Hegseth Clings to Phony Ceasefire to Help Trump Evade War Powers Pressure
The Trump administration is tying itself in knots, clinging to a ceasefire with Iran that now remains in name only....
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Trump’s Killing Spree Isn’t Stopping the Flow of Drugs Into the U.S.
The Pentagon claims that attacks on civilian boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific have severely curtailed the import of...
Never Apologize
Ousted FBI Director James Comey listens during a hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill on...
Graham Platner Handed Centrist Dems a Bruising Defeat in Maine
U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks during a campaign event with the Maine AFL-CIO, on May 1, 2026, in Portland,...
Another Assassination Attempt, More Fertilizer for Conspiracy Theories
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner last weekend became the site of the third failed attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump....
Ron Wyden Is Pissing Off the NSA’s Biggest Backers. Tom Cotton Warns There Will Be “Consequences.”
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., keeps getting under the skin of the NSA’s biggest supporters with his warnings about intelligence agency...
Democratic Leaders Wanted to Control the Maine Senate Race. Their Pick Just Dropped Out.
The Democratic Party’s pick for Maine senator suspended her candidacy on Thursday. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, who entered the race...
‘No credibility’: Obama’s top Iran negotiator torched by State Department after ripping Trump war plan
As the leader of President Barack Obama’s negotiating team on the nuclear agreement with Iran, Wendy Sherman launched a no-holds-barred...
Iran’s $800M oil smuggling scheme uses tankers posing as Iraqi ships to dodge blockade
Sanctioned tankers disguised as Iraqi vessels are moving hundreds of millions of dollars in Iranian crude as President Donald Trump...
Mike Johnson Used Crypto Catnip to Get Freedom Caucus Support for Domestic Spy Law
Far-right Republicans in the House, including many members of the Freedom Caucus, revealed the price of their support for a...
ICE Watchers Worry Democrats Are Trying to Co-Opt Their Movements For Votes
A seventeen-second video shows a dark-haired man rapping his pale knuckles gently below the tinted windows of a silver minivan....
Record antisemitic incidents in Canada fuel criticism of Carney government response
The Canadian government led by Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing renewed criticism that it is not doing enough to...
“Me Too” Comes Back to Congress
It’s primary season, this time against a backdrop of heightened concerns and awareness of powerful figures skirting accountability for sexual...
U.S. Personnel Who Died in Mexico Were Working for the CIA, Sources Say
Two U.S. officials who died in Mexico on Sunday worked for the Central Intelligence Agency, two sources told The Intercept....
Democrats Are Split Over What It Means to Block Israel Weapons Deals
Ending U.S. military aid to Israel is now the mainstream position among Democratic leaders. In a historic Senate vote on...
