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At the same time, however, an internal Border Patrol assessment obtained by WIRED shows officials could not substantiate those claims, relying instead on interview-based estimates rather than confirmed detections of gang members entering the US.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:41 PM
At the same time, however, an internal Border Patrol assessment obtained by WIRED shows officials could not substantiate those claims, relying instead on interview-based estimates rather than confirmed detections of gang members entering the US.
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In a March 2025 proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act, President Trump claimed the gang had “thousands” of members who had “unlawfully infiltrated the United States.” He claimed the group was “aligned with, and indeed has infiltrated, the Maduro regime.”
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January 15, 2026 at 8:41 PM
In a March 2025 proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act, President Trump claimed the gang had “thousands” of members who had “unlawfully infiltrated the United States.” He claimed the group was “aligned with, and indeed has infiltrated, the Maduro regime.”
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Together, the documents show a wide gap between policy-level rhetoric and on-the-ground intelligence at the time. While officials spoke of “invasion” and “narco-terrorism,” field-level reporting consistently portrayed TdA in the US as a fragmented group with no indication of centralized command.
January 15, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Together, the documents show a wide gap between policy-level rhetoric and on-the-ground intelligence at the time. While officials spoke of “invasion” and “narco-terrorism,” field-level reporting consistently portrayed TdA in the US as a fragmented group with no indication of centralized command.
Scenes from the past week include federal agents detaining protesters, marches through downtown Minneapolis, and memorials at the shooting site as people continue to mourn and push for change. www.wired.com/story/photo-...
January 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Scenes from the past week include federal agents detaining protesters, marches through downtown Minneapolis, and memorials at the shooting site as people continue to mourn and push for change. www.wired.com/story/photo-...
More than 2,000 ICE agents have been deployed to the city, with thousands more on the way. Local leaders say the presence feels like a siege, while Homeland Security officials continue to defend the operation. www.wired.com/story/photo-...
January 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
More than 2,000 ICE agents have been deployed to the city, with thousands more on the way. Local leaders say the presence feels like a siege, while Homeland Security officials continue to defend the operation. www.wired.com/story/photo-...
Protesters of all ages have gathered in Minneapolis and St. Paul to confront federal agents, lay memorials, and demand accountability. Dozens have been arrested as tensions remain high. www.wired.com/story/photo-...
January 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Protesters of all ages have gathered in Minneapolis and St. Paul to confront federal agents, lay memorials, and demand accountability. Dozens have been arrested as tensions remain high. www.wired.com/story/photo-...
It’s been one week since Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, sparking intense local and national reactions. Thousands have taken to the streets in protest and remembrance. www.wired.com/story/photo-...
January 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
It’s been one week since Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, sparking intense local and national reactions. Thousands have taken to the streets in protest and remembrance. www.wired.com/story/photo-...
Protesters of all ages have gathered in Minneapolis and St. Paul to confront federal agents, lay memorials, and demand accountability. Dozens have been arrested as tensions remain high. www.wired.com/story/photo-...
January 14, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Protesters of all ages have gathered in Minneapolis and St. Paul to confront federal agents, lay memorials, and demand accountability. Dozens have been arrested as tensions remain high. www.wired.com/story/photo-...
The question now: who will plant the next flag? We spoke with nine former NASA officials who served at the highest levels under Presidents Trump and Biden, and none were optimistic about America’s chances.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:59 PM
The question now: who will plant the next flag? We spoke with nine former NASA officials who served at the highest levels under Presidents Trump and Biden, and none were optimistic about America’s chances.
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Meanwhile, the Space Launch System and Orion capsule have cost tens of billions of dollars and flown only once so far.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Meanwhile, the Space Launch System and Orion capsule have cost tens of billions of dollars and flown only once so far.
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The U.S. program is struggling. The Trump administration started a process that would lay waste to NASA, pushing nearly 4,000 employees to quit, and then proposed a 24% budget cut.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:56 PM
The U.S. program is struggling. The Trump administration started a process that would lay waste to NASA, pushing nearly 4,000 employees to quit, and then proposed a 24% budget cut.
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Humans haven’t been back to the moon in half a century. Artemis, the US program that is meant to return astronauts to the lunar surface, is a patchwork of old rockets, new tech, and billionaire ambition. Meanwhile, China is quietly racing ahead.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Humans haven’t been back to the moon in half a century. Artemis, the US program that is meant to return astronauts to the lunar surface, is a patchwork of old rockets, new tech, and billionaire ambition. Meanwhile, China is quietly racing ahead.
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Protests have taken place nationwide following the shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, January 7. Tens of thousands took to the street in Minneapolis on Saturday, while other rallies and protests were held in multiple other cities.
January 12, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Protests have taken place nationwide following the shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, January 7. Tens of thousands took to the street in Minneapolis on Saturday, while other rallies and protests were held in multiple other cities.
The companies face an increasing number of investigations from regulators around the world over the creation of nonconsensual explicit imagery and alleged sexual images of children.
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January 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The companies face an increasing number of investigations from regulators around the world over the creation of nonconsensual explicit imagery and alleged sexual images of children.
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The message also includes a link pushing people toward the social media platform’s $395 annual subscription tier. In one test of the system requesting Grok create an image of a tree, the system returned the same message.
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January 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
The message also includes a link pushing people toward the social media platform’s $395 annual subscription tier. In one test of the system requesting Grok create an image of a tree, the system returned the same message.
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On Friday morning, the Grok account on X started responding to some users’ requests with a message saying that image generation and editing are “currently limited to paying subscribers.”
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January 9, 2026 at 4:34 PM
On Friday morning, the Grok account on X started responding to some users’ requests with a message saying that image generation and editing are “currently limited to paying subscribers.”
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Under cross-examination by the defendant’s attorney, who sought to establish that his client had not knowingly fled law enforcement, Ross testified that people he encounters often “act like they’re confused.” wrd.cm/4pGLEUg
January 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Under cross-examination by the defendant’s attorney, who sought to establish that his client had not knowingly fled law enforcement, Ross testified that people he encounters often “act like they’re confused.” wrd.cm/4pGLEUg
In his testimony, Ross said that he had made hundreds of vehicle stops in his career and generally described people who attempt to flee. wrd.cm/4pGLEUg
January 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM
In his testimony, Ross said that he had made hundreds of vehicle stops in his career and generally described people who attempt to flee. wrd.cm/4pGLEUg
People are inaccurately claiming to have identified the federal agent who shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minnesota based on AI-manipulated images.
January 8, 2026 at 9:16 PM
People are inaccurately claiming to have identified the federal agent who shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minnesota based on AI-manipulated images.
Two firms competing for market share have nearly identical names and offer the same slate of products: power generators, dehydrated food, and water filtration. There’s Stapleton’s employer, 4Patriots—and its rival, My Patriot Supply.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Two firms competing for market share have nearly identical names and offer the same slate of products: power generators, dehydrated food, and water filtration. There’s Stapleton’s employer, 4Patriots—and its rival, My Patriot Supply.
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All the while, he sticks to the company line, telling Jasper that the typical owner of a 4Patriots product isn’t a zealot in camouflage preparing to live in a bunker “for days on end.” Instead, it’s a family man seeking “energy independence” for the occasional moments when the grid goes down.
January 8, 2026 at 3:49 PM
All the while, he sticks to the company line, telling Jasper that the typical owner of a 4Patriots product isn’t a zealot in camouflage preparing to live in a bunker “for days on end.” Instead, it’s a family man seeking “energy independence” for the occasional moments when the grid goes down.
Stapleton is a bit sheepish but very nice, a nerdy mechanical engineer with degrees from Brigham Young University who lives with his wife and three young children. After pleasantries, he shows off new products, including a sleek, “James Bond–like” solar generator that packs up like a briefcase.
January 8, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Stapleton is a bit sheepish but very nice, a nerdy mechanical engineer with degrees from Brigham Young University who lives with his wife and three young children. After pleasantries, he shows off new products, including a sleek, “James Bond–like” solar generator that packs up like a briefcase.
This is why, on a calm morning last September, Jasper Craven arrives just outside Salt Lake City, in a place called American Fork, and knocks on the door of Tyler Stapleton, chief product engineer for off-grid power products at 4Patriots.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM
This is why, on a calm morning last September, Jasper Craven arrives just outside Salt Lake City, in a place called American Fork, and knocks on the door of Tyler Stapleton, chief product engineer for off-grid power products at 4Patriots.
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Both Dominion and Smartmatic, companies that make voting machines, became central targets of disinformation campaigns following the 2020 election, with election deniers claiming the machines were part of a supposed conspiracy to elect Biden.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Both Dominion and Smartmatic, companies that make voting machines, became central targets of disinformation campaigns following the 2020 election, with election deniers claiming the machines were part of a supposed conspiracy to elect Biden.
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President Trump and his administration appear to have boosted these theories, with Trump sharing a flurry of social posts about election fraud, including ones related to Dominion Voting Systems. Other MAGA influencers posted about Smartmatic, another election company.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:18 PM
President Trump and his administration appear to have boosted these theories, with Trump sharing a flurry of social posts about election fraud, including ones related to Dominion Voting Systems. Other MAGA influencers posted about Smartmatic, another election company.
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