A Blue Cross CEO Encouraged a Michigan Woman to Get Into Politics. Now She’s Running for Governor and Says Single Payer Is Unrealistic.
Gretchen Whitmer reveals close ties to the CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in a 2015 interview.
Politics
Voices
Did You Feel Betrayed by Trump’s Press Conference with Putin? That’s a Taste of How Black People Feel Every Day.
Many saw Donald Trump's lies a the Helsinki press conference as a betrayal. That's how America's leaders have been treating black people for a long time.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders Are Trying to Prove Their Case in Kansas
Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders have more expansive aims than electing Brent Welder. They want to prove their theory of the progressive case.
Cynthia Nixon and Four Other Progressives Receive Backing of Group That Helped Propel Ocasio-Cortez to Victory
Alexandra Rojas, a co-executive director at Justice Democrats, told The Intercept that this batch of endorsements would be among the last.
Supreme Privilege
Rand Paul Could be Unexpected “No” Vote on Trump’s Supreme Court Pick
Brett Kavanaugh's expansive views on the government's surveillance authority may come between him and his confirmation to the Supreme Court.
MSNBC Ignored Ocasio-Cortez's Campaign — but Its Parent Company Made a Late Donation to Her Opponent
Not everyone at Rockefeller Center failed to see the writing on the wall.
Zephyr Teachout Leads New York Attorney General Pack in Small-Donor Fundraising
Zephyr Teachout’s small-dollar fundraising surged past her opponent Tish James in the first reporting period of the New York state attorney general’s race.
Chicago May Become Largest City in U.S. to Try Universal Basic Income
With automation threatening jobs and polarizing workers, Alderman Ameya Pawar is promoting a pilot program to give $500 a month to 1,000 Chicago families.
Voices
A Spirited, Substantive Debate on the Trump-Putin Summit, Russia, and U.S. Politics
Is it a positive or negative development when the leaders in control of 90 percent of the world's nuclear weapons meet?
Trump and Putin Met in Helsinki's Hall of Mirrors. Here Are the Highlights.
The Intercept followed the summit meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland as it unfolded. It never stoped getting crazier.