New House Bill Would Empower Donald Trump to Punish U.S. Companies that Boycott Israel
“This is another blatant attempt to criminalize Americans’ right to boycott and potentially even more dangerous than previous attempts.”
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Alex Emmons is a former national security reporter for The Intercept. He joined The Intercept in 2016 as a politics intern.
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Supreme Court Rules That the U.S. Government Must Get a Warrant Before Accessing Cellphone Location Data
The justices agreed that the law has failed to keep pace with the amount of intrusive data we voluntarily hand over to private companies.
Democratic Megadonor Haim Saban Attacks Senators for Urging Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Strip
The hard-line, pro-Israel billionaire accused a group of 13 senators led by Bernie Sanders of getting their facts wrong.
Making a Killing
The U.S. Is Exacerbating the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis by Outsourcing Its Yemen Policy
The attack on Hodeidah is seen as a failure by the U.S. to restrain its coalition partners, who depend on American weapons, intelligence, and logistics.
Making a Killing
House Votes to Mandate Investigation of U.S. Involvement in Yemen's Secret Torture Prisons
The amendment would require the Defense Department to look into allegations of torture and the U.S. role in them, and report to Congress.
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U.S. Moves Forward With Multibillion-Dollar “Smart Bomb” Sale to Saudi Arabia and UAE Despite Civilian Deaths in Yemen
Coalition airstrikes have targeted food sources, water infrastructure, markets, and even schools and hospitals.
Trump Fundraiser Offered Russian Gas Company Plan to Get Sanctions Lifted for $26 Million
Elliott Broidy produced a 25-step plan to get sanctions lifted from the Russian gas company Novatek at a cost of millions of dollars.
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Saudi Crown Prince Boasted That Jared Kushner Was “In His Pocket”
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told confidants that Kushner discussed the names of royal family members opposed to his power grab.
George Nader, Cooperating Witness in Mueller Probe, Was Arrested for Child Pornography in the 1980s
The latest enigmatic figure to saunter onto the stage in Robert Mueller's probe had a brush with the law in the mid-1980s.
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Bernie Sanders Wants Congress to End U.S. Support for Yemen War. Saudi Lobbyists Fought Similar Measures Last Year.
The resolution aims to use the War Powers Act to end U.S. involvement in a campaign that has claimed thousands of civilian lives and led to mass starvation.