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Takeover

'Wi-Fi Keeps Going Down': Donald Trump's Return-to-Office Mandate Is Going Terribly

Dozens of federal employees tell WIRED the return-to-office order has resulted in widespread chaos, plummeting productivity, and significantly reduced services to the public.

David Gilbert

Hackathon

DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data

Makena Kelly

Takeover

Inside DOGE’s AI Push at the Department of Veterans Affairs

Vittoria Elliott

Latest

WIRED Politics Lab

The Trump Tariffs Are How Everything Works Now

Brian Barrett

Made in USA

Trump and DOGE Defund Program That Boosted American Manufacturing for Decades

Paresh Dave and Louise Matsakis

Waddle It Be

Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins

Caroline Haskins and Leah Feiger

Takeover

Federal Judge Allows DOGE to Take Over $500 Million Office Building for Free

Brian Barrett

Checked Out

The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums

Paresh Dave and Louise Matsakis

Takeover

DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show

Brian Barrett

Access Request

Top Officials Placed on Leave After Denying DOGE Access to Federal Payroll Systems

Tim Marchman

Takeover

Democratic Senators Call for Privacy Act Reform in Response to DOGE Takeover

Dell Cameron

Baby Boomers

Far-Right Influencers Are Hosting a $10K-per-Person Matchmaking Weekend to Repopulate the Earth

Manisha Krishnan

counter protest

The Proud Boys and Militias Come to Tesla’s Defense

David Gilbert

Takeover

DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse

Makena Kelly

Check Your Settings

Even More Venmo Accounts Tied to Trump Officials in Signal Group Chat Left Data Public

Dhruv Mehrotra and Tim Marchman

Not Like Us

Super Bowl Halftime Show Complaints Focused on Lack of DEI for White People

David Gilbert

To the Moon

SignalGate Is Driving the Most US Downloads of Signal Ever

Andy Greenberg

People You May Know

Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public

Dhruv Mehrotra and Tim Marchman

Off Target

SignalGate Isn’t About Signal

Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

Takeover

Inside DOGE’s Plan to Invade the Treasury—and Throttle USAID

Vittoria Elliott and Matt Giles

Social Media

A New Social Media App Punishes Users for Rage-Baiting

Jason Parham

Rare Earth

Beneath Greenland’s Ice Lies a Climate Solution—and a New Geopolitical Battleground

Matt Simon

Trump 2.0

Trump Admin Plans to Cut Team Responsible for Critical Atomic Measurement Data

Louise Matsakis and Will Knight