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Most Read Right-Wing YouTuber Behind Viral Minnesota Fraud Video Has Long Anti-Immigrant History Jonah Valdez Before alleging fraud in Minnesota’s Somali community, right-wing YouTuber Nick Shirley built a following with anti-immigrant clips. Read More → Dan Goldman Supported Warrantless Spying on Americans. Now His Primary Opponent Is Hitting Him for It. Matt Sledge Goldman was among a clutch of Democrats who voted for an NSA spy program, despite warnings about Trump’s return to power. Read More → Protecting freedom of the press has never been more important. Be the next person to support The Intercept’s independent journalism by becoming a member today. BECOME A MEMBER → Top Stories My Quest to Make the Pentagon Care About the Crimes It Covered Up Nick Turse For years, I’ve shared names of former soldiers implicated in atrocities with the Pentagon. It’s shown no interest in punishment until Mark Kelly dissed Trump. Read More → These Apps Let You Bet on Deportations and Famine. Mainstream Media Is Eating It Up. Tekendra Parmar “The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion.” Read More → CIA Was Behind Venezuela Drone Strike, Source Says Nick Turse The December 24 drone strike in Venezuela is the latest in a long tradition of CIA interventions in Latin America — which often lead to destabilization and blowback. Read More → Prosecutor Floating Death Penalty for Nick Reiner Knows It’s an Empty Threat Liliana Segura LA District Attorney Nathan Hochman is playing politics by raising the specter of the death penalty for the murders of Rob and Michele Reiner. Read More → AIPAC Is Retreating From Endorsements and Election Spending. It Won’t Give Up Its Influence. Akela Lacy The lobbying group is taking a quieter approach this midterms cycle, but it’s still seeking to keep Congress in Israel’s pocket. Read More → International Pressure Was Building to Hold Israel Accountable. What Happened? Jonah Valdez After Trump’s plan for Gaza went into effect, governments seemed eager to return to the status quo. Read More → Cop Group Alleges “Discrimination” by Prosecutor for Being Too Nice to Immigrants Akela Lacy The pro-police group wants the Justice Department to investigate a reformist prosecutor for violating the civil rights of against American citizens. Read More → Reuniting With Family in Gaza During the Break Between Bombings Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi For a brief period, the pause in Israeli violence gave us a sense of normalcy. Then the airstrikes started again. Read More → Trump Spent 2025 Making Trans Lives Unlivable. It’s Time for Democrats to Defend Them. Natasha Lennard Elected Democrats haven’t done nearly enough to oppose attacks on gender-affirming care. They risk being on the wrong side of history. Read More → The Feds Keep Prosecuting Protesters Against ICE — and Losing Noah Hurowitz Prosecutors for the Trump administration have been quick to bring charges against ICE protesters. They’ve also been quick to lose the cases. Read More → War on Christmas: Trump Announces Wave of Airstrikes Targeting ISIS Militants in Nigeria Nick Turse Trump cast the Nigeria strikes as an assault on those “who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians.” Read More → Kat Abughazaleh Thinks Campaign Funds Should Help Feed People Jessica Washington The Illinois congressional candidate turned her campaign office into a mutual aid hub. Read More →

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