Trump officials unveil private sector blueprint for life after USAID
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is laying out its clearest blueprint yet for what comes after decades of traditional U.S. foreign...
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Rebecca Nagle on the Boomerang of Empire
Last spring, President Donald Trump issued the “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” executive order, taking aim at federal...
Major soccer governing body nixing FIFA’s mouth-covering red card mandate for future games
FIFA introduced a wild rule for this year's World Cup in which players could receive red cards for covering their...
Couple publicly caned after alleged TikTok kiss sparks outrage in Indonesia
A young couple in Indonesia was publicly caned Thursday after allegedly kissing during a TikTok livestream.The couple — a 22-year-old...
Thousands of police deployed across South Africa as deadly anti-immigration protests spread to multiple cities
Thousands of police officers were deployed across South Africa after large-scale protests against illegal immigration erupted Tuesday, with destructive clashes...
Even the Liberal Supreme Court Justices Ceded Ground in the Fight for Trans Existence
Protesters supporting trans athletes competing in women’s sports gather outside the Supreme Court on Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Photo:...
The Trump Administration’s Shameless Snuff-Film Fixation
With the wreckage of the Twin Towers still smoldering in October 2001, Tom Engelhardt started sending emails to a select...
The Peter Thiel Ally Who Helped Kill Gawker Wanted to Save Journalism. Then His Site Went Dark.
Collage: The Intercept/Photo: Peter Thiel by Gage Skidmore, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 Aron D’Souza, the brainchild behind the lawsuit...
As America turns 250, a rare 1790 exchange between Washington and Bishop Carroll takes on new relevance
As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, historians are looking back at the founding-era documents that helped...
Online Age Verification Law Could Kill Whistleblowing
The U.S. Capitol building on May 20, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Samuel Corum/Sipa USA via AP Images Democrats and...
Rep. Adriano Espaillat Was Slow to Help Mahmoud Khalil. It Could Cost Him His Seat.
Eleven months after unidentified Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil from his home in Morningside Heights, he met...
Albanian protesters flood streets demanding prime minister’s resignation amid corruption accusations
The government of Socialist Prime Minister Edi Rama is under increasing pressure as Albanians continue taking to the streets to...
Trump’s $300B Iran investment fund may be ‘close to impossible’ due to IRGC sanctions law, expert warns
A proposed $300 billion investment fund for Iran included in the U.S.–Iran memorandum of understanding may face major legal obstacles...
Bernie Sanders Backs Justin J. Pearson, House Candidate at the Heart of Tennessee Voting Rights Fight
An outspoken progressive running for Congress in the Tennessee district at the center of Republicans’ efforts to sabotage voting rights...
Civil Records for Hundreds of Thousands of Lebanese Could Be Wiped Out By Israel’s Total War
Israel’s campaign to raze huge swaths of southern Lebanon may destroy not only people’s homes, but also their ability to...
