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DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’

Peace Out

DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’

The outgoing executive director of the Office of Homeland Security Statistics is one of very few federal officials to speak out against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Noah Shachtman

This Is Donald Trump’s AI Brain Trust

Team AI

This Is Donald Trump’s AI Brain Trust

Hugo Lowell

Silicon Valley Is Completely Divided Over Chinese AI

Backchannel

Silicon Valley Is Completely Divided Over Chinese AI

Lauren Goode

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Trump Endorsed the MyPillow Guy as Minnesota Governor. The State GOP Isn’t Buying It

Midterms

Trump Endorsed the MyPillow Guy as Minnesota Governor. The State GOP Isn’t Buying It

David Gilbert

European Researchers Say Big Tech Is Blocking Access to Their Data

Bloc-Buster

European Researchers Say Big Tech Is Blocking Access to Their Data

Anna Desmarais

People Are Getting Off to Porn About ICE Raids

Plot Twist

People Are Getting Off to Porn About ICE Raids

Jason Parham

The White House Is Trying to Figure Out What to Do About Chinese AI

Inner Loop

The White House Is Trying to Figure Out What to Do About Chinese AI

Hugo Lowell

States Want ICE Agents to Show Their Faces. The Trump Administration Is Blocking Them

Face Time

States Want ICE Agents to Show Their Faces. The Trump Administration Is Blocking Them

Maddy Varner

Abdul El-Sayed Is an Epidemiologist Running for Senate. His State Is a Public Health Disaster

Double Trouble

Abdul El-Sayed Is an Epidemiologist Running for Senate. His State Is a Public Health Disaster

Molly Taft

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

Pete Hegseth’s Plan for ‘High T’ Troops Is a Junk-Science Fever Dream

Pump You Up

Pete Hegseth’s Plan for ‘High T’ Troops Is a Junk-Science Fever Dream

Miles Klee

Why Apple Sued OpenAI, New York Takes on Data Centers, and What to Know about Cyclosporiasis

Uncanny Valley

Why Apple Sued OpenAI, New York Takes on Data Centers, and What to Know about Cyclosporiasis

Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger, and Emily Mullin

Here’s Why Anthropic Is Pushing States to Regulate AI Faster

Model Behavior

Here’s Why Anthropic Is Pushing States to Regulate AI Faster

Maxwell Zeff

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

OpenAI Staffers Are Funding a Rival Super PAC to Take on Their Boss

Internal Conflict

OpenAI Staffers Are Funding a Rival Super PAC to Take on Their Boss

Maxwell Zeff

The UK Is Planning a Social Media Curfew for 16- and 17-Year-Olds

Anti-Social

The UK Is Planning a Social Media Curfew for 16- and 17-Year-Olds

Miles Klee

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