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The destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile during Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28, 2026.

Targeting Iran

Iran Has Wounded and Killed More Americans Since the End of Operation Epic Fury

The Trump administration’s attempt to rebrand its faltering forever war hasn’t slowed the mounting toll of U.S. casualties.

FORTH WORTH, TEXAS - JULY 1: A sign that reads FREE THE PRAIRIELAND DEFENDANTS is taped to a post outside of the Eldon B. Mahon U.S. Courthouse in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Two judges sentenced seven defendants in the Prairieland Detention Center attack in the federal court Wednesday. (Juan Figueroa/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images)

Chilling Dissent

Exclusive: Feds Denied Ballistics Expert Access to Prairieland Defendant Who Got 100 Years in Prison

Adam Federman, Sara Van Horn

From gaps in the evidence to a judge’s intervention, jurors never got to hear the ricochet theory that would have undermined attempted murder charges.

Christa Pike in an undated photo provided by her legal team.

The “Satanic Panic” Made Her a True-Crime Obsession. The Truth Is More Haunting.

After 30 years on death row, Christa Pike faces execution for a grisly murder she committed at 18.

A graffiti mural depicting Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, directors of the documentary 'NAZA'- which documents civilian deaths in Gaza, features testimonies from Israeli military personnel involved in targeting and remote killing mechanisms, and frame military operations as genocide - is altered in Ashdod, Israel, on September 16, 2026. Initially painted by an artist accusing the filmmakers of being 'traitors,' the text on the mural was subsequently modified by another artist to read 'heroes.'

Voices

The Backlash to “NAZA” Shows How Little Israeli Citizenship Really Means

Séamus Malekafzali

The Intercept Briefing

The Blueprint for Democrats to Win Back Voters

Flock camera

Flock Wants the Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline

A pedestrian walks past a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump inside a catering container, installed on a building along a street in downtown of Tehran on August 31, 2026. Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East on August 31 in retaliation for American strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first exchange of fire for a month in a war that has engulfed the region. Six months into the conflict, the two sides remain at an impasse, with Iran keeping the strategic strait shut and Washington persisting with a naval counter-blockade of Iran. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images) /

Targeting Iran

Congress Failed Again to Stop Trump’s Iran War. This Group Is Trying Through the Courts.

Podcasts

The Intercept Briefing

The Blueprint for Democrats to Win Back Voters

The Intercept Briefing

Apocalypse Now: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Investigate the End-Timers Alliance

Voices

Marillyn Hewson, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin Corp., pauses during a news conference on the first day of the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, U.K., on Monday, July 14, 2014. The Farnborough International Air Show, which runs July 14-20, is this year's biggest forum for aircraft introductions and sales. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Voices

Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous War Profiteers

Dozens of entertainment workers join a, "Block the Merger," to protest settlement merger for Paramount Skydance outside the Melrose Gate at Paramount Studios in Hollywood on September 22, 2026. The protest/rally happened a day after California Atty. General Rob Bonta, and a 12-state coalition, announced a major court-enforceable settlement with Paramount Skydance, resolving an antitrust lawsuit that had blocked the company's $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

Voices

The Ellisons Could Make a Killing in Big Surveillance With the Paramount Merger

Iran

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth salute as a U.S. Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Pvt. Isabella Gonzales of Carrollton, Texas, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.

Another U.S. Soldier Is Dead as Iran War Casualties Rise

Mohammadjamal Azizi and his wife Hannaneh Alikaram in Sari, Iran, in 2024. Though the couple submitted nearly identical requests asylum, his bid was granted and hers was denied.

Immigration Roulette: Husband Granted Asylum, Wife Locked Up Awaiting Deportation

A helicopter lands on the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln after it arrived at the port in Laem Chabang, Chonburi, Thailand, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026.

Iran War Has the U.S. Military on the Brink of a “Breakdown”

Dark oil residue collects in shallow coastal waters on Qeshm Island, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, amid ongoing wartime attacks on vessels and infrastructure in and around the Strait of Hormuz, though the spill's source has not been independently determined.

Ecocide in Iran

Midterms

Demonstrators hold signs during a voting rights rally outside the US Capitol in Washington DC, US on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. The US Supreme Court refused to clear the Postal Service to enforce new restrictions on mail-in ballots for the congressional midterms, in a rebuff to the Trump administration after some states started early voting and opponents warned late-breaking changes would inject chaos into the elections. Photographer: Pete Kiehart/Bloomberg via Getty Images

They Trained to Protect Immigrants From ICE. Now They’re Prepping to Defend the Midterm Elections.

Jessica Washington

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) speaks to members of the media as the Trump Cabinet briefs members of Congress on Iran at the U.S. Capitol on March 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump administration Cabinet officials will be briefing all lawmakers in the House and Senate on U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

John Fetterman Is Fundraising on GOP Donor Email Lists

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

Marc Rowan, chief executive officer of Apollo Global Management LLC, speaks during the Bloomberg Invest event in New York, US, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. The conference brings together the most influential voices across asset management, banking, private capital and wealth. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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

Justice

How a Small Kansas City Became a Critical Hub for Trump’s Deportation Regime Against Its Will

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 30: Recording artist Pink speaks on stage during the celebration of the launch of UNICEF Kid Power on November 30, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/FilmMagic)

Pink Supported Macklemore’s Firing. Now Activists Want UNICEF to Cut Ties With Her.

Decision on Charging Renee Good and Alex Pretti’s Killers Looms Over Minneapolis DA Race

ICE Revives Former “Hellhole” Prison — And Hires the Same Company To Run It

War on Gaza

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft arrives before an NFL football owners meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in Atlanta.

Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He’s Funding Friends of the IDF.

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - DECEMBER 14: Ed Sheeran performs during iHeartRadio KISS108's Jingle Ball 2025 Presented By Capital One at TD Garden on December 14, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for for iHeartRadio)

Ed Sheeran’s Craven “Neutrality” Is a Watershed Moment for Mainstreaming Palestine Solidarity

Natasha Lennard

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 29: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold a short rally after marching around the "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" in the West Lawn of Columbia University on April 29, 2024 in New York City. Demonstrators marched at Columbia University as a 2 P.M. deadline to clear the encampment given to students by the university passed. Columbia was the first elite college to erect an encampment in support of Palestine, with students demanding that the school divest from Israel amid the Israel-Hamas war, in which more than 34,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Columbia Gives Big Money to Pro-Israel Groups — But Not to Pro-Palestine Ones

Meghnad Bose, Macy Hanzlik-Barend

NEWARK, NJ - AUGUST 8: United Airlines airplanes move along a taxiway at Newark Liberty International Airport as a child plays in a window on August 8, 2026, in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

United Airlines Ships War Materiel to Israel Aboard Passenger Flights

Unmasking ICE

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MAY 26: ICE agents stand guard in front of protesters outside Delaney Hall which is being used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centeron May 26, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. The protests, which have become tense over the holiday weekend, come amid reports of an ongoing hunger strike by detainees. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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

NYC, NY, UNITED STATES - 2025/12/19: Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building. According to White House Border Czar Tom Homan, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will increase its operations in New York City due to its status as a sanctuary city. (Photo by Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

ICE Mandates Dress Code After Killings and Botched Arrest

Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, left, and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat from Rhode Island, during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will look to defend her immigration enforcement and make the case to end the DHS shutdown in front of a combative audience before hearings in both chambers. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images

ICE Should Show It Hasn’t Been “Infiltrated by Violent Extremists,” Senator Urges

Matt Sledge, Sam Biddle

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

Matt Sledge, Sam Biddle

Chilling Dissent

HOUSTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 11: The University of Houston's Turning Point USA chapter hosts a vigil in memory of Charlie Kirk, in front of the university's Student Center and 9/11 memorial, on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025 in Houston.

Fired After the Charlie Kirk Revenge Purge, They’re Still Unemployed

Jessica Washington

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a Mexican Border Defense Medal Ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on July 27, 2026. (Photo by Annabelle GORDON / AFP via Getty Images)

Pentagon Employee DataRepublican Posts Inside Info About Hacks Against the Far Left

FAA Investigates Drone Pilot Who Films Animal Abusers

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 20: People wearing T-shirts featuring Charlie Kirk stand outside the Turning Point USA's Phoenix headquarters to commemorate the conservative activist on September 20, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. As tens of thousands of people poured into Phoenix this weekend to attend Mr. Kirk's memorial service at the city's N.F.L. stadium on Sunday. (Photo by Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images)

They Tried to Make Charlie Kirk a Saint. They Made Him a Meme.

Katherine Krueger