated Charlie Kirk. They’re Using His Death to Radicalize Others

David Gilbert

Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Identified as 22-Year-Old Utah Man

Investigative Files

Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Identified as 22-Year-Old Utah Man

Dell Cameron

A Vigil for Charlie Kirk

Memento Mori

A Vigil for Charlie Kirk

Jasper Craven and Sinna Nasseri

Right-Wing Activists Are Targeting People for Allegedly Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Death

Extremism

Right-Wing Activists Are Targeting People for Allegedly Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Death

David Gilbert

‘War Is Here’: The Far-Right Responds to Charlie Kirk Shooting With Calls for Violence

Extremism

‘War Is Here’: The Far-Right Responds to Charlie Kirk Shooting With Calls for Violence

David Gilbert

Right-Wing Activist Charlie Kirk Dead at 31

Obituary

Right-Wing Activist Charlie Kirk Dead at 31

Makena Kelly

Charlie Kirk Is Dead After Utah Valley University Shooting

Gun Violence

Charlie Kirk Is Dead After Utah Valley University Shooting

Andrew Couts and Dell Cameron

Melania Trump’s AI Era Is Upon Us

Inner Loop

Melania Trump’s AI Era Is Upon Us

Jake Lahut