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ICE Quietly Scales Back Rules for Courthouse Raids
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has quietly rescinded guidance that advised ICE agents conducting courthouse raids to take steps to avoid violating state and local laws […]
Elon Musk’s introduction to politics | TechCrunch
Elon Musk spent the last several months knee deep in government, sidelining his companies to pursue a longstanding Republican quest to weed out alleged waste […]
WIRED Talked to a Fired DOGE Staffer About Who Was Really in Charge
With Elon Musk and other leaders of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) purportedly on their way out, WIRED spoke with a fired DOGE […]
US Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has quietly rescinded several internal policies that were designed to protect some of the most vulnerable people in its […]
Star Wars’ ‘Andor’ Season 2 Depicts the Banality of American Fascism
In the first three episodes of Andor Season 2, which started streaming on Disney+ on April 22, one of the show’s many interlocking plotlines takes […]
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The Social Security Administration will no longer be communicating with the media and the public through press releases and “dear colleague” letters, as it shifts […]
DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data
A “mega API” could potentially allow someone with access to export all IRS data to the systems of their choosing, including private entities. If that […]
‘We Don’t Want an AI Demo, We Want Answers’: Federal Workers Grill Trump Appointee During All-Hands
“When there are great tools out there, GSA’s job is to procure them, not make mediocre replacements,” a colleague added. “Did you use this AI […]
DOGE’s Dodgy Numbers Employ a Tesla Technique
Elon Musk has pledged that the work of his so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, would be “maximally transparent.” DOGE’s website is proof of […]