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Critics on the right and left say the bitcoin reserve is a pointless industry handout - and using tariff revenue is even dumber.The post The Galaxy Brains of the Trump White House Want to Use Tariffs to Buy Bitcoin appeared first on The Intercept.

Rep. Becca Balint and immigration lawyer Matt Cameron discuss Mahdawi's arrest at his naturalization interview and the legal strategy that could affect us all.The post Bait and Switch: Mohsen Mahdawi's Citizenship Trap appeared first on The Intercept.

In their haste to comply with apparent directives from Trump, universities became unwitting handmaidens of the deportation machine.The post Universities Told Students to Leave the Country. ICE Just Said They Didn't Actually Have To. appeared first on The Intercept.

Pitt cannot constitutionally put its thumb on one side of the debate by harassing and chilling the pro-Palestinian students."The post Pitt's Suspension of Pro-Palestine Student Group Violates First Amendment, Says ACLU Lawsuit appeared first on The Intercept.

The veteran investigative journalist will cover U.S. military operations, national security issues, and foreign affairs through this yearlong fellowship.The post Nick Turse Joins The Intercept as Inaugural National Security Reporting Fellow appeared first on The Intercept.

A conversation with the Massachusetts congresswoman on challenging executive authority and the ICE abduction of Rumeysa Ozturk.The post Unchecked: Rep. Ayanna Pressley on the President's Power Grab appeared first on The Intercept.

Sixty-one media organizations and press freedom advocates filed an amicus brief warning of the chilling effect on First Amendment rights.The post Press Coalition Challenges Trump's Executive Order Threatening Press Freedom and Legal Representation appeared first on The Intercept.

Residents of Sackets Harbor, New York, protested the detention of a mother and her three school-aged children. The post Family Detained in Immigration Raid in Tom Homan's Hometown Is Released appeared first on The Intercept.

South Carolina resumed executions with the firing squad killing of Brad Sigmon last month. Mikal Madhi's execution date is days away.The post Lethal Injection, Electric Chair, or Firing Squad? An Inhumane Decision for Death Row Prisoners appeared first on The Intercept.

Tom Homan is taking heat in Sackets Harbor, New York, after ICE agents detained a mom and her three children in a raid.The post Trump's Border Czar Faces Backlash in His Hometown for Locking Up a Local Family appeared first on The Intercept.

Republicans need to worry about getting bullied by Elon Musk, and Democrats need to worry about AIPAC, Sanders said.The post Trying to Block Arms to Israel, Bernie Sanders Denounces AIPAC's Massive Election Spending appeared first on The Intercept.

Amid a nationwide deportation crackdown, eight Arizona State University students may be forced to leave the U.S.The post Eight International Students at ASU Have Had Their Visas Revoked appeared first on The Intercept.

She lost her job at Emerson College after screening a film critical of Israel. Her lawsuit seeks to leverage an unusual Massachusetts free speech law.The post This College Staffer Lost Her Job After Showing a Film Critical of Israel. Now She's Suing Over Free Speech. appeared first on The Intercept.

Intelligence reports warn law enforcement about acts of violence against electric vehicles" and the danger of battery fires.The post Police Across the Country Are on High Alert Over Tesla Protests appeared first on The Intercept.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boasts he's nixing contracts and grants amid DOGE's cost-cutting campaign. But those trims won't hit SpaceX.The post DOGE's Pentagon Budget Cuts Don't Touch Elon Musk's SpaceX appeared first on The Intercept.

Google is part of a Customs and Border Protection plan to use machine learning for surveillance, documents reviewed by The Intercept reveal.The post Google Is Helping the Trump Administration Deploy AI Along the Mexican Border appeared first on The Intercept.

The University of Pennsylvania has been a target of Canary Mission, a pro-Israel blacklist" group. Turns out the call was coming from inside the house.The post Pro-Israel Group That Attacked UPenn Was Funded by Family of UPenn Trustee appeared first on The Intercept.

In what may be an American first, President Donald Trump pardoned a company sentenced to $100 million in fines for breaking money laundering laws.The post Trump Just Pardoned ... a Corporation? appeared first on The Intercept.

I accompanied one of the students who fled Trump's crackdown. It gave me clarity on what's at stake.The post This Is Not About Antisemitism, Palestine, or Columbia. It's Trump Dismantling the American Dream. appeared first on The Intercept.

Florida prosecutors say Michelle Taylor used gasoline to set a fire that killed her son. Top forensic chemists say they're wrong.The post The Arson Evidence Doesn't Hold Up. Florida Is About to Convict Her for Murder Anyway. appeared first on The Intercept.

The Trump administration's detention of Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk rests on an opinion article she wrote in 2024, her lawyers said in a filing.The post In Trump's America, You Can Be Disappeared for Writing an Op-Ed appeared first on The Intercept.

Searches of phones and other electronics are on the rise for those entering the U.S. Take these steps to help secure your devices.The post Crossing the U.S. Border? Here's How to Protect Yourself appeared first on The Intercept.

The law behind the warrants bars concealment of people in the country illegally, yet the students were legal residents living on campus.The post ICE Got Warrants Under False Pretenses," Claims Columbia Student Targeted Over Gaza Protests appeared first on The Intercept.

Trump wants Gaza for real estate deals, but Mike Huckabee's all-inclusive Israel tours erase Palestinians for a higher purpose.The post Trump's Pick for Israel Ambassador Leads Tours That Leave Out Palestinians - and Promote End of Days Theology appeared first on The Intercept.

How reporters with the Gaza Project investigate the killing and targeting of Palestinian journalists.The post Journalists Under Fire in Gaza, Israel's Deadly War on Reporters appeared first on The Intercept.

Records reviewed by The Intercept show that ICE altered contracts with immigration detention centers to cut transgender care requirements.The post ICE Is Erasing Rules That Protected Trans Immigrants appeared first on The Intercept.

Trump's Operation Aurora" swept up only one suspected gang member - but set the stage for a radical expansion of government power.The post How a Landlord and a Florida PR Firm Helped Trump Kick Off the Tren de Aragua Gang Panic appeared first on The Intercept.

Investigative journalists working as part of the Gaza Project used reporting, geolocation, and forensic analysis to reconstruct the shooting of Fadi al-Wahidi.The post Gaza Journalist Fadi al-Wahidi Avoided Israel's Red" Zone. Israel Shot Him Anyway. appeared first on The Intercept.

We had positive ID of him walking into his girlfriend's building and it's now collapsed."The post The Real Outrage About the Yemen Signal Group Is That It Called for Attack on Civilian Home appeared first on The Intercept.

A complaint to Connecticut's attorney general says Yale's endowment is also violating its own investment ethics policies.The post Yale Investments in Companies Selling Arms to Israel Violate State Law, Says an Official Complaint appeared first on The Intercept.

Despite years of official criticism of encrypted messaging, CIA Director John Ratcliffe revealed that Signal comes installed on agency computers.The post U.S. Officials Called Signal a Tool for Terrorists and Criminals. Now They're Using It. appeared first on The Intercept.

Since the Academy Awards, the No Other Land" filmmaker's village in the West Bank has been targeted by Israeli settlers.The post Attacks on Hamdan Ballal's Village Ramped Up After He Won an Oscar appeared first on The Intercept.

A Cornell student suing the Trump administration over free speech - and now facing deportation threats - shares his story on The Intercept Briefing.The post Risking it All: Momodou Taal's Fight for Free Speech appeared first on The Intercept.

Trump is demanding social media handles for citizenship, green card, and visa applicants whether they're already in the U.S. or not.The post Trump Wants Immigrants on U.S. Soil to Hand Over Social Media Accounts to Apply for Citizenship appeared first on The Intercept.

The World After Gaza" author on what Israel's war reveals about power, violence, and who sets the rules on the world stage.The post Israel's Culture of Cruelty" Inspires the Far Right Worldwide, Says Pankaj Mishra appeared first on The Intercept.

Cornell student Momodou Taal's lawyers said the demand was retribution" for his lawsuit against the crackdown on pro-Palestine speech. The post He Sued Trump Over Free Speech. Then ICE Demanded He Turn Himself In. appeared first on The Intercept.

The corporation behind Roundup herbicide has paid out nearly $11 billion in lawsuits. Now it's backing an EPA rule that would stop the bleeding.The post Trump EPA's Next Move: Making It Harder to Sue for Getting Cancer from Roundup appeared first on The Intercept.

Texas's heavily Democratic 18th Congressional District has an empty seat. State law gives Greg Abbott the power to delay the election to fill it.The post Texas's GOP Governor Can Arbitrarily Deny Democrats a Seat in Congress Until Next Year appeared first on The Intercept.

Pro-Palestine protesters at UCLA who were attacked by a mob allege that the school did little to stop nearly five hours of violence.The post Victims of UCLA Mob Attack Sue to Hold the Aggressors Accountable" appeared first on The Intercept.

Will the international community hold accountable those who financed and were complicit in Rodrigo Duterte's bloody, state-sanctioned killing campaign?The post Trump and Biden Financed Duterte's Crimes. They Too Should Pay for It. appeared first on The Intercept.

Long before this week's deadly strikes, Israel failed to abide by the terms of its ceasefire deal with Hamas. The post Israel Violated the Gaza Ceasefire From the Start. Why Won't the Media Tell You That? appeared first on The Intercept.

Employees at the federal tech unit 18F say that their role in preventing overspending put a Musk-sized target on their back.The post Musk Is Firing Federal Workers Who Prevent Bloated Tech Contracts appeared first on The Intercept.

Marco Rubio justified Khalil's arrest using the same protest-related charges Columbia brought against him - but dismissed a day later.The post Columbia Apologized to Mahmoud Khalil in May 2024 for One-Day Suspension appeared first on The Intercept.

The arrest of a midwife for allegedly providing illegal abortions is the latest attack on reproductive care.The post Texas Starts Arresting Abortion Providers appeared first on The Intercept.

The DEA ignored the internal alarm about its mass phone data collection program, according to newly revealed details in a government report.The post DEA Insiders Warned About Legality of Phone Tracking Program. Their Concerns Were Kept Secret. appeared first on The Intercept.

National Park Service workers who care for the White House were exempt from a wave of mass firings that gutted the agency.The post Trump Fired Park Rangers - But Not the Ones Who Tend to the White House appeared first on The Intercept.

Police records obtained by The Intercept show Dataminr tracked Gaza-related protests and other constitutionally protected speech.The post LAPD Surveilled Gaza Protests Using This Social Media Tool appeared first on The Intercept.

Trump says the Alien Enemies Act gives him power to deport people he alleges are linked to the Tren de Aragua prison gang.The post Trump Rushes Deportations Using a Wartime Law With a Shameful History appeared first on The Intercept.

If there's any lesson so far in Trump's second term, it's that playing nice isn't just bad optics - it's a losing strategy. The post Appeasement Is Failing: Why Fighting Back Against Trump Is the Only Option appeared first on The Intercept.

Government lawyers would be happy to avoid a legal precedent set in the case of Ravi Ragbir during the first Trump administration.The post Why Trump Is So Desperate to Keep Mahmoud Khalil in Louisiana appeared first on The Intercept.