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Politics News
Uncanny Valley
How a Contractor’s Claude Agent Got Into the Pentagon
This week on
Uncanny Valley
, we also discuss Anthropic’s IPO filing and the volunteers gearing up to counter ICE at the midterms.
Brian Barrett
,
Zoë Schiffer
, and
Leah Feiger
Midterms 2026
Elon Musk’s Ties to Texas Republicans Go Much Deeper Than the Midterms
Tess Owen
Black Magic
It Sure Looks Like the Department of Education Is Promoting a Right-Wing
Harry Potter
Meme
Michaela Makusha
Latest
Agent Alert
A Defense Contractor Gave Their Personal AI Agent Access to a Secure Pentagon System
Vittoria Elliott
Midterms 2026
Law Firm Linked to Elon Musk Started an ‘Election Integrity’ Organization
Justin Glawe
Inner Loop
This Is What the GOP’s Final Midterms Push Looks Like
Hugo Lowell
Midterms 2026
Senators Demand to Know if Dr. Oz Collaborated With Election Denial Groups
David Gilbert
Takeover
A 28-Year-Old DOGE Operative Gutted USAID. HR Had No Record of Him Working There
Molly Knight Raskin
Midterms 2026
Massive Groups of Volunteers Are Ready to Face Down ICE at the Polls
David Gilbert
Need to Know
The US Government Is Hiding a Secret Court Ruling About How It Spies on Americans
Dell Cameron
Making Waves
This AI Radio Host Speaks Spanish and Backs Immigrants. It’s Winning Over Listeners
Jessica Lipsky
Midterms 2026
Elon Musk Just Dumped Another $76 Million Into the Midterms
Dell Cameron
Old School
A Dating App Is Offering ‘Chivalry Mode’ and ‘Marriage Timeline’ to Get Gen Z Married
Jason Parham
Midterms 2026
They Believe 2020 Was Stolen. They Could Be in Charge of Elections in 2028
David Gilbert
Inner Loop
‘It’s the President’s Fault’: The White House Blame Game Starts Early Ahead of the Midterms
Hugo Lowell
Hate Watch
Trump Isn’t Even Good at TV Anymore
Miles Klee
Tall Order
Bud Light Boycotters Are Still Waiting for Their ‘Woke-Free’ Beer
Miles Klee
Big Mistake, Huge
They Fled Trump’s America. Now They Regret It
Sarah Manavis
Midterms 2026
Election Offices in at Least 32 States Have Received Suspicious Letters
David Gilbert
Midterms 2026
Maricopa County, Arizona, Is Again Ground Zero of Election Conspiracy Theories
David Gilbert
Big Résumé
Katie Zacharia Was Linked to an AI Rare-Earths Startup. It’s Even Weirder Than It Sounds
Tess Owen
and
Tim Marchman
Midterms 2026
Elon Musk Is Almost Single-Handedly Funding the Republican Midterms Push
Dell Cameron
and
Hugo Lowell
New Personnel
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Was an Affiliate Marketer for a Fitness MLM
Tess Owen
and
Tim Marchman
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