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The Trump Transition
BREAKING: Politician Gives Good Speech
'We feel very strongly that AI must remain free from ideological bias,' Vice President J.D. Vance said.
Oliver Wiseman
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Is Starving the National Endowment for Democracy
DOGE has frozen funds to the organization that was instrumental in helping win the Cold War. ‘It’s been a bloodbath.’
Eli Lake
What DEI Isn’t
Any minority with a job.
River Page
Beware the Internet Mob—on USAID and Everything Else
I think our federal government is wasteful. And I am rooting for DOGE. But there was no government-funding ‘scandal’ at Politico—except for the fake one…
Isaac Saul
Defending USAID Is Political Suicide for Democrats
Once again, the party shows it has learned nothing from November 5.
Ruy Teixeira
A Unified Theory of Trump’s Hyperactive Start
There’s a reason the president is flooding the zone. Tyler Cowen explains.
Tyler Cowen
Betsy DeVos: Shut Down the Department of Education
I served as the 11th U.S. secretary of education. That’s how I know it’s beyond repair.
Betsy DeVos
Michael Oren: Trump Takes a Wrecking Ball to the Middle East Status Quo
For decades, American policy makers have insisted that the core problem in the region is the absence of a Palestinian state. The president says…
Michael Oren
When Elon Musk Offers Government Buyouts
‘It’s insulting.’ Even federal workers who are taking the deal hate it.
Madeleine Rowley
The Boys of DOGE
Before you reach for the Valium, it’s worth remembering this isn’t the first time twentysomethings have helped lead a revolution inside the nation’s…
Eli Lake
WATCH: DOGE Comes for the Cocaine Dogs
Plus: Atheism in Nepal, tree lizards, and a bearded lady cabaret on ice
The Editors
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WATCH: ‘People Are Panicking. They’re Not Coming Out of Their Homes.’
Restaurants, stores, and farms are empty as deportation fears mount across America. We went to New York and California to see how daily life has…
Ben Kawaller, Tanya Lukyanova, and Austyn Jeffs
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