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Noah Hurowitz, Austin Campbell

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Joseph Kent, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), testifies during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing titled "Worldwide Threats to the Homeland" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on December 11, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Targeting Iran

Joe Kent’s Resignation Could Bolster a Wave of Conscientious Objectors to Trump’s Iran War

“This is the kind of thing that really resonates: seeing respected people in positions of power validating what many service members feel.”

The Intercept Briefing

“Liberate Their Bodies From Their Souls”: The Lies That Sell the Iran War

Ali Gharib speaks to Afeef Nessouli about the latest strikes on Lebanon and peace strategist Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini on the U.S.–Israel assault on Iran.

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.

(Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Unmasking ICE

Pentagon Implores Civilian Workers to Join ICE “Volunteer Force”

Noah Hurowitz, Austin Campbell

The Defense Department is recruiting on behalf of DHS while the latter faces public backlash and a continued lack of government funding.

A technician works at an Amazon Web Services AI data center in New Carlisle, Indiana on October 2, 2025.

Targeting Iran

Data Centers Are Military Targets Now

Midterms 2026

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

Jessica Washington

Targeting Iran

Pentagon Claims It Needs Additional $200 Billion to Pay for War on Iran

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 13: Three months after her husband was assassinated, Erika Kirk will open up about life, loss, the state of political discourse, and much more in A TOWN HALL WITH ERIKA KIRK, a one-hour town hall event moderated by Bari Weiss, CBS News' editor-in-chief. The special will be broadcast on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television Network and will stream later on Paramount+ and CBS News 24/7. (Photo by Michele Crowe/CBS News via Getty Images)

Air Force Academy Prepares Ideological Overhaul, With Erika Kirk Bringing “Bold Christian Faith”

Austin Campbell

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The Intercept Briefing

“Liberate Their Bodies From Their Souls”: The Lies That Sell the Iran War

The Intercept Briefing

Trump’s AI-Powered World Wars

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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.

Voices

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)

Voices

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

Natasha Lennard

Iran

This image provided by U.S. Central Command shows Navy sailors transferring ordnance on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.

Trump’s War on Iran Could Cost Trillions

A primary school in Minab struck in the first day of attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran on March 5, 2026.

Pentagon Report: U.S. Military Fired Missile at Elementary School in Iran

Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, prompting Iranian retaliation with missile attacks across the region and intensifying concerns about disruption to global energy and transport.

It’s a War With Iran, Not an “Intervention”

Séamus Malekafzali

US President Donald Trump speaks with the media as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on aboard Air Force One during a flight from Dover, Delaware, to Miami, Florida, on March 7, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Military Refuses to Endorse Trump Claim That Iran Bombed Girls’ School

Midterms

Democratic candidates for Congress, State Sen. Laura Fine, center, speaks as Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, left, and Kat Abughazaleh listen to her during U.S. House 9th District primary debate, in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Illinois Results: Daniel Biss Beats Kat Abughazaleh in Blow to Left and AIPAC Alike

Matt Sledge, Jessica Washington, Akela Lacy

OGUNQUIT, MAINE - OCTOBER 22: U.S. senatorial candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Leavitt Theater on October 22, 2025 in Ogunquit, Maine. Platner, a veteran of the U.S. Marines and an oyster farmer, is running for the seat held by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).

Senate Dem Leaders Are Trying to Sink Graham Platner. Voters Aren’t Convinced.

PRIDE PORTLAND PORTLAND, MAINE

Dem in Maine House Primary Funneled PAC Money to Republicans

State Sen. Robert Peters speaks during an event commemorating the 100th year anniversary of the Scopes trial near the Clarence Darrow Bridge in Jackson Park on March 13, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Crypto Spends Big in Illinois House Races to Say Consumer Rights Supporters Are Corrupt

Justice

Charles “Sonny” Burton celebrates with his attorney Matt Schulz upon learning that his execution had been commuted on March 10, 2026, in Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala.

In the Room Where Death Row Prisoners Say Final Goodbyes, He Learned He Would Live

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

FBI agents remove evidence from a private home at 9638 Naomi in Arcadia on March 8, 2012. Federal officials on Thursday announced fraud charges against a man accused of selling $1.3 million in counterfeit wines. The U.S. attorney's office in New York alleges that wine dealer Rudy Kurniawan claimed he was selling rare vintage French wine at various audctions. He was arrested in Los Angeles by the FBI. (Photo by Gary Friedman/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

I Wrote a Movie Review. Cops Took It From a Protester’s Home to Make the Case That He’s a Terrorist.

Wearing All Black at Protests Makes You Guilty of Terrorism, Prosecutors Tell Jury

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

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.

A border patrol agent aims a munition launcher at a crowd of people near the intersection of 27th Street and Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis after a federal officer shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Ben Hovland/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

He Witnessed an Earlier Shooting. Feds Arrested Him at the Scene of Alex Pretti’s Killing.

Austin Campbell

Chilling Dissent

Islamophobic Think Tank Helped Write Indictment Against ICE Protesters

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., speaks at a rally in support of the Kids Online Safety Act on Capitol Hill on December 10, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online

Observers gather while federal agents sit in a vehicle in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, on February 10, 2026.

Federal Agents Are Intimidating Legal Observers at Their Homes: “They Know Where You Live”

Austin Campbell

President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.

Trump Uses the Courts to Intimidate Critics. The Media Must Fight Back.