The Iran Cables
How Iran Tried to Recruit Spies Against the U.S. in Iraq
Secret cables obtained by The Intercept show Iranian intelligence officials in Iraq using low-tech tradecraft to communicate with spies on the U.S.
National Security
In Dramatic Policy Shift, Biden Withdraws U.S. Support for Saudi "Offensive Operations" in Yemen
The announcement curbs certain arms sales and comes with renewed diplomatic pushes.
Terrorism-Related Convictions Overturned for U.K. Activists Who Blocked Deportations
A judge said the charges, which could have set a dangerous precedent against nonviolent protest, should never have been brought.
Capitol Attack Was Culmination of Generations of Far-Right Extremism
But an expanded war on terror would threaten legitimate resistance to state violence.
Voices
By Far the Worst Thing Trump Did Was Flirt With Nuclear War With North Korea
Trump’s actions on this one issue outweigh everything else, yet it’s received less attention than many of his tweets.
What's Next for the Militias?
The Capitol riot has forced a reckoning inside America’s militant groups.
Schumer’s Insurrectionist No-Fly List Is a Civil Liberties Nightmare
“Doubling down on use of the no-fly list will entrench an error-prone and unconstitutional system,” said an ACLU lawyer.
On Telegram, the Paramilitary Far Right Looks to Radicalize New Recruits Ahead of Inauguration Day
The boogaloo movement’s most extreme white supremacist element is ratcheting up calls for civil war.
Capitol Mob May Say Trump Made Them Do It. But That Hasn't Always Worked as a Defense.
A Kansas man who plotted to blow up Somalis argued that he was swayed by the president’s anti-immigrant rhetoric. He got 30 years.
Sticking Point in Afghan Peace Talks: Two Forever Prisoners at Guantánamo
The Taliban wants the two remaining Afghans returned, but releasing torture victims could be embarrassing for the U.S.