White House Refuses to Rule Out Summary Executions of People on Its Secret Domestic Terrorist List

Nick Turse

The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries.
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Alabama Begs Supreme Court to Make It Easier to Execute People With Intellectual Disabilities

Liliana Segura

The bizarre oral argument in Hamm v. Smith shows how decades of case law rooted in science is now under siege at the high court.
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How Many Members Does Antifa Have? Where Is Its Headquarters? The FBI Has No Answers.

Matt Sledge

Despite saying that antifa is the biggest U.S. domestic threat, the FBI couldn’t explain how the movement is a “terror organization” — or an organization at all.
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ICE Prison’s 911 Calls Overwhelm a Rural Georgia Emergency System

Timothy Pratt, Andrew Free

The 911 operator couldn’t send an ambulance because it was already responding to another call from ICE’s Stewart Detention Center.
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Trump Administration Diverted $2 Billion in Pentagon Funds to Target Immigrants, Lawmakers Say

Noah Hurowitz, Nick Turse

The Trump administration is funding its anti-immigrant campaign with money set aside for defense, Democratic lawmakers wrote.
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AIPAC Spent Millions to Keep Her Out of Congress. Now, She Sees an Opening. 

Akela Lacy

Growing dissatisfaction with the Israel lobby may pave a lane for Nida Allam, who launched her congressional campaign in North Carolina Thursday with the backing of Justice Democrats.
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Lawmakers Pave the Way to Billions in Handouts for Weapons Makers That the Pentagon Itself Opposed

Matt Sledge

The pilot program, added to the military budget behind closed doors, upends an 80-year precedent against covering contractors’ interest payments.
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The Brand-New Pentagon Press Corps Is Gaga for Hegseth

Katherine Krueger

The Department of War has cracked the code on making the perfect press corps by welcoming in only its biggest cheerleaders.
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“Trump Has Appointed Himself Judge, Jury, and Executioner”

The Intercept Briefing

The Trump administration is killing civilians in the Caribbean and Pacific and trying to suppress videos of boat strikes and press coverage.
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