This Is What Happens When the DOGE Guys Take Over
Inside the federal agencies where Elon Musk’s people have seized control, fear and uncertainty reign.
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Illustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic. Source: Mark Gibson / Getty. Elon Musk Is Breaking the National-Security System
DOGE’s takeover of federal agencies is a counterintelligence crisis.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. The Spies Are Shown the Door
Trump has never understood how the CIA’s people work. But he might know how to make them quit.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: AP. FBI Agents Are Stunned by the Scale of the Expected Trump Purge
Seasoned members of the nation’s top law-enforcement agency are bracing for a mass expulsion as the president roots out anyone he sees as disloyal to him.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Beata Zawrzel / NurPhoto / Getty; Chip Somodevilla / Getty; Valerie Plesch / picture alliance / Getty. Trump’s First Shot in His War on the ‘Deep State’
The president is punishing a group of former officials for expressing an opinion he didn’t like.
Stefan Wermuth / Bloomberg / Getty The Secretary of Hard Problems
Bill Burns has played an unusual role for a CIA director.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Michael A. McCoy / The New York Times / Redux. The Consensus on Havana Syndrome Is Cracking
After long denying the possibility, some intelligence agencies are no longer willing to rule out a mystery weapon.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Yamil Lage / AFP via Getty. The Rise of John Ratcliffe
A partisan loyalist with a history of politicizing intelligence will soon be running the CIA.
Gabriella Demczuk / Reuters Trump’s ‘Deep State’ Revenge
The president-elect has long demonized intelligence officers and other federal employees. This is how he might come for them.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Trump’s ‘Secretary of Retribution’
A retired soldier turned election denier is keeping a list of the former president’s “deep state” enemies.
Illustration by Allison Zaucha / The Atlantic. Sources: Stephen Maturen / Getty; Amanda Andrade-Rhoades / Reuters; Getty.
