policy

FCC chair says we’re too dependent on GPS and wants to explore ‘alternatives’
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to vote on an inquiry to explore alternatives to GPS, FCC chair Brendan Carr ...

If Ukraine Loses Starlink, Here Are the Best Alternatives
For years, Ukrainian officials have hinted that they are working on Starlink alternatives. But the truth is, there aren’t many ...

Starlink poised to take over $2.4 billion contract to overhaul air traffic control communication
While Elon Musk hacks away at the federal bureaucracy in the name of “efficiency,” his company Starlink appears poised to ...

The women who made America’s microchips and the children who paid for it
Mark Flores sits at the kitchen table drawing birthday cakes. At 44, he loves to draw circles, a skill he’s ...

Freedom of speech is ‘on the line’ in a pivotal Dakota Access Pipeline trial
A pivotal trial over the embattled Dakota Access Pipeline opens today that could have grave consequences for protests in the ...

Elon Musk claims federal employees have 48 hours to explain recent work or resign
Elon Musk tweeted Saturday that federal workers would soon get an email “requesting to understand what they got done last ...

The hottest ticket in New York on Friday was the Luigi Mangione hearing
There are so many people here that nobody can tell where the end of the line is. New people arrive, ...

Elon Musk’s first month of destroying America will cost us decades
Let’s pause and look at what the Elon Musk administration has done so far. There’s been a lot of panic ...

Elon Musk at CPAC 2025: a transcript
Elon Musk spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday, giving a strange and often inarticulate on-stage interview ...