Trump Attorney General Pick Jeff Sessions Said Immigrants in the U.S. Military Might Be Spies
“I just think in terms of who’s going to be most likely to be a spy: somebody from Cullman, Alabama, or somebody from Kenya?” Sessions asked.
Naomi LaChance
Naomi LaChance was a fellow in The Intercept’s Washington, D.C. office in 2016. She has covered technology, surveillance, and encryption at NPR, and her work has been featured in the New England Center for Investigative Reporting, Boston.com, NPR member stations, and U.S. News & World Report.
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Obama Refuses to Pardon Edward Snowden. Trump’s New CIA Pick Wants Him Dead.
Kansas congressman Mike Pompeo has called for “the traitor Edward Snowden” to be executed.
High School Students Across the Country Stage Walkouts to Protest Donald Trump
Roughly half of Berkeley High School, or 1,500 students, participated in a walkout Wednesday morning.
American Women Are Preparing for a War on Reproductive Rights Under President Trump
Facing the potential loss of health insurance and their right to an abortion, some women on social media expressed sudden interest in in IUDs.
How Each Candidate Is Getting Ready to be President
Both teams have already gone a long way toward establishing detailed policy goals as well as picking the next White House staff and cabinet officials.
Sheldon Adelson Fights Marijuana Legalization While Funding Pro-Marijuana Research
The Republican casino magnate is fighting measures that would legalize pot recreationally and medically, despite funding research that shows its medical potential.
Gawker-Killer Peter Thiel Gets Softballs From the National Press Club
Thiel's destruction of Gawker put him in the vanguard of the wave of press intimidation, but the questioning Monday was gentle.
The Smearing of Donald Trump's Accusers
The effort to undermine their credibility — carried out by right-wing bloggers, social media trolls and the Trump campaign itself — is another reminder of why so many victims choose to remain silent.
Cable Hosts Show How Not to Treat Survivors of Sexual Assault
The Trump campaign said that the women who accused the candidate of sexual assault are motivated by politics, and TV talk show hosts are running with it.
Hacked Emails Show Hillary Clinton Repeatedly Praised Wal-Mart in Paid Speeches
Clinton, who was once on Wal-Mart's board, said the stores give some Americans the chance to "go and look" at "products that never were readily available in a lot of those places before."