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@MattBai has talked to multiple agency officials and policy experts in the past week who reported different versions of the same basic story about DOGE. In each case, young Musk acolytes called with questions or demands that betrayed stunning confidence in their own abilities

Terrorizing USAID isn’t reform, @MattBai writes. Here’s an inside story of Elon Musk’s takeover: wapo.st/4gZs9BI

Trump and Musk lay siege to Washington. What should Democrats do? @MattBai, David Von Drehle and Perry Bacon Jr. discuss: wapo.st/41hxizq

Thank you for reading and for the thoughtful essay. At the time, I often summed it up this way: if you treat your politicians like celebrities, you will inevitably get celebrities as politicians. A bit simplistic, perhaps, but I think born out. (Also, worth watching the film.)

🚨 New episode of The Washington Post's Impromptu podcast. I talk to Matt Bai & Dana Milbank about how to make the Democratic Party exciting again. Not an easy task, but I think it's possible. washingtonpost.com/podcasts/impro…

You can’t call yourself a civil rights organization and not loudly oppose this unlawful roundup, @MattBai writes. wapo.st/4iRDqWJ

You can’t call yourself a civil rights organization and not loudly oppose this unlawful roundup, @MattBai writes. wapo.st/4iRDqWJ

Someone’s actually winning the trade war, @MattBai writes. It’s Elon Musk and Starlink. wapo.st/4lPt0J3

"The idea that some of America’s worried trade partners think they’re trading Starlink licenses for merciful policy is disturbing enough," @MattBai writes. "What makes it even worse, perhaps, is that they could get suckered in the process." wapo.st/4lPt0J3

"The past several weeks might have been tumultuous or even existential for a lot of U.S. businesses caught up in trade wars, but they’ve been pretty darn good for Starlink, the satellite company owned by Elon Musk." @MattBai has the latest: wapo.st/4lPt0J3

India, Vietnam, Bangladesh — Starlink's flurry of expansion comes as most of the world views Elon Musk as the second most powerful man in D.C., @MattBai writes. "So it raises some obvious questions." wapo.st/4lPt0J3

Graduates speak their minds. Universities freak out. Read more from Matt Bai: wapo.st/43GHKCO

"The purpose of higher education is not to make you feel all cozy and comfortable — not in the classroom and not at a commencement ceremony, either," Matt Bai writes. wapo.st/43GHKCO

From @MattBai: In Bruce Springsteen’s protest, a fitting Memorial Day plea wapo.st/4kyVm8P

From @MattBai: In Bruce Springsteen’s protest, a fitting Memorial Day plea wapo.st/4kyVm8P

“I mean, really, Elon? You’re supposed to be this great, visionary, hyperloopy guy, and this is all you’ve got? A re-org plan? The Cat in the Hat arrived with more sophisticated tricks.” washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

“By sending troops into California and challenging the sovereignty of states, Trump seems poised to do for Democrats what they can’t do for themselves, which is to provide a national hearing for a pretty deep bench of governors.” washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

The Democrats will be stronger if their opposition to Trump comes from outside Washington, @MattBai writes. wapo.st/45T5aX7

“If you’re looking for a party to check the expansion of federal taxing power into new and previously unimagined terrain, you’ve come to the wrong city.” washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

This tax testifies to the utter corruption of conservative thought, Matt Bai writes. wapo.st/4lcgEtf