A Year After DOGE Cuts, GSA Now Plans to Hire Hundreds of Employees
The General Services Administration is hiring “approximately 400 positions,” according to an internal email viewed by WIRED. Last year the …
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Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump’s Violent Immigration Crackdown
A WIRED analysis of DHS records identified dozens of specialized federal agents who used force against US civilians during the …
In a Big Reversal, Zohran Mamdani Tells NYC Agencies They Can Use TikTok
The city will allow agencies to return to TikTok, but with strict new device and security rules.
Opposing ICE Might Save the Country. It Could Also Ruin Your Life
For months, lone vibe coder Rafael Concepcion has obsessively built tools to counter the federal immigration crackdown—pivoting as he’s been …
This Is How Trump Is Already Threatening the Midterms
WIRED surveyed the ways the Trump administration is working to manipulate this year’s midterm elections.
How Trump’s Plot to Grab Iran's Nuclear Fuel Would Actually Work
Experts say that an American ground operation targeting nuclear sites in Iran would be incredibly complicated, put troops’ lives at …
CIA Agent Going Viral Asking for a Trump Pardon
John Kiriakou went to prison after exposing the CIA's torture program. Now he's going viral as he campaigns to get …
ICE Invades Airports Across the US
Agents from ICE are being deployed to over a dozen airports around the country, including New York, Atlanta, and Chicago.
The White House proposes new AI policy framework that supersedes state laws
The White House has announced a new AI policy framework that calls for Congress to craft federal regulation that overrules …
A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump’s Spy Machine
Congressman Jim Himes claims a sweeping surveillance authority should stay intact because he hasn't seen abuses by Kash Patel's FBI, …
States are suing the EPA for relinquishing its role as a greenhouse gas emissions regulator
California, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York are leading a group of 20 other states in suing the US Environmental Protection …
FCC Enforcement Chief Offered to Help Brendan Carr Target Disney, Records Show
Last year, as FCC chair Brendan Carr threatened ABC over a Jimmy Kimmel monolog, a civil servant overseeing West Coast …
The FBI confirms it's buying Americans' location data
During a Senate hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed that his agency has bought information that could be used to …
Senator Blackburn introduces the first draft of a federal AI bill
The White House has been promising a set of national rules to guide artificial intelligence since late last year, and …
Confessions of the ICE Agent Whisperer
Federal immigration enforcement agents usually won't talk to the media—but they will talk to independent journalist Karl Loftus.
The Defense Department reportedly plans to train AI models on classified military data
The Pentagon is making plans to have AI companies train versions of their models specifically for military use on classified …
Defense Department says Anthropic poses 'unacceptable risk' to national security
The Department of Defense said giving Anthropic continued access to its warfighting infrastructure would “introduce unacceptable risk” to its supply …
Trump administration will reportedly get $10 billion for brokering the TikTok deal
There may have been some extra incentive for the Trump administration to get the TikTok US deal done. According to …
John Solly Is the DOGE Operative Accused of Planning to Take Social Security Data to His New Job
A whistleblower complaint alleges John Solly claimed to have stored highly sensitive Social Security data on a thumb drive. Solly …
‘Uncanny Valley’: Anthropic’s DOD Lawsuit, War Memes, and AI Coming for VC Jobs
In today’s episode, we discuss how the saga between Anthropic and the Department of Defense is far from over.