The cost of Trump's immigration surge: Stalled investigations into child sexual abuse, Iranian oil smuggling and human trafficking, among others. My latest piece is a big team effort on how DHS has been transformed into the Department of Deportation. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...

This is one of the best stories of how Musk's lies and distortions have directly affected policy and DOGE decisions at a federal agency. The sheer unwillingness to understand a system before posting conspiracies about them or dismantling them is plain for all to see. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...

This timeline also shows the evolution of misinfo that eventually became the (wrong) Trump admin talking point that 40% of all people calling the Social Security admin were committing fraud. It's a human centipede of misleading info.

Trump Administration Aims to Spend $45 Billion to Expand Immigrant Detention www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/u...

Ben Sasse promised a conservative overhaul at the University of Florida. But then he resigned, leaving controversy and an embarrassing drop in the U.S. News rankings.