Chilling Dissent
The FBI Wants AI Surveillance Drones With Facial Recognition
An FBI procurement document requests information about AI surveillance on drones, raising concerns about a crackdown on free speech.
Noah Hurowitz
Noah Hurowitz is a reporter focusing on federal law enforcement. Prior to working at The Intercept, he covered immigration, organized crime, and the war on drugs. He is based in New York City.
Noah is the author of “El Chapo: The Untold Story of the World’s Most Infamous Drug Lord,” and his work has appeared in many publications including New York Magazine, Business Insider, and Rolling Stone.
Noah is the author of “El Chapo: The Untold Story of the World’s Most Infamous Drug Lord,” and his work has appeared in many publications including New York Magazine, Business Insider, and Rolling Stone.
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License to Kill
Rubio Says Maduro is Terrorist-in-Chief of Venezuela’s “Cártel de los Soles.” Is It Even a Real Group?
The Trump administration’s push for war on Venezuela includes alleging Maduro controls a government-run “narcoterrorist” conspiracy.
Epstein Gave NY Times Journalist Tips About Trump. Why Did They Never Get Reported?
Exchanges about Trump between a reporter and Epstein raise questions about what the New York Times knew and when.
Zohran Mamdani Beats Andrew Cuomo in Victory for the Left in NYC Mayoral Race
The New York City mayoral race drew national attention as a test for the left as democratic socialist Mamdani faced former governor Cuomo.
License to Kill
Internal Report Shows the Military Always Wanted to Join the Drug War
The Obama-era document called for “direct military action.” Today, the authors are questioning Trump’s approach.
The War on Immigrants
CBP Agents Can Have Gang Tattoos — as Long as They Cover Them Up
U.S. immigration officials have sent people to CECOT because of what they deemed gang tattoos. CBP grooming standards allow them.
The War on Immigrants
“Are We At Risk?” Wave of ICE Arrests Strikes Fear in Iranian Communities
Iranian immigrants to the U.S. already faced higher scrutiny. After the U.S. waded into Israel’s war on Iran, ICE seems to be targeting them.
The War on Immigrants
ICE Agents Are Camped Outside Immigration Courts to Make Arrests
The tactical shift accelerates the erosion of limits on ICE — and appears to be aimed at speeding up the pace of deportations.
Chilling Dissent
Nonprofit Killer Provision Quietly Disappears From Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill”
Trump tried to sneak the controversial measure in, but after far-right Republicans tanked the larger bill, the nonprofit provision disappeared.
Republicans Sneak Nonprofit Killer Bill Into the Tail End of Trump’s 389-Page Tax Plan
It would give the Trump administration the power to strip the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit it deems a “terrorist-supporting organization.”