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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Washington.

Targeting Iran

A Point-by-Point Breakdown of Trump’s Failed Iran War Objectives

None of Trump’s stated goals in his war with Iran have been achieved.

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: Journalist Scott Pelley speaks onstage at the annual Freedom Award Benefit hosted by the International Rescue Committee at The Waldorf=Astoria on November 7, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for IRC)

Voices

Scott Pelley Shows How Legacy Media Got It Wrong — Before Bari Weiss Made It Worse

Scott Pelley describes Weiss’s horrific pro-Trump meddling, but he also shows how “both sides” journalism was already dooming our country.

Camp 57 is seen at Angola Prison, the Louisiana State Penitentiary and America's largest maximum-security prison farm, before a press conference to announce the opening of a new US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility that will house immigrants convicted of crimes in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, near the town of St. Francisville on September 3, 2025. (Photo by Matthew HINTON / AFP) (Photo by MATTHEW HINTON/AFP via Getty Images)

The War on Immigrants

ICE Defied Direct Order From Federal Judge and Re-Detained Elderly Palestinian

Delaney Nolan, Evelyn Ronan

A judge said the 77-year-old grandfather’s detention was unlawful. Then ICE seized him again and tried to rush him onto a deportation flight.

License to Kill

Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking

PORTLAND, MAINE - JUNE 07: Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks to voters at a town hall at the Elks Lodge 188 on June 7, 2026 in Portland, Maine. Platner is the presumptive Democratic nominee and will face incumbent Sen. Collins (R-ME) for Maine's U.S. Senate seat in the general election. (Photo by Laura Brett/Getty Images)

Midterms 2026

Graham Platner Wins in Maine, Turning Anti-Establishment Fight on Susan Collins

CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 28: (L-R) Steve Hilton (R) and Xavier Becerra (D) speak during CBS Television Stations' California Gubernatorial Debate on April 28, 2026 in Claremont, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for CBS Television Stations)

Midterms 2026

In California, a Former Biden Official Will Face Fox News Personality for Governor

Jessica Washington

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 29: U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. The two leaders are scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting to discuss regional security in the Middle East as well as the U.S.-Israel partnership. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Congress Is Trying to Permanently Integrate U.S. and Israeli Defense Tech

Austin Campbell

Podcasts

The Intercept Briefing

“Warehousing Human Beings”

The Intercept Briefing

The Race to Build AI Data Centers — Before the People Can Protest

Voices

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 15: A supporter of Israel counter protests as pro-Palestinian activists take part in a protest on Nakba Day on May 15, 2026 in New York City. Pro-Palestinian activists worldwide marked the 78th anniversary of the Nakba amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Voices

The Real “Divide” Among Democrats Over Israel Is Between Party Leadership and Voters

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted the village of Arnoun in the southern Lebanese area of Marjayoun on June 3, 2026.

Voices

Stop Calling It a Ceasefire

Katherine Krueger

Iran

President Donald Trump stands alongside Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 25, 2026, in Arlington, Va.

U.S. Casualties in Iran War Rise as Military Strikes Begin Again

TEHRAN, IRAN - MAY 12: Iran's former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reads his statement while attending a press center after registering as a candidate for June 18, presidential elections, in the Iranian Interior Ministry building on May 12, 2021 in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Ahmadinejad Is Still Bad for Iranians — and Still Great for Israel

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shakes the hand of United States Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, during a Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Budget Hearing for the Department of Defense in the Rayburn House office building, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

Hegseth Asks for More Money as Iran War Costs Skyrocket

Hegseth Clings to Phony Ceasefire to Help Trump Evade War Powers Pressure

Midterms

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 2, 2026: Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman smiles during her election night party at Boomtown Brewery on June 2, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Democratic Socialist Overcomes GOP-Funded Opponent to Advance in Los Angeles Mayor Race

Jessica Washington, Jonah Valdez

Establishment Dems Stave Off the Left in Key California Congressional Primaries

Nurse Monica Johnston (L) listens as Adam Hamawy speaks during an AFP interview before a meeting at the White House in Washington DC, on June 14, 2024. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP) (Photo by DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)

Adam Hamawy, Doctor Who Volunteered in Gaza, Poised to Become Pro-Palestine Rep. From New Jersey

The Los Angeles Left Is at War With Itself Over the Mayor’s Race

Jonah Valdez, Jessica Washington

Justice

Malik Muhammad shown in an undated photo taken from his blog, which is maintained by a support group.

They Were Serving the Longest Federal Sentence of Any 2020 BLM Protester. Then They Vanished in Prison.

Jessica Washington

US President Donald Trump (R) looks on as LA 2028 Chairman Casey Wasserman (L) speaks during an event on creating a White House 2028 Olympics task force in the South Court Auditorium of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 5, 2025. The 2028 Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Daughter of 2028 Olympics Chair Dreams of Competing in LA — for Israel

Philly Cops Admit That They’re Tracking “First Amendment Activity” Critical of AI

Matt Sledge, Sam Biddle

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 04: New York State Comptoroller Thomas P. DiNapoli marches up 5th Avenue in Midtown during the Israel Parade on June 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)

New York Comptroller’s Trip to Israel Raised Ethical Concerns, State Commission Said

War on Gaza

A Palestinian walks along a street next to the Israel's separation wall at dusk during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the West Bank town of al-Ram, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A Gay Palestinian Fled to Israel’s “Safe Haven.” Israel Tried to Exploit Him for Intelligence.

Company Behind California Chemical Leak Was Building F-35 Parts Amid Rush of Orders From U.S. and Israel

Miami Beach Official Hired Billboard Truck to Call Pro-Palestine Activists “Jew Hater,” Lawsuit Alleges

We Analyzed Thousands of News Articles: Here’s the Proof of Pro-Israel Bias in Mainstream Media

Unmasking ICE

ICE Recruitment Tweets Are So Racist That Cops Feared They Could Incite Neo-Nazi Violence

Matt Sledge, Sam Biddle

Protesters walk past a screen reading "arrest and charge Jonathan Ross", the ICE officer, named in US media as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who fatally shot Renee Good, as they march from Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis against ICE and the fatal shooting of Good, calling on federal authorities to leave the city and demand accountability, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 10, 2026. A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good on the streets of Minneapolis on January 7, leading to huge protests and outrage from local leaders who rejected White House claims she was a domestic terrorist. (Photo by Octavio JONES / AFP via Getty Images)

Government Ordered to Turn Over Files on ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good

Noah Hurowitz, Austin Campbell

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)

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

Chilling Dissent

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MAY 27: An ICE agent sprays chemical irritants at protesters and media outside the federal immigration center at Delaney Hall, where ICE is housing detained immigrants on May 27, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. The ongoing protests, which became tense over the holiday weekend, come amid reports of a hunger strike by detainees. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

ICE Pepper-Sprayed, Beat Detainees for Protesting “Horrific Conditions” in Delaney Hall Jail

Biplob Kumar Das, Noah Hurowitz

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - APRIL 18: Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the 38th Annual Michigan Democratic Women's Caucus Legacy Luncheon on April 18, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. Michigan will be a closely watched state in the 2026 midterm elections, with statewide races being held for Governor, Attorney General, and Secretary of State, and national races for U.S. Congress and an open U.S. Senate seat. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

DNC Autopsy of 2024 Loss Doesn’t Mention Gaza or Israel at all

WASHINGTON D.C., USA - JANUARY 6: US President Donald Trump speaks at "Save America March" rally in Washington D.C., United States on January 06, 2021. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization” Fund Is a Handout to His Hardcore Supporters

Natasha Lennard

How Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy Puts You at Risk

Nick Turse, Jessica Washington, Noah Hurowitz