Leah Feiger

Hello! I’m WIRED’s senior politics editor, and it’s hard to put into words what it’s been like in our newsroom this year. I am so in awe of my colleagues here, and so grateful to wake up every day to get you, our lovely readers, the news. If you’ve haven’t already, subscribe!! Help us keep it going.

NEW: An unsigned interagency agreement calls for the Dept of Labor to reimburse the US DOGE Service up to **$1.3 million** for work done by four DOGE affiliates over 18 months. Musk has previously stated that DOGE staffers would cost taxpayers nothing. from me and @timmarchman.bsky.social:

NEW: The CDC has been gutted this morning. Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die. from me, @makenakelly.bsky.social, @knibbs.bsky.social:

from @hugolowell.bsky.social and @mzeff.bsky.social, on how the executive order on AI all came together!!

NEW: A secretive conference aimed at increasing collaboration on racist immigration policies across continents was attended by....none other than former Trump official Greg Bovino, the man who headed Trump's invasions of US cities, @davidgilbert.bsky.social reports -- this is really a must read:

NEW: A man filed a whistleblower complaint against DOGE, and Elon Musk boosted a post calling it false. Then, the man's brake lines were cut. Now he's filed a defamation suit against Musk, which was just unsealed. read @telliotter.bsky.social:

Donald Trump killed an executive order to regulate AI. Now, administration officials and AI executives are trying to figure out if there’s anything left to piece back together. read @hugolowell.bsky.social and @mzeff.bsky.social:

world ocean day is next week and this is how the Trump administration is celebrating

NEW: Drone Ports and Funding Mayhem: Trump's Ballroom Has Turned Toxic “Republicans are just going to have to suck it up and get it done,” says one Trump aide about the funding melee over the ballroom construction. don't miss @hugolowell.bsky.social's latest for @wired.com:

NEW: The Office of Remigration, housed in the State Dept and seemingly named for a far-right European plan to expel minorities and immigrants from Western nations, has been a black box since it was created a year ago. But @davidgilbert.bsky.social has figured out what's going on:

NEW: The Department of Labor told employees to report anyone using DEI, in an email reminding workers that they can even report behavior that predates Donald Trump’s second term. One employee tells @wired.com it felt like a “reminder to narc on your coworkers.” read @telliotter.bsky.social: