CIA Drove Spike in Media Leak Investigation Requests Under Trump
Records released by the Department of Justice provide new details about Trump’s campaign against whistleblowers and leakers.
National Security
Daniel Hale Sentenced to 45 Months in Prison for Drone Leak
“I am here because I stole something that was never mine to take — precious human life,” Hale said at his sentencing.
She Blew the Whistle on Military Sexual Assault, Then Came Under Investigation
Amy Braley-Franck, who has a hearing this week on her two-year suspension, says more needs to be done for victims.
Facing Years in Prison for Drone Leak, Daniel Hale Makes His Case Against U.S. Assassination Program
With prosecutors seeking a maximum sentence, Hale delivered a powerful handwritten letter describing his motivations to the court.
Rep. Ilhan Omar Questions Biden’s First Airstrike on Somalia
In a letter to the White House, the Somali-born Democrat demands answers about the legality and purpose of the attack.
U.S. Military Bought Cameras in Violation of America's Own China Sanctions
Purchased camera systems were supposedly made in the U.S. but actually originated from Chinese companies blacklisted for security reasons.
The Controversial Prosecutor at the Heart of the Julian Assange Case
Gordon Kromberg has been dogged by allegations of bias and politicized prosecutions. Now he could shape the future of journalism.
At Least Seven Colombians in Haiti Assassination Received U.S. Training
Trainings for the Colombian mercenaries accused of killing Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were conducted in both the U.S. and Colombia, some as recently as 2015.
American ISIS Podcast
An American ISIS Fighter Describes the Caliphate's Final Days — and His Own
A new documentary podcast from The Intercept and Topic Studios offers the most detailed account yet of an American who lived and died inside the Islamic State.
Military Removes Training Document Conflating Socialists With Terrorists
A manual used in the Navy's anti-terrorism courses lumped “anarchists, socialists and neo-nazis” together as examples of "political terrorists."