The US government is on the verge of losing its absolute favorite surveillance toy, and yes, it’s because Congress is doing its usual impression of a broken vending machine.
Just what everyone wanted for the new year: the federal government trying to build a highly specific database of trans youth and their doctors. Luckily, a judge in California just put a giant speed bump in front of that plan.
Classic Washington standoff: the government is about to lose its favorite foreign wiretapping tool because Donald Trump appointed a guy with zero intelligence experience to run the nation's spies.
Next time there's a literal war, don't expect actual details from the Pentagon. Expect graphic design, screaming memes on X, and zero follow-up questions.
We all know about billionaires and shady super PACs buying elections. But the real game of thrones is happening inside Congress, where politicians are quietly passing millions of dollars to each other to buy loyalty and secure power.
Happy summer! As a seasonal treat, the government is killing off a beloved, generous student loan repayment plan on July 1 and replacing it with two shiny new ones.
Classic semantic gymnastics: ICE wants everyone to know they absolutely do not have a "protester database." They just have a database for "potentially unlawful activity." Which includes protesting.
Elon Musk's rocket company is about to hit the stock market, shattering records and making everyone realize space is apparently paved with gold.
Nothing says peak international diplomacy quite like announcing a historic peace treaty on Truth Social, only for the other country to immediately comment "new phone, who dis?"
Scientists looked at over two thousand kids and realized that whether your parents are rich or broke actually reshapes your physical brain anatomy.
Just when everyone thought the Middle East situation couldn't get more chaotic, Trump jumped online to suggest a casual hostile takeover of Iran's entire energy market.
When you think of top-tier espionage and national security, you probably don't think of a Twitter-famous real estate heir. But hey, this is America, and things are getting weird.