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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

The Pro-Iran Meme Machine Trolling Trump With AI Lego Cartoons

Iran War

The Pro-Iran Meme Machine Trolling Trump With AI Lego Cartoons

David Gilbert

Politicians Are Spending More Money on Security as They Increasingly Become Targets

Life Goals

Politicians Are Spending More Money on Security as They Increasingly Become Targets

Maddy Varner

The Next Attorney General Will Probably Be an Election Denier

Inner Loop

The Next Attorney General Will Probably Be an Election Denier

David Gilbert

He Started a Social Network Alone. Then 5 Million People Signed Up

The Big Interview

He Started a Social Network Alone. Then 5 Million People Signed Up

Katie Drummond

Border Patrol Agents Sold Challenge Coins With Charlotte’s Web Characters in Riot Gear

Coin Toss

Border Patrol Agents Sold Challenge Coins With Charlotte’s Web Characters in Riot Gear

Maddy Varner

The DOJ Misled a Judge About How It’s Using Voter Roll Data

Midterm Season

The DOJ Misled a Judge About How It’s Using Voter Roll Data

David Gilbert

Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine Is Helping Out on Viral Fraud Videos Now

Fraud Talk

Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine Is Helping Out on Viral Fraud Videos Now

Makena Kelly and Vittoria Elliott

A Year After DOGE Cuts, GSA Now Plans to Hire Hundreds of Employees

Bounce Back

A Year After DOGE Cuts, GSA Now Plans to Hire Hundreds of Employees

Leah Feiger and Zoë Schiffer

Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump’s Violent Immigration Crackdown

Use of Force

Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump’s Violent Immigration Crackdown

Ali Winston and Maddy Varner

The New Era of Militia Influencers

Inner Loop

The New Era of Militia Influencers

David Gilbert

In a Big Reversal, Zohran Mamdani Tells NYC Agencies They Can Use TikTok

Back Online

In a Big Reversal, Zohran Mamdani Tells NYC Agencies They Can Use TikTok

Makena Kelly

Opposing ICE Might Save the Country. It Could Also Ruin Your Life

Frozen Out

Opposing ICE Might Save the Country. It Could Also Ruin Your Life

Brendan I. Koerner

This Is How Trump Is Already Threatening the Midterms

Election season

This Is How Trump Is Already Threatening the Midterms

David Gilbert

ICE Agents Frustrate Airport Workers as Shutdown Drags On

Big help

ICE Agents Frustrate Airport Workers as Shutdown Drags On

Aarian Marshall

How Trump’s Plot to Grab Iran's Nuclear Fuel Would Actually Work

Piece of Yellowcake

How Trump’s Plot to Grab Iran's Nuclear Fuel Would Actually Work

Caroline Haskins

Why ICE Is Allowed to Impersonate Law Enforcement

Cold truth

Why ICE Is Allowed to Impersonate Law Enforcement

Vittoria Elliott

That Ex-CIA Agent in All Your Feeds Is After a Pardon From Donald Trump

Inner Loop

That Ex-CIA Agent in All Your Feeds Is After a Pardon From Donald Trump

Makena Kelly

New Bernie Sanders AI Safety Bill Would Halt Data Center Construction

Yelling Stop

New Bernie Sanders AI Safety Bill Would Halt Data Center Construction

Molly Taft

Chris Hayes Has Some Advice for Keeping Up With the News

The Big Interview

Chris Hayes Has Some Advice for Keeping Up With the News

Katie Drummond

ICE Invades Airports Across the US

ICED out

ICE Invades Airports Across the US

Leah Feiger and Vittoria Elliott

Polymarket’s Coming-Out Party in Washington Was a Disaster

Bet or bust

Polymarket’s Coming-Out Party in Washington Was a Disaster

Makena Kelly

Don’t Listen to Anyone Who Thinks Secession Will Solve Anything

The Cut

Don’t Listen to Anyone Who Thinks Secession Will Solve Anything

Ryan D. Griffiths

A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump’s Spy Machine

Power Tool

A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump’s Spy Machine

Dell Cameron

FCC Enforcement Chief Offered to Help Brendan Carr Target Disney, Records Show

Under Pressure

FCC Enforcement Chief Offered to Help Brendan Carr Target Disney, Records Show

Dell Cameron

Confessions of the ICE Agent Whisperer

Inner Loop

Confessions of the ICE Agent Whisperer

Vittoria Elliott

John Solly Is the DOGE Operative Accused of Planning to Take Social Security Data to His New Job

Data grab

John Solly Is the DOGE Operative Accused of Planning to Take Social Security Data to His New Job

Vittoria Elliott and Makena Kelly

Uncanny Valley: Anthropic’s DOD Lawsuit, War Memes, and AI Coming for VC Jobs

Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley: Anthropic’s DOD Lawsuit, War Memes, and AI Coming for VC Jobs

Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger

US Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI’s Warrantless Wiretap Access

Limitations

US Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI’s Warrantless Wiretap Access

Dell Cameron

This Is the Next Wave of Political Fundraising

Inner Loop

This Is the Next Wave of Political Fundraising

Makena Kelly

Trump Administration Won’t Rule Out Further Action Against Anthropic

Court Clash

Trump Administration Won’t Rule Out Further Action Against Anthropic

Paresh Dave

Pete Hegseth Is Pushing Defense Employees to Volunteer With DHS

All together now

Pete Hegseth Is Pushing Defense Employees to Volunteer With DHS

Vittoria Elliott

Fake AI Content About the Iran War Is All Over X

Fake News

Fake AI Content About the Iran War Is All Over X

David Gilbert

A Trumpworld Events Company Is Raking In Millions in Federal Contracts

Big Business

A Trumpworld Events Company Is Raking In Millions in Federal Contracts

David Gilbert, Matt Giles, Leah Feiger, and Zoë Schiffer

Uncanny Valley: Iran War in the AI Era, Prediction Market Ethics, and Paramount Beats Netflix

Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley: Iran War in the AI Era, Prediction Market Ethics, and Paramount Beats Netflix

Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger

The Controversies Finally Caught Up to Kristi Noem

You're Fired

The Controversies Finally Caught Up to Kristi Noem

Molly Taft and Dell Cameron

Big Tech Signs White House Data Center Pledge With Good Optics and Little Substance

Data dump

Big Tech Signs White House Data Center Pledge With Good Optics and Little Substance

Molly Taft

The Texas Senate Primary Was a Preview of Creator Wars to Come

Going live

The Texas Senate Primary Was a Preview of Creator Wars to Come

Makena Kelly

How Federal Agencies Got Caught Up in Trump's Anti-Immigration Crusade

Inner Loop

How Federal Agencies Got Caught Up in Trump's Anti-Immigration Crusade

Vittoria Elliott

Here’s Why Trump Posted About Iran ‘Stealing’ the 2020 Election Hours After the US Attacked

Extra extra

Here’s Why Trump Posted About Iran ‘Stealing’ the 2020 Election Hours After the US Attacked

David Gilbert

War in Iran Spiked Oil Prices. Trump Will Decide How High They Go

High times

War in Iran Spiked Oil Prices. Trump Will Decide How High They Go

Molly Taft

When the Internet Goes Dark, the Truth Goes With It

Gaza

When the Internet Goes Dark, the Truth Goes With It

Carla Sertin

What Happens If Iran Shuts Down the Strait of Hormuz?

The Shipping News

What Happens If Iran Shuts Down the Strait of Hormuz?

Carla Sertin

X Is Drowning in Disinformation Following US and Israeli Attack on Iran

Iran Attack

X Is Drowning in Disinformation Following US and Israeli Attack on Iran

David Gilbert

Uncanny Valley: Pentagon vs. ‘Woke’ Anthropic, Agentic vs. Mimetic, and Trump vs. State of the Union

Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley: Pentagon vs. ‘Woke’ Anthropic, Agentic vs. Mimetic, and Trump vs. State of the Union

Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger

A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account

Clean Opsec

A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account

Makena Kelly

MAGA Is Raging Over the Epstein Files. But They’re Not Mad at Donald Trump

Inner Loop

MAGA Is Raging Over the Epstein Files. But They’re Not Mad at Donald Trump

David Gilbert

Life in Cuba Under Trump's Pressure Campaign: No Electricity, No Oil, and Impossible Choices

Blockade

Life in Cuba Under Trump's Pressure Campaign: No Electricity, No Oil, and Impossible Choices

Abraham Jiménez Enoa

‘Narco-Submarine’ Carrying 4 Tons of Cocaine Captured by Mexico's Navy

Crossing a Line

‘Narco-Submarine’ Carrying 4 Tons of Cocaine Captured by Mexico's Navy

Fernanda González

DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies

There Can Be Only One

DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies

Dell Cameron

Metadata Exposes Authors of ICE’s ‘Mega’ Detention Center Plans

Clean Opsec

Metadata Exposes Authors of ICE’s ‘Mega’ Detention Center Plans

Maddy Varner

Jeffrey Epstein’s Ties to CBP Agents Sparked a DOJ Probe

Palling Around

Jeffrey Epstein’s Ties to CBP Agents Sparked a DOJ Probe

Maddy Varner