Retired Adm. Michael Rogers, former director of the National Security Agency, has been cooperating with the Justice Department’s probe into the origins of the counterintelligence investigation of the Trump presidential campaign’s alleged ties to Russia, according to four people familiar with… Read More ›
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The Trump Campaign Is Deploying Phone Location-Tracking Technology
President Donald Trump’s reelection effort has retained the services of a technology company that specializes in the mass collection of smartphone location data, which can be used to track voters for political targeting purposes. Phunware, an Austin, Texas-based firm, announced the… Read More ›
How the FBI Botched Its Russia Inquiry, One of the Most Closely Watched Cases in Its History
When the FBI opened a secret investigation in the summer of 2016 into possible ties between Russia and the Trump campaign, top FBI officials deemed it an urgent priority and put more than a dozen people on the case. But… Read More ›
U.S. Lobbyists Prepare to Seize “Historic Opportunity” in Tory-Led Brexit to Shred Consumer Safeguards, Raise Drug Prices
Boris Johnson’s election on December 12 hinges on the British prime minister’s promise to leave the European Union. Johnson has remade the Conservative Party, pushing out longtime party members wary of a firm break from the EU, to cast the election as a… Read More ›
Why Did Chuck Schumer Call an Islamophobe His “Principled” Friend?
Sen. Chuck Schumer, left, and Rep. Peter King talk during a press conference calling on passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act outside the Capitol on Nov. 17, 2015. Photo: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP… Read More ›
Hedge Fund-Backed GOP Group Is Digging Up Dirt on Elizabeth Warren, Documents Show
In October, documents surfaced that appeared to contradict a key story told by Sen. Elizabeth Warren on the campaign trail. In her telling, Warren’s “dream job” as a public school teacher ended in 1971 when the school principal noticed she was “visibly pregnant,”… Read More ›
The U.S. Military Is Monitoring Interfaith Group Opposed to Child Separation, Leaked Document Reveals
U.S. military forces deployed to the southern border are monitoring domestic protesters, including anti-border wall groups, according to an internal Pentagon document obtained exclusively by The Young Turks and The Intercept. The military, the document reveals, has focused particular attention on… Read More ›
All of America’s 607 Billionaires Must Run for President
Photo illustration: Soohee Cho/The Intercept, Getty Images With Michael Bloomberg, the ninth richest man on earth, apparently running for president, Americans are asking themselves some tough questions. Like, why did we ever allow nonbillionaires to run for the highest office… Read More ›
Will Bernie Sanders Stick With a Carbon Tax In His Push For a Green New Deal?
A defining feature of Sen. Bernie Sanders’s political career is his consistency. The economy is rigged against the working class, the independent senator from Vermont charges, and bold political action is necessary to remedy that. His approach to tackling the… Read More ›
Democratic Governor Considering Signing Major GOP Voter Suppression Legislation in Pennsylvania
The state of Pennsylvania is on the cusp of approving a major piece of voter suppression legislation ahead of the 2020 election, despite a Democrat serving as governor. The bill, passed largely along party lines with nearly universal opposition from… Read More ›