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PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - UNSPECIFIED: In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, stacks of boxes can be observed in a bathroom and shower in The Mar-a-Lago Club’s Lake Room at former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been indicted on 37 felony counts in the special counsel's classified documents probe.

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DOJ Wants to Scrap Watergate-Era Rule That Makes Presidential Records Public

Killing the Presidential Records Act would allow private individuals to hold the keys to American history, forever.

GOP Megadonor Leonard Leo Is Bankrolling a Website on the Warpath Against Somalis

The Maine Wire presents itself as a plucky upstart fighting for the common Mainer, but it’s fueled by powerful right-wing money men.

A young Iranian woman uses her cell phone while walking under portraits of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a flag ceremony marking Iran's Islamic Republic National Day in the Abbasabad Cultural and Tourist Area in central Tehran on April 1, 2026. This event takes place amid U.S.-Israeli military operations in Iran. Iranians voted in favor of the Islamic Republic regime in a referendum forty-seven years ago. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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How the War Strengthened Iran’s Hand Against the U.S. and Israel

Survival of the regime alone was a victory — but its demonstration of control over the Strait of Hormuz may be a strategic game-changer.

Targeting Iran

We Called Out the Pentagon for Undercounting U.S. Casualties in Iran. They Keep Doing It.

Donald Trump holds a press conference at the White House on April 6, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

Targeting Iran

With Trump Threatening Genocide in Iran, Military Must Disobey His Orders, Former Pentagon Officials Say

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 18: U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) speaks on Capitol Grounds in front of a memorial of 168 pairs of shoes representing those killed in the U.S. strike on an Iranian school, on March 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Win Without War)

Targeting Iran

Iranian Women Elected to Office in U.S. Reject Trump’s Iran War

IRAN - APRIL 05: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - 'THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A view of wreckage and remains of the downed F-15 fighter jet is seen in Iran on April 05, 2026. Colonel Ibrahim Zulfiqari, spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters stated regarding the U.S. operation to locate the missing co-pilot of the downed F-15 fighter jet: 'The attempt to rescue the pilot has failed.'

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The Media Just Can’t Help Turning Iran Fighter Jet Rescue Into “Black Hawk Down”

Katherine Krueger

Podcasts

The Intercept Briefing

Trump’s Holy War Abroad and at Home

The Intercept Briefing

Protesting the Smash-and-Grab Presidency With Nikhil Pal Singh

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 01: Head of the White House Faith Office Paula White sings as she stands next to U.S. President Donald Trump and other religious leaders during a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. The National Day of Prayer is a congressionally recognized observance that calls on people of all faiths to participate in a day of prayer and reflection.

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Far-Right Religious Leaders Advising Trump See Iran as an End Times Holy War

People gather to defend trans people rights in New York City on February 3, 2025. Hundreds of people protested in New York February 3 against US President Donald Trump's executive order signed January 28, 2025, to restrict gender transition procedures for people under the age of 19, and reports of a local hospital group cancelling appointments for young people in response. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

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Conversion Therapy Gets Speech Protections — But Trans Kids’ Existence Gets No Protection at All

Natasha Lennard

Iran

US President Donald Trump during a prime-time address to the nation in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Trump said the war in Iran is "very close" to completion, seeking to reassure Americans about his handling of a conflict that has roiled financial markets and jeopardized his political standing with American voters. Photographer: Alex Brandon/AP Photo/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Iran Shoots Down F-15 Fighter Jet After Trump Bragged They Had No Capability

WASHINGTON, DISTICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES - 2026/03/07: A protester holds an anti-war sign while joining a demonstration outside the White House against the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. The joint military operation, launched on Feb. 28, reportedly killed Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Demonstrators, some carrying Iranian flags and anti-war signs, took to the streets to voice their opposition to the strike, chanting anti-war slogans during the rally. (Photo by Probal Rashid/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Iranian Americans Have Turned Against the War, New Poll Finds

“Casualty Cover-Up”: The Pentagon Is Hiding U.S. Losses Under Trump in the Middle East

Iranian Red Crescent emergency workers use a bulldozer to clear rubble from a residential building that was hit in an earlier U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

What Would We All Say If Iran Razed MIT Because of Military-Related Research?

Natasha Lennard

Midterms

US Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent from Vermont, gestures as he speaks during a "Tax the Rich" rally at Lehman College in the Bronx borough of New York City on March 29, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

Bernie Sanders Backs Claire Valdez in NYC House Race Dividing Left and Progressives

Sunrise Movement Pushes Anti-War Candidates, Endorsing Melat Kiros in Denver

Jessica Washington

How Does TrackAIPAC Actually Track AIPAC?

Seth Moulton Saw Trans Rights as a Political Liability. It Could Doom His Senate Campaign.

Jessica Washington

Justice

Federal agents use tear gas and smoke on community members and activists while they protest near the 3900 block of South Kedzie Avenue on Oct. 4, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

DHS Launches Massive “Less Lethal” Chemical Weapons Buying Spree

Grandmother Faces Trial in Alabama for Wearing Penis Costume to No Kings Protest

GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA - JUNE 27: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been reviewed by the U.S. Military prior to transmission.) The Camp Justice sign near the Military Commissions court area on June 27, 2023 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. At the prison within Naval Station Guantanamo Bay where media members are no longer allowed, 30 men still remain imprisoned while five separate war crime prosecutions involving some of the detainees proceed within Guantanamo's war court none have yet reached a trial date. (Photo by Elise Swain/Getty Images)

Mother of the Last Afghan in Guantánamo Bay Begs Trump to Free Her Son

Jessica Washington

MINNEAPOLIS, UNITED STATES - JANUARY 09: Federal agents clash and arrest protestors outside an ICE facility during a protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), after a U.S. immigration agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in her car in Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN, U.S., January 9, 2026. (Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Two-Thirds of People Arrested by ICE in Minnesota Surge Had No Criminal Records, New Data Reveals

Meghnad Bose, Luke Lawson

War on Gaza

KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - MARCH 03: American emergency physician Aizad Dasti treat Palestinians under limited conditions at Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Yunis, Gaza on March 03, 2026 as he traveled to the region after disruptions to the healthcare system caused by Israel's attacks. Dasti said that on his first day at the hospital, a child died due to severe cold, adding that the humanitarian situation in Gaza, where thousands of families are struggling to survive in makeshift tents, is worsening by the day. Stressing that the health system urgently needs support, the doctor continues to provide care to patients and the wounded despite severe shortages, including basic medical supplies and emergency equipment. (Photo by Doaa Albaz/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israel’s Deadly Blockade Traps 7 U.S. Doctors in Gaza

With World’s Eyes on Iran, Israel Locks Down the West Bank

GAZA CITY, GAZA â" DECEMBER 19: Palestinians walk through roads surrounded by massive rubble and collapsed buildings in Al-Zahra, northwest of the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the central Gaza Strip, as residents continue their daily lives amid the destruction left by Israeli attacks, facing harsh living conditions on December 19, 2025. (Photo by Hassan Jedi/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israel Destroyed Gaza’s Roads and Transit. Now, We Walk Everywhere.

Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi

Trump’s Iran War Is Dividing Republicans. Pro-Palestine Groups Want Democrats to Exploit the Rifts.

Unmasking ICE

WASHINGTON, DC August 25, 2025:

US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth and US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem during the signing of Executive Orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday August 25, 2025.

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Pentagon Implores Civilian Workers to Join ICE “Volunteer Force”

Noah Hurowitz, Austin Campbell

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 5: Protesters, mostly students targeted by ICE and demanding more protections, were arrested by New York police for engaging in civil disobedience by blocking a road outside Columbia University on February 5, 2026, in New York City, United States. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Zohran Mamdani Kept Columbia Student in New York — Then Phoned With Trump to Secure Her Release

Federal agents detain a protester in Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 3, 2026. A US judge on January 31, 2026 denied Minnesota's bid to force Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to suspend its sweeping detention and deportation operation in the state that has left two US citizens dead and fueled massive protests. Masked and heavily armed federal agents have swept through Minnesota communities seeking undocumented migrants, detaining thousands and shooting dead two US citizens in the process. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images) / ALTERNATE CROP

Marine Detained in Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant

Austin Campbell

Judge Censored an ICE Agent’s Face Over “Threats.” His Info Was a Google Search Away.

Chilling Dissent

Brendan Carr, commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Grapevine, Texas, US, on Friday, March 27, 2026. The Conservative Political Action Conference launched in 1974 brings together conservative organizations, elected leaders, and activists. Photographer: Shelby Tauber/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Trump’s FCC Chief Says His Censorship Protects the Little Guy. It Really Serves One Powerful Man.

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order during a US ambassadors meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Trump directed the Treasury Department to modernize and centralize its payment system in an effort to root out fraud as money is transferred throughout the federal government.

Trump Wants to Put You in a Massive, Secret Government Database

US President Donald Trump speaks as Attorney General Pam Bondi smiles during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 15, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Why We Have to Fight Back Against ICE Protesters’ Terror Convictions

Natasha Lennard

Anti-ICE Protesters Convicted on Terrorism Charges for Wearing All Black