‘Startup Nation’ Groups Say They’re Meeting Trump Officials to Push for Deregulated ‘Freedom Cities’
The architects of projects like Próspera are drafting legislation to create US cities that would be free from federal regulations.
What we know about ‘gigantic’ Alaska gas pipeline plan
President Donald Trump said this week that Japan and South Korea were looking to work with the United States on a “gigantic” natural gas pipeline in Alaska. Here’s what we know about the project, the latest twist in a long-stalled plan to build a 1,300-kilometer (800-mile) pipeline across the sprawling state to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) that will be shipped […]
Here’s a Map of the For-Sale Government Properties the GSA Pulled From Its Website
On Tuesday, the General Services Administration (GSA) published a list of more than 400 federal buildings and properties to be sold, including the FBI headquarters, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Justice, and other key federal facilities. Hours later, 123 buildings, including high-profile sites like the J. Edgar Hoover Building and […]
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover
Both Bobba and Coristine are listed in internal OPM records reviewed by WIRED as “experts” at OPM, reporting directly to Amanda Scales, its new chief of staff. Scales previously worked on talent for xAI, Musk’s artificial intelligence company, and as part of Uber’s talent acquisition team, per LinkedIn. Employees at GSA tell WIRED that Coristine […]
DOGE Will Allow Elon Musk to Surveil the US Government From the Inside
Under the executive order, DOGE teams, which “will typically include one DOGE Team Lead, one engineer, one human resources specialist, and one attorney” will be dispatched to various agencies. They will be granted “access to all unclassified agency records, software systems, and IT systems,” ostensibly with the goal of streamlining data sharing across federal agencies. […]
Trump’s deportation operation underway, hundreds of migrants arrested: White House
US President Donald Trump has moved quickly to uphold his campaign pledge to tighten the US border and deport millions of undocumented immigrants – Copyright AFP ROBERTO SCHMIDT Hundreds of migrants in the United States were arrested Thursday and others flown out of the country on military aircraft as President Donald Trump’s promised mass deportation […]
As Trump takes aim at EVs, how far will rollback go?
Shares of Rivian and other electric vehicle companies fell after US President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting the EV industry – Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File MARIO TAMA John BIERS As part of his flurry of first-day actions, US President Donald Trump took aim at electric vehicles, a cornerstone of the Biden administration’s […]
Trump says NATO members should raise defense spending to 5% of GDP
The transatlantic alliance’s 32 countries in 2023 set a minimum level for defense spending of two percent of gross domestic product – Copyright AFP/File Mandel NGAN Donald Trump on Tuesday pushed NATO members to boost their defense spending to five percent of GDP, underlining his long-standing claims that they are underpaying for US protection. “They […]
S. Korean prosecutors say Yoon authorised ‘shooting’ during martial law bid
This handout photo taken on December 14, 2024 and released by the South Korean Presidential Office shows President Yoon Suk Yeol giving a public address from his official residence in Seoul – Copyright South Korean Presidential Office/AFP Handout South Korea’s suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorised the military to fire their weapons if needed to […]
Brazil’s Lula leaves intensive care but stays in hospital
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) has been doing some work from hospital, leaving his Vice President Geraldo Alckmin (L) to pick up only a little of his workload – Copyright AFP/File EVARISTO SA Facundo BARRIO Doctors treating Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after surgery this week to stop a hemorrhage […]