THE INTERCEPT

MARCH 16. 2026

Dem in Maine House Primary Funneled PAC Money to Republicans

Jordan Wood, who is running in a Democratic primary for a Maine House seat, gave PAC money to Republicans.

MARCH 15. 2026

Crypto Spends Big in Illinois House Races to Say Consumer Rights Supporters Are Corrupt

A crypto PAC smeared one Bernie Sanders-backed Illinois progressive as a “corporate pawn” and spent millions calling another a tax cheat.

MARCH 14. 2026

In the Room Where Death Row Prisoners Say Final Goodbyes, He Learned He Would Live

I was supposed to witness Sonny Burton’s execution by nitrogen gas. Instead I saw him celebrate a stunning commutation.

MARCH 13. 2026

Anti-ICE Protesters Convicted on Terrorism Charges for Wearing All Black

The government won on most of the charges against the anti-ICE protesters, including terror counts and conspiracy to moving a box of antifa zines.

Why Dems Keep Saying Trump Has “No Plan” Instead of Calling to End the War With Iran

By critiquing the war because Trump has no “plan, ” Democrats are avoiding standing against the war on moral grounds.

Israel’s Deadly Blockade Traps 7 U. S. Doctors in Gaza

While waging war on Iran, Israel is blocking medical trips into and out of Gaza, putting vulnerable patients at risk.

I Wrote a Movie Review. Cops Took It From A Protester’s Home to Make the Case That He’s a Terrorist.

Prosecutors used a copy of a horror movie review I wrote seven years ago to say that antifa protesters against ICE are terrorists.

MARCH 12. 2026

AIPAC Is Staying Out of Illinois Senate Race — But Its Donors Back Juliana Stratton

AIPAC is spending big in Tuesday’s Illinois House primaries. In the Senate race, its donors quietly lined up behind Stratton.

Wearing All Black at Protests Makes You Guilty of Terrorism, Prosecutors Tell Jury

The case is a major test of the Trump administration's push to label "antifa" protesters as terrorists.

MARCH 11. 2026

Trump’s AI-Powered World Wars

Nick Turse and Hooman Majd discuss war on Iran and other U. S. conflicts, and Sam Biddle breaks down how AI is being used.

Pentagon Report: U. S. Military Fired Missile at Elementary School in Iran

A U. S. military “targeting error” triggered the killing of at least 175 at a school in Iran, the highest civilian death toll in Trump’s war.

MARCH 10. 2026

It’s a War With Iran, Not an “Intervention”

Elected officials are desperate to characterize the U. S. war with Iran as anything but. Don’t let them.

With World's Eyes on Iran, Israel Locks Down the West Bank

The Israeli military has closed checkpoints around the West Bank, restricting Palestinians’ movement as settler violence ramps up.

Islamophobic Think Tank Helped Prosectors Write Terror Indictment Against ICE Protesters

The far-right Center for Security Policy, led by anti-Muslim activist Frank Gaffney, is best known for pedaling conspiracy theories.