MARCH 24. 2026

Leaders of Elite Paratrooper Unit Ordered to Middle East as Trump Weighs Iran Ground War

Government sources tell The Intercept that leadership of the storied 82nd Airborne Division have been ordered to the Middle East.

Four Things the Gulf States Will Expect From the U. S. After the Iran War

Countries that host U. S. forces want to be partners, not just platforms.

Blackouts, Food Shortages, and Water Scarcity

With no oil shipments, Cuba’s humanitarian crisis has become dire.

How American Kids Have Been Collateral Damage in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Democrats in the House and Senate are digging into the treatment, detention and sometimes even deportation of American children at the hands of immigration agents. Families featured in ProPublica’s reporting will be speaking at a forum.

The Iran War Is Coming for Your Grocery Bill

Prices won’t just be higher at the pump.

Palantir Will No Longer Profit Off of New Yorkers’ Health Data

After The Intercept exposed Palantir’s deal with New York City Health + Hospitals, the public health care system didn’t renew the contract.

Fraught Financing Will Further Weaken the Defense Industrial Base

The Pentagon’s new $200 billion private equity fund would harm the critical industries it aims to support.

The World After Trump

Will there be order after chaos?

What Iran Wants From the War

Coercive bargaining returns to the Persian Gulf.

Social Rights: The View from the Council of Europe

During the High-level Conference on Social Rights this month in Chișinău, Alain Berset, secretary general of the Council of Europe, gave an exclusive interview to Social Europe.

Lessons for Singapore from Trump’s War in Iran

A strategic location coupled with a close U. S. partnership makes for an attractive military target.

Iran’s Minorities Will Pay the Price for Trump’s War

A battered Iranian regime is looking for scapegoats.

He Compared a Black Child to a Dog and Withheld Evidence in Death Row Cases. Now He’s Running for Judge.

Holland, who once compared a Black child to a dog, has had a career mired in controversy. That hasn’t stopped him from becoming the de facto frontrunner of his judicial race.

How Iran’s Deterrence Collapsed Ahead of the War

A key failure in 2024 paved the way for U. S. and Israeli attacks.

A look behind the scenes of what could be Google’s biggest test of carbon capture

Documents indicate that the tech company may be planning a massive natural gas powered data center — but it could hinge on one piece of legislation.

Utah Republicans see storing nuclear waste as a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’

Trump is looking for states to host ‘nuclear innovation' sites. Some in Utah think they have just the spot.

Growth Without Resilience: Europe’s Hidden Social Fracture

A recent EU survey exposes the chasm between headline economic data and the financial reality confronting households across Europe.

MARCH 23. 2026

Trump Claims U. S. , Iran Engaged in ‘Very Strong Talks’

But Tehran continues to deny that any such dialogue has occurred.