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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.

By abandoning trans rights and praising Reagan, Democrats embrace a fangless politics with a track record of electoral failure.The post Gavin Newsom's Cynical Embrace of the Anti-Trans Agenda appeared first on The Intercept.

The Intercept is publishing Elon Musk's government email address to aid those seeking information on DOGE in the public interest.The post We Found Elon Musk's DOGE Email Address and We're Fighting to Reveal His Messages appeared first on The Intercept.

A list of DOGE staffers reviewed by The Intercept shows Elon Musk's quasi-agency has brought in at least four more attorneys.The post Leaked List Shows DOGE Is Lawyering Up appeared first on The Intercept.

GOP lawmakers said that they couldn't enforce bathroom bans with the civil rights protections on the books.The post Iowa Becomes the First State to Repeal Civil Rights Protections for Trans People appeared first on The Intercept.

Joseph Czuba's comments about Palestinians and Muslims took center stage at his trial for the murder of Wadee Alfayoumi.The post Landlord Convicted in Hate Crime Stabbing of 6-Year-Old Palestinian American Boy appeared first on The Intercept.

The bloated Department of Defense spends more money than any other government agency. So where is Elon Musk and DOGE?The post Hey Elon: We Found a Place to Cut More Than $2 Trillion in Wasteful Spending appeared first on The Intercept.

After the Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Richard Glossip, his fate is in the hands of an Oklahoma City district attorney.The post After Nine Execution Dates and Three Last Meals, Richard Glossip May Soon Walk Free appeared first on The Intercept.

Want to expose wrongdoing in the U.S. government? Take these steps to keep yourself safe.The post How to Leak Under the Trump Administration appeared first on The Intercept.

With the ceasefire in Gaza on the edge of collapse, Sanders once again introduced resolutions to block certain weapons sales to Israel.The post Bernie Sanders Hasn't Stopped Arms Sales to Israel - But He Won't Stop Trying appeared first on The Intercept.

The German elections show we don't need to moderate fascism, we need to oppose it.The post Grow a Spine: Democrats Have a Lot to Learn From the German Left appeared first on The Intercept.

The Trump administration may claim Title 42 aims to stop the spread of tuberculosis. But it's truly a ploy to stop asylum-seekers.The post Title 42 Isn't About Public Health - It's About Keeping Immigrants Out appeared first on The Intercept.

With DOGE initiatives getting hung up in court, Elon Musk and Donald Trump attacked judges and flirted with defying their rulings.The post DOGE's Lawyer Once Warned That Ignoring Court Orders Would Destroy the Country appeared first on The Intercept.

The cut, an anti-trans attack, was the latest example of confusion sown by bold claims that wither under scrutiny.The post DOGE Said It Cut $232 Million From Social Security Budget. It Was Only About Half a Million. appeared first on The Intercept.

This week on The Intercept Briefing, politics reporters Jessica Washington and Akela Lacy assess the full scope of Trump's first month in office. The post One Month Under Trump: Are You Keeping Up? appeared first on The Intercept.

Trump is leaving Ukraine with impossible choices: fight a losing war without U.S. support, or submit to economic vassalage.The post Trump Doesn't Care About Ukraine or Russia - Just Money appeared first on The Intercept.

The video might bring pleasure to their supporters, but for us it is a call to shut down their fascist deportation machine.The post Trump and Musk Delight in the Sounds of Human Suffering With Sick ASMR" Immigrant Video appeared first on The Intercept.

Oracle, which has secret partnerships with Israel, has told employees to love the country or work elsewhere.The post Poised to Take Over TikTok, Oracle Is Accused of Clamping Down on Pro-Palestine Dissent appeared first on The Intercept.

And that's how he wants to keep it, his executive orders and memos from Attorney General Pam Bondi show.The post Trump Is Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud: Federal Prisons Are Purposely Inhumane appeared first on The Intercept.

How exactly the IRS will use the SuperPod AI hardware is unclear. But it comes amid a push for automation in government.The post The IRS Is Buying an AI Supercomputer From Nvidia appeared first on The Intercept.

In a tweet announcing his attack on the Climate Justice Alliance, EPA head Lee Zeldin linked it to the group's protected speech about Palestine.The post Trump's EPA Kills Grant to Climate Nonprofit Over Its Support for Palestine appeared first on The Intercept.

What he's done is testing the limits of his power in a way we have never seen in this country," says retired federal Judge Nancy Gertner.The post Constitutional Crisis Looms appeared first on The Intercept.

Even with Jordan and Egypt refusing to take in expelled Palestinians, Trump is charging on with his real estate development plan.The post Trump Is Bullying Jordan and Egypt to Help in Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza. It Isn't Working. appeared first on The Intercept.

Palestinians from Gaza responded with outrage to Trump's proposal to expel them from their homes.The post You Don't Own Gaza, Donald Trump": Palestinians Vow to Remain and Rebuild appeared first on The Intercept.

In South Africa, a 36-year-old living with HIV since childhood fears she will lose access to treatment due to Trump's policy.The post Global HIV Care Thrown Into Chaos by Trump:I Will Be Sick and Maybe Die" appeared first on The Intercept.

An FBI official urged the American Academy of Forensic Sciences to cancel a conference presentation titled Taking on the FBI."The post Forensics Experts Challenged the FBI. So the FBI Tried to Censor Their Conference. appeared first on The Intercept.

Trump told reporters that he wants to expel all" Palestinians from Gaza - not just during a period of reconstruction, but permanently.The post Trump: The U.S. Will Take Over the Gaza Strip" appeared first on The Intercept.