THE INTERCEPT

MAY 12. 2026

FBI Tip Claimed Mahmoud Khalil Called for “Violence on Behalf of Hamas” Two Days Before ICE Arrest

The FBI probe was promptly closed and found Khalil did not “warrant further investigation. ” The Trump administration kept calling him a threat.

Hegseth Asks for More Money as Iran War Costs Skyrocket

War Secretary Pete Hegseth was on Capitol Hill Tuesday to defend the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion budget request.

We Analyzed Thousands of News Articles: Here’s the Proof of Pro-Israel Bias in Mainstream Media

U. S. media outlets were crucial in helping Israel sell the Gaza genocide to the American public.

MAY 11. 2026

A Trump U. S. Attorney’s Professional Misconduct Must Be Kept “Private and Confidential”

A legal disciplinary panel won’t disclose any details about its inquiry into John Sarcone, a Trump loyalist in New York.

Israeli Real Estate Expo Advertising West Bank Settlements Returns to NYC

The controversial event and the NYPD’s response to resulting protests present a test for Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

MAY 9. 2026

Dodging FOIA Could Now Mean Arrest and Strip Search, Depending on Who’s Asking

The Justice Department is now treating evading a records request as a crime, a stunning act of hypocrisy from the Trump administration.

MAY 8. 2026

Big Finance Might Be Dooming the SPLC — Even Before Its Day in Court

Fidelity, Charles Schwab, and Vanguard are tamping down on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s donations, acting as the government’s de facto censors.

Tennessee GOP Moves to Decimate Black Voting Power After Supreme Court’s Blessing of Jim Crow

With the Supreme Court blessing racial gerrymandering, Tennessee’s GOP rushed to eliminate the state’s only majority-Black congressional district.

Amid Hantavirus Panic, the Ivermectin Super Fans Are Back

Those who cheered ivermectin as a Covid-19 treatment, like Marjorie Taylor Greene, are now making unsubstantiated claims about its use against hantavirus.

The Supreme Court Ends Multiracial Democracy as We Know It

Journalist Ari Berman and Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson on the right’s “power grab” in the South.

Hasan Piker Is the Democrats’ New Man on the Trail, Whether They Like It or Not

Insurgent candidates like Cori Bush are tapping the popular streamer as a campaign surrogate — but they still face an uphill battle to winning.

MAY 7. 2026

Maine Dems to Vote on Condemning DCCC Interference in House Primary

National Democrats in the DCCC picked Joe Baldacci in Maine's hotly contested House race just weeks before the primary. Locals are pissed.

MAY 6. 2026

Lawyer on EEOC’s New York Times Lawsuit Has History Battling Discrimination Against Men

The EEOC sued the New York Times for discriminating against a white man. Benjamin North, a lawyer behind it, has a history of fighting reverse discrimination.

She Opposed His Plan for a Blockchain City. Now He’s Bankrolling Her Primary Opponent.

A crypto mogul gave $2.5 million to a candidate running against state Sen. Nicole Cannizzaro in the Nevada attorney general race.