Voices
Inside the Business of Trump’s Third-Country Deportations
As the Trump administration fights to keep deporting immigrants to countries where they have no connections, we studied the system that profits from these grave abuses.
Politics
Targeting Iran
Congress Failed Again to Stop Trump’s Iran War. This Group Is Trying Through the Courts.
“It is all hands on deck to stop this full-blown constitutional crisis,” said the head of NIAC Action, which filed suit on behalf of Iranian Americans.
Voices
The Ellisons Could Make a Killing in Big Surveillance With the Paramount Merger
With the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger set to proceed, the Ellisons can stoke Americans’ fears — and sell the government its solution.
DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mamdani.
Midterms 2026
They Trained to Protect Immigrants From ICE. Now They’re Prepping to Defend the Midterm Elections.
ICE-watchers-turned-poll-watchers are preparing for the worst, as the Trump administration hints at potential strategies to disrupt the midterm elections.
Midterms 2026
John Fetterman Is Fundraising on GOP Donor Email Lists
The hardline pro-Israel senator has been flirting with the idea of switching parties. Now he’s using Republican campaign infrastructure.
Decision on Charging Renee Good and Alex Pretti’s Killers Looms Over Minneapolis DA Race
A former public defender and former federal prosecutor both say they’ll make the right call on charging the federal immigration agents who killed Pretti and Good.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He’s Funding Friends of the IDF.
An analysis of tax forms by The Intercept show Kraft’s charity and LLC have donated to Friends of the IDF and AIPAC’s super PAC.
Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support
Beset by critics in Knoxville, Flock partnered with a nonprofit accused of “astroturfing” for a campaign to generate support for its surveillance cameras.
Voices
The New York Times Conveniently Forgets the Real Stakes of Attacks on Free Speech
The paper published a long recounting of Trump’s attacks on the press, without ever mentioning Israel, Gaza, or ICE.