THE INTERCEPT

JULY 27. 2026

House Investigation of BreakThrough News Is an Attack on All Journalism

Favorable coverage of U. S. adversaries is constitutionally protected speech.

Fetterman Might Leave Democratic Party Because the Only Thing He Loves More Than Israel Is Attention

Why John Fetterman floating the idea of leaving the Democratic Party? Well, Israel, of course. Though he sure loves the media coverage.

Abdul El-Sayed Faces Islamophobic Attacks From GOP and Democratic Establishment

AIPAC has spent nearly $30 million against Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, fueling ads that paint him as a terrorist sympathizer.

JULY 26. 2026

Rubio’s Paranoid Cuba Report Designed to “Justify a Military Attack on Cuba, ” Says Democratic Rep.

Did Cuba foment Black Lives Matter and anti-ICE protests? The State Department seems to think so.

JULY 25. 2026

Pete Hegseth’s Crisis of Masculinity

The secretary of war’s obsession with testosterone reveals the anxieties he harbors about himself and the military he leads.

Not Everyone at ICE Went Along With Trump’s Order to Reinstate Vehicle Stops

ICE distributed new vehicle stop policy guidelines, though it’s not clear if all of ICE’s regional offices will resume the stops.

JULY 24. 2026

Hegseth Is Pushing Testosterone. The VA Has Already Struggled With the Treatment.

“Men who take testosterone will have a reduction in their sperm counts, ” one medical professor said. There’s no stated plan for continuing care.

Trump’s National Killer Police Force

ICE and Border Patrol’s purviews have transformed from immigration enforcement to being a political tool of the White House.

JULY 23. 2026

U. S. Website Gave False Approval to Green Card Applicants — Then Blamed Glitch and Took It Away

“It was heartbreaking, ” said one recipient of a false green card approval for his spouse because of a USCIS website snafu.

Trump’s Crypto Corruption Puts Centrist Democrats in Bind

Moderate Democrats want to put a stop to Trump’s meme coin self-dealing. But that might cut off campaign donations from crypto interests.

Israeli Settler-Soldiers Took Me on a West Bank Tour Celebrating Evictions of Palestinians

I went on a tour where Israelis celebrated evicting Palestinians, as settlers carry out increased violence in the West Bank.

JULY 22. 2026

GOP Rep. Called Israeli–U. S. Defense Tech Integration “Dangerous. ” The House Passed It Anyway.

Rep. Thomas Massie had tried to strip the provision from the $1.15 trillion Pentagon budget, calling it “lopsided” in Israel’s favor.

William Lawrence Is Running in a Purple Michigan District — on His Pro-Palestine Credentials

Democratic leaders keep backing centrists, but Michigan progressive William Lawrence is trying to harness left-leaning energy on Palestine.

JULY 21. 2026

“Cover-Up” Unravels as Pentagon Admits Nearly 100 Injured in Iran Strikes

The Department of War disclosed a massive spike in U. S. military casualties, but it’s still not showing in the official count.