WIRED talks to a postal worker, a teacher, two US citizens detained by federal agents, and six more Minnesota residents about life in an occupied American city.
The Trump administration appears to be planning to leverage the same playbook used in Minnesota to go after other blue states.
In a world where ICE agents are shooting US citizens on the street, the need for militias and extremist groups like the Proud Boys to support far-right interests has evaporated.
Protests across Minnesota—and around the country—are ongoing, as residents demonstrate against their federal government.
Clips from creators in Minnesota have become primary evidence in attempts from the right-wing to justify ICE’s surge on American cities.
Jonathan Ross told a federal court in December about his professional background, including “hundreds” of encounters with drivers during enforcement actions, according to testimony obtained by WIRED.
Election deniers are sure that the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is proof that the Venezuelan government rigged the 2020 election in Joe Biden’s favor.
Mainstream reporters are out at the Pentagon, and right-wing influencers are in. The results are predictable, and oddly reminiscent of Iraq War-era warblogging.
Donald Trump says that Venezuela’s governance will remain in the hands of senior US officials until a “proper and judicious transition” can take place. The rest of the region is on notice.
DOGE dominated the news this year as Elon Musk’s operatives shook up several US government agencies. It’s far from over.