Trump’s Pick for Israel Ambassador Leads Tours That Leave Out Palestinians — and Promote End of Days Theology
Trump wants Gaza for real estate deals, but Mike Huckabee’s all-inclusive Israel tours erase Palestinians for a higher purpose.
Tag: THE INTERCEPT
Risking it All: Momodou Taal’s Fight for Free Speech
A Cornell student suing the Trump administration over free speech — and now facing deportation threats — shares his story on The Intercept Briefing.
Trump Rushes Deportations Using a Wartime Law With a Shameful History
Trump says the Alien Enemies Act gives him power to deport people he alleges are linked to the Tren de Aragua prison gang.
The Right loves free speech — unless it’s pro-Palestine
Conservative critics of “cancel culture” were quick to defend Trump’s attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil over his political speech.
Trump’s new Muslim ban poised to sweep up immigrants already in the U.S.
A revived and expanded Muslim ban is stoking fears that U.S. residents with “hostile attitudes” toward the country will be targeted.
ICE secretly hauled Mahmoud Khalil to Louisiana as retaliation, lawyers allege
By moving the campus activist to a new jurisdiction, ICE disrupted court proceedings and limited his legal access, attorneys for Khalil say.
Columbia bent over backward to appease right-wing, pro-Israel attacks — and Trump still cut federal funding
Columbia University could hardly have been more draconian in the last year and a half since students began speaking out against Israel’s assault on Gaza. In early November 2023, four months before the Columbia Gaza solidarity encampment even began, the university banned its chapters of Students…
Latin America’s New Right Ushers in Pan-American Trumpism
The last right-wing American president before Trump galvanized a resurgent Latin American left. Where will the region go now?
Iowa stripped civil rights from trans people
GOP lawmakers said that they couldn’t enforce bathroom bans with the civil rights protections on the books.
Landlord Convicted in Hate Crime Stabbing of 6-Year-Old Palestinian American Boy
For two years, Joseph Czuba, had a friendly relationship with his Palestinian American tenants in Plainfield, Illinois. But after the war on Gaza ignited, a switch flipped. Days after October 7, 2023, Czuba told his tenant Hanan Shaheen that she needed to move out, citing the war, and insinuated she…
The IRS is buying an AI supercomputer from Nvidia
How exactly the IRS will use the SuperPod AI hardware is unclear. But it comes amid a push for automation in government.
Pentagon Official: Hegseth’s Campaign to Scrub DEI History Is a “Dumb” Distraction
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is trying to eliminate all Defense Department DEI efforts. It hasn’t been entirely successful.
Trump is bullying Jordan and Egypt to help in ethnic cleansing of Gaza. It isn’t working.
President Donald Trump plans to move forward with the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, but he wants Jordan and Egypt to help.
“You don’t own Gaza, Donald Trump”: Palestinians vow to remain and rebuild
Palestinians from Gaza responded with outrage to Trump’s proposal to expel them from their homes.
The Capitol rioters are free — but Ed Martin’s crusade against Jan. 6 prosecutors is just getting started
The Trump minion has said Jan.6 defendants should get cash reparations and those responsible for the charges should get jail.
Trump’s Attacks on USAID Spark Fear That Lifesaving Care Will Become “Transactional”
If the State Department takes over USAID, experts fear foreign assistance will stop unless it has a perceived benefit for Trump.
