Democrats Slam Proposal to Give Marco Rubio the Power to Revoke Passports
The House Foreign Affairs Committee formally killed a GOP proposal to give Secretary of State Marco Rubio the power to...
Constitution
Hegseth Leads Push to Punish Military Service Members Over Charlie Kirk Comments
The Pentagon has ramped up a political correctness crusade in the wake of the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk....
Trump Troop Deployment in U.S. Climbs to 35,000 Boots on the Ground
The Trump administration has deployed roughly 35,000 federal troops within the United States this year, according to exclusive figures provided...
The House Just Passed a Bill Punishing “Politically Motivated” Boycotts of Israel
In a first step toward a federal law punishing criticism of Israel, the House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a...
Ilhan Omar Brings War Powers to Block Trump Attacks After Venezuela Boat Strike
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, introduced a new war powers resolution on Thursday seeking to stop the Trump administration from conducting...
Trump Escalates Assault on Chicago With “Operation Midway Blitz”
The Trump administration said on Monday that it was launching an operation targeting “criminal illegal aliens” in Chicago, dubbed Operation...
Trump’s Chicago Occupation Could Cost Four Times More Than Housing City Homeless
President Donald Trump’s plan to add Chicago to the list of American cities under U.S. military occupation could cost almost...
Death Row Prisoner: Idaho Officials Ran “Misdirection Campaign” to Withhold Info on Lethal Injection
Lawyers for an Idaho death row prisoner accused the state of failing to disclose important details about its execution drugs...
What The Intercept Is Reading
Nonfiction “Proof: The Uncertain Science of Certainty Book,” Adam Kucharski (2025) My summer reading was a little unusual this year,...
Price Tag for Trump’s D.C. Military Surge: At Least $1 Million a Day
The military forces deploying in Washington, D.C. — whose mission includes not only “community safety patrols” but assisting in “traffic...
Jon Gruden says he’s ‘looking forward to having the truth come out’ as damaging emails lawsuit proceeds
Former NFL coach Jon Gruden spoke about his lawsuit against the league after a Nevada Supreme Court determined that his...
Trump, Putin will hold first in-person meeting since Ukraine invasion next week in Alaska
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet next Friday, August 15, for the first in-person meeting between...
Trump to host Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders ahead of peace pledge as White House eyes Nobel Peace Prize
President Donald Trump will host the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Friday as he looks to secure one more...
Executive Lawlessness: Leah Litman on the Supreme Court Enabling Presidential Overreach
During Donald Trump’s first term, the Supreme Court made some effort to check his power. But that era is over....
House Democrat Calls on Kristi Noem To Resign Over ICE Lies
Members of Congress expressed outrage at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deceiving eight men who were recently deported to...
