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AIPAC, AI, Crypto and Gambling Are Hiding Their Big Election Spends

Intercept staffers break down the latest election news and the front groups fueling the midterms.

The War on Immigrants

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

Matt Sledge, Sam Biddle

A newly uncovered police bulletin warns that white supremacists may interpret ICE social media content as a call to violence.

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)

Chilling Dissent

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

As the DNC blamed the author for the report’s shortcomings, a source who participated in the research said the author seemed to grasp that Gaza “clearly” hurt Harris.

False Testimony Sent Tony Carruthers to Death Row. Tennessee Wants to Kill Him Anyway.

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)

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

State Representative Chris Rabb, a Democrat from Pennsylvania and US Congressional candidate, arrives for a campaign event ahead of a primary election at Garden of Prayer World Prayer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, on Friday, May 15, 2026. Pennsylvania will hold a primary election on May 19. Photographer: Joe Lamberti/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Midterms 2026

Pennsylvania Results: Chris Rabb to Join the Squad in Congress as Bob Brooks Tries to Flip Key Seat

Jessica Washington, Akela Lacy

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks at a press conference with other members of the Congressional Black Caucus on the Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on April 29, 2026.

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The End of the Voting Rights Act Isn’t Just a “Black Problem”

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AIPAC, AI, Crypto and Gambling Are Hiding Their Big Election Spends

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“We Will Find You and We Will Kill You”

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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)

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

Natasha Lennard

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Voices

DOJ Escalates War on Trans Youth Healthcare With Criminal Subpoenas

Natasha Lennard

Iran

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

U.S. sailors prepare to stage ordnance on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on Feb. 28, 2026 at sea.

Pentagon Erases Wounded U.S. Troops From Iran War Casualty List: “Definition of a Cover-up”

These Middle Eastern News Sites Are Actually U.S. Government Propaganda Operations

Midterms

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) speaks with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol on May 14, 2026 (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)

Thomas Massie Loses His Seat in a Win for Trump — and AIPAC

CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 28: California gubernatorial candidate Democrat Xavier Becerra speaks during the CBS California Gubernatorial Debate at Pomona College on April 28, 2026 in Claremont, California. California is holding its upcoming primary election, where the top two candidates regardless of party will advance to the general election, on June 2. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Xavier Becerra Pushed to Inflate a Black Man’s IQ to Execute Him as California AG

Who’s Spending in Your Congressional Election? We Tracked the Front Groups Fueling the 2026 Midterms.

Scott Wiener debates Saikat Chakrabarti for San Francisco's Congressional District 11 seat at the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco, on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The seat became available upon the announced retirement of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, and the district will get its first new Congressional representative since 1987. (Photo by Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

This California Congressional Hopeful Opposes a Billionaire Tax. So Do His Tech CEO Backers.

Justice

FILE - An abortion-rights activist holds a box of mifepristone pills as demonstrators from both anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

A “Scheme” Against Dobbs: SCOTUS Dissent Hints at Next Phase of Abortion Rights Fight

Jessica Washington

Richard Glossip exits a detention facility alongside his wife Lea Glossip after being granted bond while awaiting retrial Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Oklahoma City.

“It’s Overwhelming but It’s Amazing”: Richard Glossip Released From Jail After Three Decades

Liliana Segura, Jordan Smith

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 22: Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil marches with supporters after he was released from ICE detention during a rally outside of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan on June 22, 2025 in New York City. Khalil was released Friday evening from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Jena, Louisiana, after U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz issued an order granting his release on bail. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

FBI Quietly Closed a Probe Into Mahmoud Khalil While He Was in ICE Detention

John Sarcone, acting U.S. Attorney for Northern New York, leaves Manhattan federal court in New York, on Dec. 4, 2025.

A Trump U.S. Attorney’s Professional Misconduct Must Be Kept “Private and Confidential”

War on Gaza

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

NEW YORK CITY, UNITED STATES - MAY 05: Pro-Palestinians gather at a 'Stop the Sale of Stolen Palestinian Land' protest against 'Great Israel Real Estate' event for Palestinian land sale at the Park East Synagogue in Manhattan on Tuesday, May 05, 2026, in New York City. The NYPD tightened security on E. 67th and E. 68th Streets and set up a perimeter that extended for blocks around the Park East Synagogue. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israeli Real Estate Expo Advertising West Bank Settlements Returns to NYC

Mamdani Condemns NYC Expo Promoting Property Sales in Israeli West Bank Settlements

Unmasking ICE

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

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

Chilling Dissent

How Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy Puts You at Risk

Nick Turse, Jessica Washington, Noah Hurowitz

Dodging FOIA Could Now Mean Arrest and Strip Search, Depending on Who’s Asking

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks at a press conference with FBI Director Kash Patel following the indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center for money laundering, at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC on April 21, 2026.

Big Finance Might Be Dooming the SPLC — Even Before Its Day in Court

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: The New York Times building is seen on May 06, 2026 in New York City. The New York Times reported quarterly revenue of $712.2 million, up 12 percent from a year earlier. The company said it added about 310,000 digital-only subscribers in the first quarter, bringing its total to more than 13 million. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Lawyer on EEOC’s New York Times Lawsuit Has History Battling Discrimination Against Men