The 9/11 Wars
White House Shifts Blame to Courts as Afghans Endure Winter Famine, Says It’s Being “Proactive”
The administration blamed ongoing 9/11 litigation for delays in sending desperately needed assets back to starving Afghans.
Politics
Neo-Nazis Not Top of Mind for Senate Democrats Pushing Weapons for Ukraine
Top foreign policymaker Sen. Bob Menendez couldn’t say whether his bill would monitor where U.S.-funded arms end up.
IRS, Department of Homeland Security Contracted Firm That Sells Location Data Harvested From Dating Apps
The company formerly known as X-Mode is now part of a federal government contractor that sells location data quietly harvested from apps.
Canadian Conservative Denied Giving to “Freedom Convoy,” but His Name Was on Donor List
An analysis of hacked data shows that someone using the name Richard Ciano did, in fact, donate to the “Freedom Convoy.”
Oath Keepers, Anti-Democracy Activists, and Others on the Far Right Are Funding Canada's "Freedom Convoy"
The Intercept obtained the hacked donor data of GiveSendGo, including roughly 104,000 donors who contributed $9.6 million to “Freedom Convoy 2022” and “Adopt a Trucker.”
The 9/11 Wars
Lawyers and Lobbyists Fight for Their Slice of $3.5 Billion in Afghan Money Seized by the Biden Administration
Biden's decision to allocate $3.5 billion for compensating 9/11 victims' families has sent teams of lawyers scrambling.
Voices
Farewell to P.J. O’Rourke, America’s Only (Semi-)Funny Conservative
O'Rourke, who died Tuesday, had a lot of worthwhile things to say. But he was always graded on a curve.
The 9/11 Wars
Biden’s Afghanistan Counsel Left the White House in January. Now He’s Poised to Reap Financial Windfall From Billions in Seized Afghan Assets.
The U.S. seizure of Afghan government funds after the Taliban took power has put millions at risk of starvation.
Saudi Arabia Rejects Biden Plea to Increase Oil Production as Midterms Loom
“High gas prices will almost certainly be blamed on the party in power, so it really seems like the Saudis are using the oil weapon against Democrats here.”
New Squad of Henry Cuellar Supporters Takes to Twitter to Rep Their Favorite Rep
The cautious conservatism of "Excellent Henry" has activated countless users in the final days of the Texas primary.