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Sen. Schumer and Rep. Jeffries are defending Israel's attack on Iran and have refrained from backing resolutions to prevent Trump from getting the U.S. military more involved.| Sludge
The democratic socialist has closed in on the former governor ahead of Tuesday’s primary. Cuomo is running in the general election either way.| The Intercept
Defense officials say his claims are “overblown” — and the intelligence community said Iran wasn’t building a bomb.| 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 Intercept
Government lawyers would be happy to avoid a legal precedent set in the case of Ravi Ragbir during the first Trump administration.| The Intercept
Lawyers trying to free Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil point to a legal exception undermining the Trump administration’s argument.| The Intercept
By moving campus activist Mahmoud Khalil to a new jurisdiction, ICE disrupted court proceedings and limited his legal access, his attorneys say.| The Intercept
Heeding the request of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump dispatched U.S. warplanes to bomb Iran.| The Intercept
Homeland Security Investigations once targeted human traffickers and cartels. Now it’s leading the charge against student protesters.| The Intercept
RSS site feedPolitical notes from 2025: March - June| stallman.org
Despite years of official criticism of encrypted messaging, CIA Director John Ratcliffe revealed that Signal comes installed on agency computers.| The Intercept
Last time Trump demanded social media handles for citizenship, green card, and visa applicants, it was only for immigrants outside the U.S.| The Intercept
Cornell student Momodou Taal’s lawyers said the demand was “retribution” for his lawsuit against the crackdown on pro-Palestine speech.| 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 Intercept
President Joe Biden’s administration is moving to approve a Rio Tinto and BHL copper mine that will obliterate a sacred Apache religious site at Oak Flat.| The Intercept