THE INTERCEPT

MAY 21. 2025

Pro-Trump 2020 “Stop the Count” Activist Lands Top Job at the Interior Department

Interior Department appointee Daniel Gustafson is a longtime Trump loyalist who participated in a protest to “stop the count” of Michigan ballots in 2020.

ICE Agents Are Camped Outside Immigration Courts to Make Arrests

The tactical shift accelerates the erosion of past limitations — and appears to be aimed at speeding up the pace of deportations.

Why Does GOP Budget Bill Focus on Punishing People Who Leak Tax Returns?

Targeting tax leakers seems like an odd fit for a budget bill, but on page 1,081 of the Republican draft is a provision doing just that.

How Trump’s Embrace of Afrikaner “Refugees” Became a Joke in South Africa

Untangling the “white genocide” narrative from propaganda to punchline, as South Africa’s president meets with Trump in the White House.

MAY 20. 2025

Senate Dems Hand Trump a Win by Backing Stablecoin Bill

Democrats helped the GENIUS Act evade filibuster risk, paving the way for crypto legislation that stands to enrich Trump.

Trump Is Prosecuting a Congressional Democrat for Doing Her Job. The Media’s Response: No Big Deal.

The Trump administration hit Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver with criminal charges for doing oversight on ICE. The media barely blinked.

The Questionable Case of Kristi Noem's $50 Million Luxury Jet

DHS argues Noem needs a new jet for safety reasons — while taking the budget from the aging Coast Guard rescue and interdiction fleet.

MAY 19. 2025

What is “Efilism, ” the Obscure Anti-Natalist Ideology of the Palm Springs Bomber?

The Palm Springs bomber was an adherent of the obscure anti-natalist Ideology sometimes known as “efilism. ”

MAY 14. 2025

Trump Said Syria Deserves a “Fresh Start” — But U. S. Troops Aren’t Leaving

Over 1,000 American soldiers are still on the ground in Syria, even as Trump talks about lifting sanctions for its new government under Ahmed al-Shara.

ICE Duped a Federal Judge Into Allowing Raid on Columbia Student Dorms

The Intercept helped unseal an affidavit revealing how ICE got a “judicial fig leaf” to search two Columbia students’ dorm rooms.

A Lawmaker Fights for Birthright Citizenship — With or Without the Supreme Court

Rep. Delia Ramirez told The Intercept she will introduce legislation to stop Trump from restricting birthright citizenship.

Kari Lake Lost the Election, but Her Campaign Still Rakes in Cash From Small Donors

Kari Lake once ripped a rival for deceptive fundraising tactics, but many of her campaign donors are filing credit card disputes.

MAY 13. 2025

“Intense Culture of Fear”: Behind the Scenes as Trump Destroys the EPA From Within

“Intense culture of fear”: EPA staffers said Trump is “lobotomizing our agency” through cuts and by politicizing environmental issues.

The Media Calls Israeli Captives “Hostages” and Palestinians “Prisoners”

Although he was a soldier captured at a military outpost, U. S. news outlets rarely described Edan Alexander as a prisoner of war.