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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.

Objections from a top immigration official that none of the protesters were convicted of crimes were overruled amid political pressure.The post Germany Turns to U.S. Playbook: Deportations Target Gaza War Protesters 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.

Do your job!" the crowd chanted, urging Rep. Victoria Spartz, one of the most outspoken DOGE supporters, to rein in Elon Musk.The post GOP Leaders Said Don't Do Town Halls. This Indiana Republican Did - and Got an Earful. 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.

Conservative critics of cancel culture" were quick to defend Trump's attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil over his political speech.The post The Right Loves Free Speech - Unless It's Pro-Palestine Speech appeared first on The Intercept.

Civil rights attorney Edward Ahmed Mitchell and journalist Meghnad Bose discuss the profound implications Khalil's case raises for free speech and due process.The post The Disappearance of Mahmoud Khalil appeared first on The Intercept.

If Senate Democrats oppose Trump's budget, why are they considering providing Republicans with the needed votes to invoke cloture?The post Senate Dems Look to Give Trump Everything He Wants After a Fake Fight" on Spending Bill appeared first on The Intercept.

Lawyers trying to free the Columbia University activist point to a legal exception undermining the Trump administration's argument.The post The Legal Argument That Could Set Mahmoud Khalil Free appeared first on The Intercept.

In a bid to boost Elon Musk's car company, Trump did a live White House ad and threatened Tesla protesters would go through hell." The post If Protesting Tesla Is Domestic Terrorism, Then What Demonstration Against Musk Isn't appeared first on The Intercept.

A revived and expanded Muslim ban is stoking fears that U.S. residents with hostile attitudes" toward the country will be targeted.The post Trump's New Muslim Ban Poised to Sweep Up Immigrants Already in the U.S. appeared first on The Intercept.

I expect the Department of Justice to work within the confines of the law," one House Democrat said.The post Dems for Some Reason Expect Trump to Follow the Law on Detention of Mahmoud Khalil appeared first on The Intercept.

The rapid pace of [DOGE's] actions requires the quick release of information about its structure and activities," a judge ruled.The post DOGE Likely Can't Evade Freedom of Information Law, Court Rules appeared first on The Intercept.

By moving the campus activist to a new jurisdiction, ICE disrupted court proceedings and limited his legal access, his attorneys say.The post ICE Secretly Hauled Mahmoud Khalil to Louisiana as Retaliation, Lawyers Allege appeared first on The Intercept.

A judge said Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia graduate whose arrest by ICE sparked outrage, couldn't be deported without a court order.The post Court Temporarily Halts Columbia Activist's Deportation appeared first on The Intercept.

It's illegal to deport people for political speech, but that's exactly what ICE is trying to do to this Palestinian Columbia student.The post If Trump Can Deport Mahmoud Khalil, Freedom of Speech Is Dead appeared first on The Intercept.

The Pentagon owns 145 golf courses. As Trump cuts key government services, we found it aims to spend on sand traps and clubhouses.The post Pentagon Keeps Pouring Cash Into Golf Courses - Even As Trump Slashes Government Spending appeared first on The Intercept.

Using lessons learned defending abortion, some providers are digging in to serve their trans patients despite legal attacks.The post How to Keep Providing Gender-Affirming Care Despite Anti-Trans Attacks appeared first on The Intercept.

Instead of outrage, the school's interim president responded to the cuts by vowing to continue its misguided crackdown.The post Columbia Bent Over Backward to Appease Right-Wing, Pro-Israel Attacks - And Trump Still Cut Federal Funding appeared first on The Intercept.

The list of invitees at the White House crypto summit illustrates the tight link between Trump and new cohort of political donors.The post Here's How Much the Guests at Trump's Crypto Summit Donated to His Inauguration appeared first on The Intercept.

The sentencing of Ruben Oseguera-Gonzalez, co-leader of Jalisco New Generation Cartel, will do little to stem the flow of drugs.The post Narco Prince" Sentenced to Life as Trump Ramps Up U.S.-Mexico Drug War appeared first on The Intercept.