The Intercept

05/19/2026

Becerra, a front-runner for California governor, has a history of blocking police accountability measures and seeking to uphold the death penalty.

Becerra, a front-runner for California governor, has a history of blocking police accountability and seeking to uphold the death penalty.

05/18/2026

Forget the far-off future: Tech companies are enlisting AI to kill today.

In his lawsuit against OpenAI, Elon Musk evoked a “Terminator” scenario. He said nothing about the people AI is already killing.

05/18/2026

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05/18/2026

It's a break from long-standing norms that have historically emphasized nonpartisan messaging and broad cultural representation in official government communications.

In Trump’s first term, the department promoted secular causes on its Instagram. Under Marco Rubio, it boosts explicit Christian messaging.

05/18/2026

Murky political spending groups tout innocuous causes like “jobs,” “democracy,” and “electing women.” Here’s a guide to who’s really behind them.

Murky political super PACs tout innocuous causes like “jobs,” “democracy,” and “electing women.” Here’s a guide to who’s really behind them.

05/18/2026

“Republicans are monsters who traffic in hatred,” said Piker. “But we’re no longer going to vote for do-nothing Democrats, either.”

Insurgent candidates like Cori Bush are tapping the popular streamer as a campaign surrogate — but they still face an uphill battle to winning.

05/17/2026

Scott Wiener’s opposition to the wealth taxes positions him against the political currents now driving the Democratic Party’s progressive wing.

Crypto executive Chris Larsen has spent millions fighting billionaire tax measures and funds a PAC backing Wiener.

05/17/2026

In his dissent, Justice Thomas argues that the Comstock Act, an anti-obscenity law passed in 1873 that remains on the books but has not been enforced in decades, prohibits the mailing of abortion medication. https://interc.pt/4uU4KsU

05/17/2026

The media’s penchant for invoking a nation’s “right to defend itself,” typically followed by the rationalization of mass civilian killing, was reserved almost exclusively for Israel.

U.S. media outlets were crucial in helping Israel sell the Gaza genocide to the American public.

05/17/2026

The judge's decision comes more than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Glossip’s conviction and death sentence based on false testimony and prosecutorial misconduct.

After nine ex*****on dates, three last meals, and a Supreme Court ruling in his favor, Richard Glossip should soon walk free.

05/17/2026

Money for war but not for the poor.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth was on Capitol Hill Tuesday to defend the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion budget request.