Trump’s Trial Run for a Police State

Radley Balko

President Trump’s “federalization” of Washington, D.C., is a test of the limits of his power — and, by extension, of our democracy.
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Anas al-Sharif Was My Friend. Here’s Why Israel Feared Him So Much.

Ali Ghanim

I met Anas during an Israeli siege of a hospital. He grew to be my mentor — and my friend.
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ICE Agent Caught on Camera Disguised as a Construction Worker

Nick Turse

The Intercept confirmed that a federal agent caught on camera wearing a hard hat and safety vest works for ICE.
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How Investigators Tracked Down the D.C. Plane Crash Video Leaker

Nikita Mazurov, Shawn Musgrave

Police reports obtained by The Intercept show how sloppy op-sec led to criminal charges under a squishy state law.
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Trump’s Use of Troops for Policing Hasn’t Been Seen Since America Was Ruled by a King

Nick Turse

“The ability to use the military anywhere, anytime, for any purpose — it’s absolutely unprecedented.”
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Veterans Are “Guinea Pigs” in Trump’s First National Abortion Ban Experiment

Jessica Washington

“They’re testing what they want to do with the rest of the country on us,” one veteran told The Intercept.
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New U.S. Report on Israel’s Human Rights Abuses Is 91 Percent Shorter

Nick Turse

Clocking in at nine whole pages — down from 103 in 2024 — the new State Department human rights report is “functionally useless.”
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