THE INTERCEPT

JUNE 30. 2025

Tulsi Gabbard Is Hunting for “Deep-State Criminals. ” Is She Even Following the Law?

Tulsi Gabbard is hunting for “deep-state criminals” — leakers who undermined Trump’s case for an immigration crackdown.

JUNE 29. 2025

Top Scientists Debunked the Arson Case Against Michelle Taylor. She’s in Prison Anyway.

The only evidence suggesting Michelle Taylor set the fire that killed her son was repeatedly undercut by expert witnesses in a Florida courtroom.

How Biden Is to Blame for Israel and the U. S. ’s 12-Day War Against Iran

Biden’s failure to reenter Obama’s nuclear deal helped create the risk for a potentially catastrophic U. S. war against Iran.

JUNE 28. 2025

Who’s the Real Bully of the Middle East?

Iranian American author Hooman Majd on the Israel–Iran ceasefire, Trump’s role in escalating the conflict, and whether diplomacy can survive.

Fetterman Voted With GOP to Make Sure Trump Can Attack Iran Again

After Trump's Iran attack, most Democrats rallied behind Tim Kaine's war powers resolution in the Senate, but not John Fetterman.

JUNE 27. 2025

“No Right Is Safe. ” SCOTUS Bars Judges From Reining in Trump

The Supreme Court halted courts from issuing national injunctions, forcing “judges to shrug and turn their backs to intermittent lawlessness. ”

Pete Hegseth Is Mad the Media Won’t Celebrate U. S. War With Iran

“How about we talk about how special America is? ” Hegseth asked. He’s not the first U. S. official to demand pro-war propaganda.

Israeli Soldiers Killed at Least 410 People at Food Aid Sites in Gaza This Month

The U. S. -backed system for food aid in Gaza is a “tactical intervention in humanitarian wrapping, ” per an Israeli professor.

JUNE 26. 2025

Zohran Can Happen Anywhere

Mamdani’s mayoral campaign shows a successful playbook for the left — but years of history united NYC progressives against Andrew Cuomo.

South Carolina Can Deny Medicaid Patients Planned Parenthood Care, SCOTUS Rules

The Supreme Court’s tight restriction on reproductive rights in South Carolina will likely pave the way for similar bans in other states.

JUNE 25. 2025

War Powers Resolution From House Democratic Leaders May Not Limit Trump’s War Powers

In an apparent nod to Israel, some Democrats want to give Trump power to defend “an ally or partner of the United States from imminent attack. ”

Will NY Dems Choose Disgraced Figures of the Past or a Zohran Mamdani Future?

The party has a choice between boosting a candidate who vows to freeze the rent and resurrecting the careers of Eric Adams or Andrew Cuomo.

Trump’s Global Gulag Search Expands to 53 Nations

The Trump administration is seeking deals with more and more nations to hold deportees — now with the blessing of the Supreme Court.

JUNE 24. 2025

Trump Appointee Prosecuting LA Protesters Defended Jan. 6 Suspects

Bill Essayli once warned January 6 prosecutions would “criminalize political differences. ” Now he’s throwing the book at anti-ICE protesters.