THE INTERCEPT

JUNE 3. 2025

Whose National Security? OpenAI’s Vision for American Techno-Dominance

Sam Altman once framed artificial intelligence as a tool for a globalist utopia. Now OpenAI is trained on upholding American hegemony.

JUNE 2. 2025

How the FBI and Big Ag Started Treating Animal Rights Activists as Terrorists

“Animal rights and environmental groups have committed more acts of terrorism than Al Qaeda, ” warned an FBI agent who met with Big Ag groups.

How The Korean Right Turned MAGA Ahead of Tomorrow's Election

As South Korea heads toward a snap presidential election on June 3, the far right is following the Trump playbook .

MAY 31. 2025

The Futile Quest to Build a “Liberal Joe Rogan”

Experts question Democrats’ $20 million plan to make content with an “aspirational vision of manhood that aligns with Democratic values. ”

MAY 30. 2025

How Student Protesters and Immigrants Became Targets of Trump’s Surveillance Tech

Anthropologist Sophia Goodfriend and Reporter Chris Gelardi discuss how Trump uses surveillance tech to target students and immigrants.

Marco Rubio Is Attacking American Education. International Students Are His Pawns.

The Trump administration doesn’t want a protectionist college system. They want a destroyed one.

MAY 29. 2025

Prosecutors Quietly Drop Charge Over Leaked Video of D. C. Plane Crash

One former airport employee no longer faces criminal charges, while a second pleaded no contest on Wednesday.

PBS Station Wipes Drag and Trans Content After DOGE Outcry

PBS producer WNET quietly erased episodes containing a drag queen and a trans character from its platforms.

Expect Trump’s Military Parade to Cost More Than the Army Says

The Army says Trump’s June 14 military parade will cost up to $45 million. This is likely an underestimate due to unaccounted expenses.

Trump’s Big, Beautiful Handout to the AI Industry

The budget bill advanced by House Republicans bans states from regulating AI while pumping billions into autonomous weapons.

MAY 28. 2025

Fetterman Went to Israel on NYC Mental Health Nonprofit’s Dime

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has come under fire for skipping votes and town halls — but he had time for a first-class trip to Israel in March.

The Rising Death Toll of the U. S. –Israel Aid Distribution Plan in Gaza

Since a joint U. S. –Israel plan put a nonprofit in charge of aid distribution in Gaza, at least nine people have been killed and 47 injured.

The Rising Death Toll of the U. S. -Israel Aid Distribution Plan in Gaza

Since a joint U. S. -Israeli plan put a nonprofit in charge of aid distribution in Gaza, at least nine people have been killed and 47 injured.

Trump Finds a New Way to Attack Education: Cutting Aid for Students Who Are Parents

The Trump administration proposed eliminating CCAMPIS, a vital child care program for lower-income parenting students.