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More U.S. Troops Are Headed to Nigeria
Nick Turse
The Trump administration is sending more troops to a region where U.S. military presence has coincided with increased violence.

Midterms 2026
Philadelphia Could Elect Its First Muslim Congressman. He’s Not Sure Where He Stands on Israel.
Akela Lacy
Sharif Street states no Israel policy on his website and was briefly the beneficiary of a pro-Israel fundraising page. He’s trying to walk a fine line in a crowded primary.

Voices
It’s Correct and Moral to Use the Olympics to Speak Out About Politics
Alain Stephens
Sports can’t be separated from politics, and athletes are well within their rights to criticize Trump on the world stage.

Voices
Can Trump’s Plan for Warehouse Immigrant Detention Camps Be Stopped?
Natasha Lennard

License to Kill
U.S. Sent a Rescue Plane for Boat Strike Survivors. It Took 45 Hours to Arrive.
Tomi McCluskey, Nick Turse

Air Force Maintenance Staff Can’t Stop Buying Fancy Knives With Tax Dollars
Austin Campbell

Palantir Gets Millions of Dollars From New York City’s Public Hospitals
Sam Biddle
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Jasmine Crockett Swears Off Corporate Cash — But Transferred Thousands From Her House Campaign
Akela Lacy

Chilling Dissent
Pam Bondi Admits DOJ Has a Secret Domestic Terrorist List
Nick Turse

Midterms 2026
AIPAC Is Flooding Illinois With Cash. Pro-Palestine Groups Are Backing Kat Abughazaleh.
Akela Lacy

Voices
Americans Want Accountability With the Epstein Files. Elites Couldn’t Care Less.
Dylan Gyauch-Lewis
Justice

The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.
C. Frances

Chilling Dissent
Trump Attacked Immigrant Food Aid in Minnesota. Locals Fought Back.
Ryan Devereaux

Chilling Dissent
FBI Counterterrorism Agents Spent Weeks Seeking a Climate Activist — Then Showed Up at His Door
Jacqueline Sweet

Unmasking ICE
Marine Detained in Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant
Austin Campbell
National Security

Officials Dispute Trump Explanation of El Paso Airspace Closure: “There Was Not a Threat”
Nick Turse

Chilling Dissent
Google Fulfilled ICE Subpoena Demanding Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers
Jessica Washington

Shipyard Bosses Forced to Pay Overtime to Get People to Stay for Pete Hegseth Speech
Noah Hurowitz

Israel’s War on Gaza
Pentagon Makes Largest Known Arms Purchase From Israel — For Banned Cluster Weapons
Dan Glaun
World

By Slashing Foreign Aid, Trump Is Fueling the Spread of HIV in Uganda
Steven W. Thrasher, Afeef Nessouli

An American Citizen Has Been Stuck in El Salvador’s Prison System Since the Biden Administration
Caleb Brennan

Israel’s War on Gaza
Israeli Military Found Gaza Health Ministry Death Toll Was Accurate. Will These Deniers Admit It?
Jonah Valdez

Israel’s War on Gaza
Zohran Mamdani Wants NYC to Divest From Israel — But New Comptroller Pledges to Buy War Bonds
Noah Hurowitz
Technology

Washington Post Raid Is a Frightening Reminder: Turn Off Your Phone’s Biometrics Now
Nikita Mazurov

Apple Workers Are Livid That Tim Cook Saw “Melania” Movie Hours After CBP Killed Pretti
Sam Biddle

Google’s AI Detection Tool Can’t Decide if Its Own AI Made Doctored Photo of Crying Activist
Nikita Mazurov









