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A True-Crime Star’s Lurid Claims Sent a Man to Die. Her Key Witness Just Recanted.

The DNA expert at Jeff Prible’s trial accuses then-prosecutor Kelly Siegler of using his testimony in an “inflammatory” way.

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Liliana Segura

Claudia Sheinbaum Wants to Ban Dual Citizens From Office to Shield Mexico From Trump

The leftist Mexican president seeks to block Washington's meddling with new citizenship requirements. Critics say it's authoritarian.

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Jorge Medellín

25 Years After 9/11, Muslims Are Still Politicians’ Favorite Scapegoat

Rozina Ali on the rise of Islamophobia in America and the vague terrorism laws now being wielded against dissidents like the Prairieland protesters.

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Flock Donations to Local Politicians’ Groups Skyrocket as Protests Against AI Cameras Mount

Mayors and governors control many of Flock’s contracts for its AI-powered surveillance cameras. It’s donating to their associations.

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Matt Sledge

ICE Gave New Hires Access to Restricted Info on Palantir App Before They Passed Background Checks

Palantir created ELITE, a powerful new app for ICE to target immigrants. The feds never published a legally required privacy assessment for it.

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Karl Loftus

“Board of Peace” Billionaire Backs AIPAC Fund Targeting Pro-Palestine Candidates

Marc Rowan, a Trump appointee overseeing Gaza’s redevelopment, has given $1.5 million to AIPAC’s super PAC this cycle.

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Jonah Valdez

Trump Admin Tells Court: Let OpenAI Rip Off The Intercept’s Articles

Trump’s Justice Department filed a brief on behalf of OpenAI in a landmark copyright lawsuit by The Intercept and other media companies.

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Noah Hurowitz

Seth Moulton Sold Out Trans Kids — and Lost His Senate Race

Running as a progressive, Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey forced his centrist challenger to apologize for his anti-trans remarks.

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The U.S. Has Killed 227 Civilians in Boat Strikes During “A Year of Murders”

“The boat strikes are, perhaps, the most stark testament to the lawlessness of the Trump administration.”

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Nick Turse

ICE Is Paying a Controversial AI Firm to Hide the Identities of Agents

In a leaked memo, an ICE official tells employees the new AI tech will protect them from doxing. Some worry it could be used to root out...

02.09.2026 3

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Karl Loftus

CBS News Spins El-Sayed’s 9/11 Tweets Into a Manufactured Anti-Muslim Scandal

Centrist Democrats opened the door for anti-Muslim attacks on their party’s nominee in Michigan — finding common cause with right-wing bigots.

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Christian Employers Can Now Discriminate Against Trans People

A settlement with the Christian Employers Alliance blocks the EEOC from ever investigating the group’s members for gender identity discrimination.

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Bryce Covert

Ecocide in Iran

The U.S.–Israeli war has caused massive environmental devastation, adding to the long history of American wars with toxic legacies.

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Ashley Gate

Western North Carolina Pleaded for Hurricane Help. It Got ICE Instead.

As the G20 descends on Asheville, the communities that helped rebuild after Hurricane Helene live in fear of Trump’s immigration regime.

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Austin Campbell

Trump Goes After Anonymous Email Provider in Italy. The Real Target Is Free Speech in the U.S.

Trump designated an Italian web-hosting provider as a foreign “terror” group. It could take antifascist sites in the U.S. offline.

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Matt Sledge

Right-Wing Trans Hate Comes for the WNBA

How the right’s attacks on trans people have infiltrated a sports league with no trans women.

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Trump Admin Said She Was Lying About Stillbirth in ICE Custody. New Evidence Points to Lack of Prenatal Care.

The Trump administration claimed Iris Dayana Monterroso Lemus received “FULL medical, prenatal care” in ICE custody.

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Timothy Pratt

Trump Sanctions UK Pro-Palestine Group as "Terrorists." An American Former Member Wonders if He Can Go Home.

Anti-genocide organizers say the "terrorism" label is intended to crush direct action against Israeli weapons shipments.

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Jonah Valdez

A Giant “Grandmother” Tree Sparked a New Struggle to Block Trump’s Border Wall

A single tree sit harnessed a cross-border movement to defend the Arizona borderland ecology. So far, the activists are blocking Trump’s wall.

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Palestinians Asked for Help Against Settlers. Israelis Detained Palestinian Workers Instead.

In the besieged West Bank village of Qusra, the workers were building a fence for keeping settlers out. Soldiers allowed the settlers to trespass.

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Kavitha Chekuru

It’s Time to Rein in Lethal AI Drones

Humans need to act, as AI agents scheme in the digital shadows.

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Rebecca Gordon

Conservative Groups Side With Minneapolis Protesters Against Trump Crackdown

Right-leaning and libertarian groups told the court that ICE engaged in illegal “ideological targeting” of the left in the Minneapolis 15 case.

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Matt Sledge

Local Cops Flout Sanctuary Law to Help ICE Deport Immigrants

Illinois law prohibits local collaboration with immigration enforcement officials, but the cops often find workarounds.

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Aura Bogado

Sixty More U.S. Soldiers Reported Injured in Iran War

A government official accused the Pentagon of “an accounting trick” in its slow tally of Iran war casualties.

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Nick Turse

Pentagon Spokesperson Admits There’s a Secret Blacklist of Journalists

When pressed about the Iran war, a CENTCOM press official threatened to put an Intercept reporter on a “list of people to disregard.”

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Nick Turse

The Dawn of a New Cold War

The growing tension between the United States and China boils down to a battle over resources.

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John Feffer

RIP to the Russiagate Liberals

With Alex Vindman and George Conway’s losses, Democratic voters are forcefully rejecting the notion that Russia is to blame for America’s ills.

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What American Doctors Saw in Gaza

A new documentary follows three physicians facing the odds: limited medical supplies, Israeli bombing, and upon returning home, media bias and...

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This Mysterious “Astroturf” Group Popped Up to Defend the Paramount Merger

In text messages, the newly formed group boosted reported threats by CEO David Ellison to move Paramount out of California.

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Matt Sledge

The Mossad Suffers a Crushing Defeat Entirely of Its Own Making

High-profile firings show that none of the Israeli spy agency's promises about the war with Iran have come to pass.

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Immigrant Wants to Pay $368,000 in Fines, but Broken Payment System Won’t Let Him

The fines, for not “willfully” leaving the country, can accrue interest and harm people in immigration proceedings.

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Bryce Covert

What The Intercept Is Reading

Book recommendations old and new, fiction and nonfiction, from staffers.

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The Short Life of a Newborn During the Iran War

“What crime had my 20-day-old grandchild committed?”

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Peiman Salehi

ICE Worked With Iranian Regime to Set Up Deportation Flights as Trump Laid Plans for War

Internal emails indicate immigration agents complied with an Iranian request to hand over specific nationals — and accidentally sent the wrong...

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Noah Hurowitz

A Democratic Socialist Aims to Oust a Top AIPAC Beneficiary in Florida

Oliver Larkin is trying to unseat Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who is backed by AIPAC donors and an artificial intelligence super PAC.

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Matt Sledge

ICE Shot a Journalist and Threw Him in Detention. He’s Approaching 300 Days Behind Bars With a Festering Wound.

With the case of Carlitos Ricardo Parias, the U.S. has broken its own record for holding a journalist in custody.

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Voices

Secret ICE Agent Tried to ‘Entice’ Minneapolis Activists Into Confrontational Tactics

Documents from ICE’s investigation into the Sunrise Movement show an agent volunteered to build tools for “direct-action” protests.

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Matt Sledge

Cornell to Pro-Palestine Students Targeted by ICE: Come Back to the U.S. or Lose Funding

Momodou Taal and Amandla Thomas-Johnson were finishing their graduate degrees abroad because of targeting by the Trump administration. Cornell is...

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Jonah Valdez

Has the Left Really Met Its Limit?

David Sirota on Francesca Hong’s defeat, what it means for the insurgent left, and how the American presidency has consolidated king-like power.

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Israel Justified Its Wars by Calling Enemies “Crazy.” Now, the Warning Signs All Apply to Israel.

Benjamin Netanyahu shocked the world with violence in Gaza — then took an unhinged Israel to the mainstream.

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Francesca Hong’s Loss in Wisconsin is a Win for AI Data Centers — for Now

Though the democratic socialist was defeated, the fight against the data centers she opposed isn’t going anywhere.

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Jessica Washington

Tennessee Plans Another Execution Despite Its Brutal Recent Mistakes

Despite a record of botched executions, three states including Tennessee plan to kill by lethal injection on Thursday.

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Liliana Segura

The Intercept Sues Trump for Selling Premium Access to Truth Social Announcements

A lawsuit filed with two legal advocacy groups argues the president is restricting First Amendment-protected information in a scheme to enrich...

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Noah Hurowitz

“Total Whitewash”: New Pentagon Report Claims U.S. Killed No Civilians in Boat Strikes

Government officials told The Intercept the War Department’s latest civilian casualty report was “sickening” and a “joke.”

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Nick Turse

No, AOC: “Woke” Wasn’t “Crazy” the Way You Say It Was

Protesting George Floyd’s murder wasn’t the "crazy" part. Centrist Dems selling out was.

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Francesca Hong’s “Thanksgiving-Gate” Shows Her Detractors Are Totally Out of Ideas

Today’s Democratic gubernatorial primary in Wisconsin has featured increasingly desperate attacks against the frontrunner.

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The Pentagon’s Obsession With China Puts Hawai‘i at Risk

To prepare for a possible of war with China, the U.S. military has put Hawai’i on the front lines of a potential nuclear conflict.

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William D. Hartung

Sophie Cunningham Is the Anti-Trans Right's New White Woman Mascot

The WNBA star has become the latest symbol in the right’s campaign to define which women deserve protecting—and which do not.

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Rubio Is Trying to Keep Leftists Out of U.S. by Banning Supporters of “Economic Sabotage”

A new State Department policy about “far-left terrorism” could spark a crackdown on Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions activists.

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Matt Sledge

State Department Wants Palantir’s Advice on Free Speech and “Countering Digital Surveillance”

Founded by Trump ally and right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, Palantir has attacked the press and works in the digital surveillance space.

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Spencer Norris