Biden to Host High-Dollar Fundraiser With Pittsburgh-Area Real Estate Moguls
A co-chair of the Nov. 5 event told The Intercept he's happy Biden is “finally” taking PAC money. “He has to, you know, you gotta raise some funds.”
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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House Democrat to Mark Zuckerberg: Does Facebook Rent Blocks of Rooms in Trump’s Hotel and Not Use Them?
Rep. Madeleine Dean asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg whether his company had tried to curry favor with Donald Trump by doing business at his hotel.
Ilhan Omar Explains Why She Endorsed Bernie Sanders — and Why She Blames Mark Zuckerberg for Enabling Threats Against Her
In an interview with The Intercept’s Mehdi Hasan, Rep. Ilhan Omar said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg helped place a target on her back.
In New York's 16th Congressional District, a Troubling Early Poll for Longtime Incumbent Eliot Engel
Will longtime Rep. Eliot Engel be the next to fall?
Senate Republicans to Hold "Save the Senate" Retreat at Trump Hotel
The National Republicans Campaign Committee’s multi-day retreat at Trump International Hotel is the latest example of GOP events enriching the president.
Joe Biden, in Stumbling Debate Performance, Claims Credit for Elizabeth Warren's Signature Achievement
“You did a hell of a job at your job,” Biden told Sen. Elizabeth Warren, in a remark that couldn’t have been more patronizing if he tried.
Democratic Candidate for Senate Was a Key Player in Controversial Big Money-Fueled Development Project
North Carolina Senate candidate Cal Cunningham helped push a controversial project that some county officials and environmental advocates fiercely opposed.
Mark Zuckerberg Buckles and Will Testify to Congress on Facebook’s Cryptocurrency
The hearing comes after Chair Maxine Waters and committee Democrats sent a letter to Facebook calling on the company to suspend plans to launch the cryptocurrency, Libra.
Pennsylvania Attorney General's Staff Pushed Philadelphia Inquirer to Be More Critical of Larry Krasner: Emails
Emails provided to The Intercept shed light on an ongoing power struggle between the attorney general and the Philadelphia district attorney.
The War on Immigrants
Progressive Groups Rally Around Candidates for Sheriff Seeking to Reform Police Cooperation With ICE
Sheriffs for Trusting Communities is backing two candidates in Virginia and one in Louisiana who are running on a plan to end police cooperation with ICE.