Trump Demanded El Mencho’s Head. Mexicans Are Paying the Price.
On Sunday, in the wake of a military operation to kill one of the country’s most infamous drug traffickers, clashes...
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Cruz warned Mexico officials ‘President Trump was going to’ act if they didn’t fight cartels
The killing of drug lord Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes may look like a decisive victory in the war on...
Nonprofit Coalition Asks Courts to Prevent Coercive Federal Investigation Tactics
Seventeen nonprofit organizations, led by The Intercept’s Press Freedom Defense Fund, filed an amicus brief today urging the U.S. Court...
Kristi Noem Repeatedly Claimed ICE Deported a Cannibal. It Was “Completely Made Up.”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told a preposterous story demonizing immigrants in high-profile public remarks alongside President Donald Trump and...
Soccer matches postponed after Mexico kills cartel leader ‘El Mencho’ near World Cup host
Four professional soccer matches in Mexico were postponed Sunday after violence flared near Guadalajara — one of the country’s host...
Trump gives Iran 10-day ultimatum, but experts signal talks may be buying time for strike
President Trump said in June he would decide "within the next two weeks" whether to strike Iran. He made the...
What Does Trump Want With Cuba
Cuba is spiraling into a humanitarian crisis. The country’s long-standing economic and political turmoil reached new heights this week as...
Iran rebuilding nuclear program despite Trump talks, opposition figure claims
Iran is rebuilding nuclear sites damaged in previous U.S. strikes and "preparing for war," despite engaging in talks with the...
Trump Menaces Iran With Massive Armada Capable of Prolonged War
Fresh from the conflict with Venezuela last month, the USS Gerald R. Ford — America’s newest and largest aircraft carrier...
More U.S. Troops Are Headed to Nigeria
The Trump administration is increasing the U.S. military’s presence in Nigeria, where decades of American military assistance has coincided with...
A New PAC Wants to Counter Israel’s Influence. It Also Welcomes Hitler Apologists.
For a month, Michael Rectenwald had been trying to get Nick Fuentes to notice him. Rectenwald had a new political...
Philadelphia Could Elect Its First Muslim Congressman. He’s Not Sure Where He Stands on Israel.
Sharif Street is something of an anomaly. A Democratic state senator running for Congress, he’s angling to replace retiring Rep....
Can Trump’s Plan for Warehouse Immigrant Detention Camps Be Stopped?
A warehouse that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to convert into a detention center for immigrants in Roxbury, N.J.,...
Air Force Maintenance Staff Can’t Stop Buying Fancy Knives With Tax Dollars
They call them “box cutters,” but everyone on the flightline knows what the term really means. The blades slide out...
Prison-Style Free Speech Censorship Is Coming for the Rest of Us
The library is seen through a window at the Rensselaer County Jail in Troy, N.Y., Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. Photo: Lori...
