Video Shows U.S. Marshals Task Force Brutalizing Teenage Boys in Mississippi
The FBI and the Justice Department are investigating the task force after security footage emerged of a violent arrest in September.
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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How Moderate Democrats Derailed Police Reform
Centrists demanded a police reform bill that didn’t go too far. Now they don’t get one at all.
Conservatives Only Care About the Incarcerated When It Comes to the Capitol Rioters
Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene decried jail conditions in D.C. but remain silent about a settlement in Prince George’s County.
Buffalo’s Developer Class Backing Last-Ditch Attempt Against Socialist India Walton
A federal judge who wants Buffalo’s incumbent mayor back on the ballot is being scrutinized for his real estate ties.
Companies Lobbying Against Infrastructure Tax Increases Have Avoided Paying Billions in Taxes
Executives at JPMorgan Chase, FedEx, and others have spoken out publicly against Biden’s proposed tax increases.
What Happened to Andrew Yang?
He was panned and hailed as Tusk Strategies' empty suit — but Yang's downfall concurred with his surprising independence.
In Senate Bid Launch, Conor Lamb Appears to Misremember His Own Record
The Pennsylvania representative cast himself as an advocate for Democrats and an anathema to Trump. His voting record says otherwise.
Austin Police Decline to Investigate Complaints in Protest of Reform Attorneys
The cops claim their hands are tied — while pushing a ballot measure to mandate hundreds of new police jobs.
Democrats’ New Midterm Strategy: Knocking the GOP for Vote Against Police Funding
Republicans’ vote against the American Rescue Plan — which released funds that some cities are using to hire more police — is now being used against them.
Eight Months Later, a Vigilante Shooting Over a Trump Sign Divides Topeka
Two white men in Kansas shot into a car of Latino teenagers and went home. Almost a year later, neither shooter is in custody.