Israel’s War on Gaza
At DNC, the Squad Warns Democrats to Wake Up to the Threat of AIPAC
“It was Jamaal and I this time,” said Rep. Cori Bush, who was ousted by AIPAC millions, “but who is it going to be in two years?”
Akela Lacy
Akela Lacy is a Senior Politics Reporter at The Intercept and co-host of The Intercept Briefing podcast. She was previously The Intercept’s inaugural Ady Barkan Reporting Fellow; prior to that, she was a Politics Fellow in the D.C. Bureau.
She has also worked at Politico, covering breaking news and immigration. She produced Politico’s flagship newsletter, Playbook, and co-authored the afternoon newsletter, Playbook PM. Prior to that, Lacy worked in international reporting at the Pulitzer Center. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in sociology and Italian. She is based in New York.
She has also worked at Politico, covering breaking news and immigration. She produced Politico’s flagship newsletter, Playbook, and co-authored the afternoon newsletter, Playbook PM. Prior to that, Lacy worked in international reporting at the Pulitzer Center. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in sociology and Italian. She is based in New York.
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Kamala Harris Mentioned Palestinian Suffering — in the Passive Voice
Democrats united behind Kamala Harris, but tension over Gaza simmered throughout the DNC.
The NYPD Is Illegally Leaking Sealed Records About Children to Tabloids
The juvenile arrest records are sealed by law — but police regularly disclose them to prosecutors and even right-wing media.
No Palestinian Americans Will Speak at Convention, DNC Decides
“Uncommitted” Democratic delegates are staging a sit-in in front of the United Center until they get a call reversing DNC decision.
“I Was Pulled Off of the Sidewalk”: At Least 3 Journalists Arrested Covering DNC Protests
The photojournalists face misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct after spending the night in police custody.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Ilhan Omar Takes Swipe at AOC for Praising Kamala Harris’s Gaza Ceasefire Push
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez came under fire from her closest allies on the left — including a fellow Squad member — after a raucous reception at the DNC.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Democrats Attacked a Muslim Woman for Protesting Biden’s Speech. She’s a Harris Delegate.
It’s not just “Uncommitted” activists who are pressuring Kamala Harris on Gaza policy. Her own delegates are speaking out.
Inside the Push to Get Palestinian Speakers on the DNC Main Stage
“Uncommitted” Democratic delegates are trying to convince the DNC to allow a Palestinian American onto the convention’s main stage.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Days Before Convention, Activists Sue Police Over Violence at DNC Headquarters Protest
D.C. police assaulted Gaza war protesters and strangled them with their own keffiyehs, a lawsuit alleges.
Bodycam Footage: Cop at Trump Shooting Says He Warned Secret Service About Roof
Amid the chaos of the assassination attempt, another local cop called his family in the rally urging them to leave.