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CIA Ran MK-ULTRA Experiments on Prisoners of War in U.S. Custody, Declassified Docs Confirm

For the first time, documents confirm the CIA carried out tests on North Korean POWs and planned for much more invasive experimentation.

Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard dropped mention in Senate testimony that Iran hasn't re-started uranium enrichment since US strikes destroyed its facilities last year - a conclusion that would have undercut claims about the threat posed by the regime in Tehran. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Kash Patel Got Arrested for Public Urination After a Night of Drinking

Trevor Aaronson

The FBI director was arrested twice in his youth for alcohol-related incidents that he said were “not representative of my usual conduct.”

Palantir CEO Alex Karp during a dinner with Donald Trump in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 19, 2026.

Palantir Is Helping Trump’s IRS Conduct “Massive-Scale” Data Mining

Military contractor Palantir has been paid more than $130 million by the IRS to analyze sensitive federal databases.

Chilling Dissent

“We Knew They Were Paying Informants”: SPLC Donors Reject Trump DOJ Fraud Claims

The Intercept Briefing

“Me Too” Comes Back to Congress

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel speaks alongside Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche during a news conference at the at the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Blanche and Patel held the news conference to announce charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center in which they allege the organization funneled over $3 million dollars towards white supremacist and extremists groups.

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Kash Patel Is Using MAGA’s Favorite Tool to Muzzle the Free Press

U.S Marine Corps F-35B fighter jets sit on the tarmac at José Aponte de la Torre Airport, formerly Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, on Dec. 19, 2025 in Ceiba, Puerto Rico.

License to Kill

Trump Has Already Spent at Least $4.7 Billion Attacking Latin America

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“Me Too” Comes Back to Congress

The Intercept Briefing

When Anti-War Candidates Become War-Monger Presidents

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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 14: (L-R) Counselor of U.S. State Department Michael Needham, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Michael Waltz, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter pose for photos before beginning working-level peace talks at the U.S. State Department on April 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. In their first direct diplomatic talks in more than 30 years, Lebanon and Israel are preparing negotiations to potentially end Israel's conflict with the Lebanese militia Hezbollah.

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How the Lebanon Ceasefire Could Make It Harder to End the War on Iran

Séamus Malekafzali

NORTHERN ISRAEL, ISRAEL, - APRIL 15: Israeli army vehicle move near destroyed houses in Southern Lebanon, as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on April 15, 2026 in Northern Israel, Israel. Israel and Lebanon's ambassadors have held historic talks in Washington, the first direct diplomatic meeting between the two sides in decades. During the two-week ceasefire period between the US and Iran, Israel and the Iran-backed militant group, Hezbollah, have continued fighting. On April 8 Israel intensified strikes on what it says were Hezbollah targets, killing more than 350 people, according to health officials in Lebanon. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

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Israel Will Keep Occupying Lebanon Despite Ceasefire

Natasha Lennard

Iran

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

BEIRUT, LEBANON - APRIL 8: Rescue workers search the rubble for survivors and casualties after an Israeli attack targeted a residential building on April 8, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon. Israel has stepped-up its attacks on Lebanon following President Donald Trump's announcement of a two-week ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran. Israel says it will observe the ceasefire with Iran but insists Lebanon was not included in the deal, and has since launched the "largest coordinated strike" on Hezbollah targets since the resumption of the cross-border war on March 2. Iran and Pakistan - which has been coordinating peace talks - have said that the ceasefire included Lebanon, while US President Donald Trump has said Lebanon is a "separate skirmish," and not part of the deal. (Photo by Daniel Carde/Getty Images)

Israel’s “Black Wednesday” Massacre Leaves Lebanese Families Giving DNA to ID Loved Ones’ Remains

Putting Fuel on a Ceasefire: Israel Tries to Kill U.S.–Iran Talks

Midterms

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) speaks during a hearing with the House Financial Services Subcommittee on "Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence" on Capitol Hill on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. The subcommittee held the hearing to discuss digital currency and its future. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Crypto Critic Maxine Waters’s New Primary Foe Got Over Two-Thirds of Money From Crypto

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) speaks during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on February 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Department of Homeland Security has faced criticism over law enforcement tactics targeting undocumented immigrants and the killing of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Eric Swalwell

Swift Swalwell Fallout Suggests the Democrats Have Finally Learned From Epstein

Jessica Washington

UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 2: Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee, speaks during an interview at DNC headquarters in Washington on Sunday, November 2, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

DNC Shoots Down Resolutions Calling Out AIPAC and Limiting Arms to Israel

Hasan Piker, left, listens as Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, speaks in a green room before a campaign rally, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The Democrats Don’t Know Who They’ll Be in 2028. Michigan May Offer an Answer.

Justice

ChatGPT Confessed to a Crime It Couldn’t Possibly Have Committed

Renea Gamble faced misdemeanor charges in a trial at the Fairhope Civic Center in Fairhope, Ala., on April 15, 2026, after being arrested at a protest while dressed as a penis.

The Short and Ridiculous Trial of a Protester Arrested in an Inflatable Penis Costume

Dozens of activists surround a federal parking garage where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents prepare to go on a raid on Nov. 29, 2025, in New York City.

ICE Is Looking for Parking in New York City — For a 150-Vehicle Deportation Fleet

LAPD Deployed Drones to Spy on No Kings Protest

War on Gaza

An Israeli airstrike hits a building in the Dahieh area in the south of Beirut, Lebanon, on March 31, 2026.

Democrats Are Split Over What It Means to Block Israel Weapons Deals

Rep. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during an address marking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani first 100 days in office at the Knockdown Center, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

The Dam Breaks: Democratic Senators Overwhelmingly Reject Arms Sales to Israel

KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - MARCH 03: American emergency physician Aizad Dasti treat Palestinians under limited conditions at Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Yunis, Gaza on March 03, 2026 as he traveled to the region after disruptions to the healthcare system caused by Israel's attacks. Dasti said that on his first day at the hospital, a child died due to severe cold, adding that the humanitarian situation in Gaza, where thousands of families are struggling to survive in makeshift tents, is worsening by the day. Stressing that the health system urgently needs support, the doctor continues to provide care to patients and the wounded despite severe shortages, including basic medical supplies and emergency equipment. (Photo by Doaa Albaz/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israel’s Deadly Blockade Traps 7 U.S. Doctors in Gaza

With World’s Eyes on Iran, Israel Locks Down the West Bank

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.

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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

Armed Off-Duty Cop Tried to Incite Violence at a High School Anti-ICE Protest

Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “Antifa”

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 07: An onlooker holds a sign that reads "Shame" as members of law enforcement work the scene following a suspected shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on January 07, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to federal officials, the agent, “fearing for his life” killed a woman during a confrontation in south Minneapolis. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

A Redditor Criticized ICE. Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury.

Federal agents use tear gas and smoke on community members and activists while they protest near the 3900 block of South Kedzie Avenue on Oct. 4, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

DHS Launches Massive “Less Lethal” Chemical Weapons Buying Spree