CDC Didn’t Tell New York About Resident on Hantavirus-Plagued Cruise
There’s no indication that the New Yorker had imminent plans to return to the U.S. But public health experts said the city and state still should’ve been informed.
Jacqueline Sweet
Jacqueline Sweet is an independent investigative journalist whose work has appeared in The Guardian, Politico, Business Insider, and Mother Jones.
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Midterms 2026
Dem Candidate for Rep. Eric Swalwell’s Seat Donated to Far-Right Republicans — Including Laura Loomer
Rakhi Israni, whose House primary campaign stunned observers with an early fundraising haul, has ties to Hindu nationalist political groups.
Chilling Dissent
FBI Counterterrorism Agents Spent Weeks Seeking a Climate Activist — Then Showed Up at His Door
The visit suggests a possible FBI probe into Extinction Rebellion NYC as the Trump administration increases surveillance of activist groups.
Unmasking ICE
Man Feds Killed in Minneapolis Was an Observer, Eyewitnesses Say
The killing marked the second fatal shooting by federal agents in the city in less than a month. Neither victim appeared to be the target of immigration enforcement.
Chilling Dissent
New York Attorney General Slams Pro-Israel Group Betar U.S. for Biased Harassment of Arabs, Muslims
Letitia James said Betar U.S. would close its New York operations after an investigation found a pattern of biased harassment and violence against Arabs, Muslims, and others.
Chilling Dissent
Bill Ackman Gave $10,000 to Jonathan Ross GoFundMe Created by User Linked to Nazi Salute Image
The profile picture for the Facebook account linked to the GoFundMe campaign used what the ADL has called white supremacist imagery.
Unmasking ICE
ICE Agent Who Shot Renee Nicole Good Identified as Jonathan Ross
Identifying the shooter in Minneapolis, The Intercept found a photo captioned “Jon Ross in Iraq” posted by a man noted in public records as his father.
Unmasking ICE
Video Shows ICE Agent’s Fatal Shooting of Civilian in Minneapolis
Video from the scene of the Minnesota ICE shooting contradicts DHS’s narrative that locals were rioting and threatening agents’ lives.
The War on Immigrants
Unnamed Source in Viral Minnesota Somali Fraud Video Is Right-Wing Lobbyist Who Called Muslims “Demons”
David Hoch, identified only by first name in Nick Shirley’s video, got info for his anti-Somali campaign from a GOP state House staffer.
The War on Immigrants
ICE Agent Fled From Angry Residents Outside New York School — and Got in a Car Crash
Masked and unidentified ICE agents lurking near schools and homeless shelters spark fear and confusion in majority-Latino enclaves outside New York.