Who Decided to Indict Kilmar Abrego Garcia Over a Years-Old Traffic Stop?

Liliana Segura

A DOJ prosecutor insists he charged Abrego based strictly on evidence of human smuggling. A federal judge seems skeptical.
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ICE Watchers Worry Democrats Are Trying to Co-Opt Their Movements For Votes

Jessica Washington, C. Frances

Minneapolis activists are accusing a local House candidate of “cosplaying” as a protester, blurring the line between solidarity and opportunism.
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CIA Ran MK-ULTRA Experiments on Prisoners of War in U.S. Custody, Declassified Docs Confirm

Garrett Kim

For the first time, documents confirm the CIA carried out tests on North Korean POWs and planned for much more invasive experimentation.
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How Trump’s America Produces Normie Assassins

Natasha Lennard

The only extremism would-be assassins like suspect Cole Tomas Allen share is an extreme response to Trump’s deranging politics.
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Mike Johnson Used Crypto Catnip to Get Freedom Caucus Support for Domestic Spy Law

Matt Sledge

A provision unrelated to domestic spying got the hard-right GOP members on board — but it won’t work in the Senate.
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Hegseth Brags of a Deadlier War Machine as U.S. Unleashes “Devastating Civilian Harm Globally”

Nick Turse

While testifying to Congress on Wednesday, War Secretary Pete Hegseth lobbed threats and brushed off queries about civilian harm.
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Meet the Four Democrats Who’ll Decide If Trump Gets His Domestic Spying Law

Matt Sledge

“It all comes down to those four,” said an advocate, “and if they are going to continue to try to hand Trump warrantless surveillance.”
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Marco Rubio Is Rebranding the State Department as Explicitly Christian

Austin Campbell

Since Rubio became secretary of state, the department has only marked Christian and Jewish holidays on its Instagram while boosting clear religious messaging.
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We Need to Kick Prediction Market Betting Out of Journalism While We Still Can

Jonathan Reiss

Treating journalism like a casino will harm reporting — and erode democracy.
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