Jared Kushner Flaunted His Influence With Saudi Arabia, Russia in Pitch to Investors
Affinity Partners boasts of “accelerating transformation through connectivity” in a slide deck obtained by The Intercept.
Politics
With an Attempt to Unseat Rep. Ilhan Omar, Minnesota House Race Sets Up a Contest on Policing
Don Samuels, who outraised Omar in the first quarter of the race, has long presented himself as a “public safety” advocate in Minneapolis politics.
Crypto PAC Throws in $1 Million to Back Ohio Rep. Shontel Brown Over Nina Turner
Progressives are confronting a new obstacle as big spending from the crypto industry reshapes the electoral calculus.
Noam Chomsky and Jeremy Scahill on the Russia-Ukraine War, the Media, Propaganda, and Accountability
Noam Chomsky spoke with The Intercept’s Jeremy Scahill in a wide-ranging discussion on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Amid Bird Flu Outbreak, Meat Producers Seek “Ventilation Shutdown” for Mass Chicken Killing
Research footage obtained by Animal Outlook reveals how the practice was tested in 2016. It’s becoming an industry standard.
House Democrats Will Urge Biden to "Rebalance" Saudi Relationship
Members of Congress drafted a letter demanding information on an unprecedented but little-known report reconsidering U.S.-Saudi relations.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Won’t Disclose Whether She Met With Big Tech, Watchdogs Say
A coalition called on the Judiciary Committee to investigate, as Democrats consider pivotal antitrust initiatives.
Voices
Zelenskyy Is Absolutely Right: The U.N. Must Be Reformed. But It Never Will Be.
The veto wielded by Russia — and the U.S. — in matters of war should be eliminated. But Russia and the U.S. will never permit that.
Months After Rep. Haley Stevens Hopped Districts, Allies Accuse Her Opponent of Carpetbagging
Michigan Rep. Andy Levin has lived in the newly drawn 11th District for most of his life. Stevens moved there in November.
Targeting Iran
Conscription Into Revolutionary Guards Haunts Iranian Dual Nationals Decades Later
The designation of Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terror group hangs over nuclear talks — and the lives of countless former draftees.