THE INTERCEPT

APRIL 23. 2026

Kash Patel Is Using MAGA’s Favorite Tool to Muzzle the Free Press

By suing The Atlantic for defamation, the FBI director is leveraging one of Trump’s legal tactics to tamp down free speech.

Trump Has Already Spent at Least $4.7 Billion Attacking Latin America

It’s not cheap to attack Venezuela and capture its president or conduct dozens of strikes on civilian boats.

ChatGPT Confessed to a Crime It Couldn’t Possibly Have Committed

A renown criminologist’s experiment with ChatGPT demonstrates the destructive power of police to elicit false confessions.

APRIL 22. 2026

The Short and Ridiculous Trial of a Protester Arrested in an Inflatable Penis Costume

An Alabama cop who confronted the No Kings protester claimed she posed a risk to public safety. The judge was unconvinced.

Pentagon Erases Wounded U. S. Troops From Iran War Casualty List: “Definition of a Cover-up”

The U. S. government altered its tally of American casualties — inexplicably scrubbing 15 wounded-in-action troops from the count.

APRIL 21. 2026

U. S. Personnel Who Died in Mexico Were Working For the CIA, Sources Say

Two Americans killed in Mexico, previously identified only as embassy staff but working for the CIA, participated in a raid on a drug lab.

ICE Is Looking For Parking in New York City — For a 150-Vehicle Deportation Fleet

With its last contract expiring, activists say NYC garage owners should spurn ICE to avoid becoming complicit in Trump's deportation blitz.

APRIL 20. 2026

How the Lebanon Ceasefire Could Make It Harder to End the War on Iran

While a welcome reprieve from the bombing, the deal could allow Israel to make even more demands of Lebanon.

Progressive Group Founded by Bernie Sanders Endorses Billionaire for California Governor

With voters on the left split across a wide Democratic field, Our Revolution says it backed Tom Steyer to avoid handing the seat to a Republican.

LAPD Deployed Drones to Spy on No Kings Protest

Flight records show that Los Angeles police dispatched drones 32 times over last month’s No Kings rally.

These Middle Eastern News Sites Are Actually U. S. Government Propaganda Operations

Al-Fassel and Pishtaz News publish pro-U. S. coverage about the war on Iran and the Trump administration’s plan to redevelop Gaza.

APRIL 19. 2026

Democrats Are Split Over What It Means to Block Israel Weapons Deals

There’s a divide between those seeking to end all U. S. weapons deals with Israel and those who want to allow some exceptions.

APRIL 18. 2026

Crypto Critic Maxine Waters’s New Primary Foe Got Over Two-Thirds of Money From Crypto

A long-shot primary opponent to Maxine Waters, the scourge of crypto, got over two-thirds of her contributions from crypto industry figures.

APRIL 17. 2026

Israel’s “Black Wednesday” Massacre Leaves Lebanese Families Giving DNA to ID Loved Ones’ Remains

In Lebanon, an unprecedented campaign of DNA tests is being used to identify mangled bodies left trapped under rubble by Israel’s blitz.