Washington Post video reporter Dalton Bennett was pulled back and knocked down by riot police in downtown Washington D.C., while trying to video tape the arrest of dozens of anti-Trump protesters in Washington D.C. Protesters wearing all black were arrested… Read More ›
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Israeli Lawmakers Celebrate the New “King of the United States” With Evangelicals
Right-wing Israeli lawmakers in town for Donald Trump’s inauguration addressed prominent American evangelicals gathered at Greater New Hope Baptist Church in downtown Washington, D.C. on Thursday, lecturing them on the importance of moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and offering hope that President-elect… Read More ›
Donald Trump Will Take Office With a Skeleton Crew Running National Security
When Donald Trump takes the presidential oath of office on Friday, he will assume control of the same intelligence agencies he has been feuding with for several weeks. For national security, the transition is shaping up to be a rocky… Read More ›
Homeland Security Pick Gen. John Kelly Fails to Disclose Ties to Defense Contractors
The Intercept revealed last week that Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the the Department of Homeland Security, retired Marine Corps Gen. John F. Kelly, did not disclose on his ethics form that he was listed as a vice chairman at… Read More ›
Wells Fargo to Pay Transportation Nominee Elaine Chao up to $5 Million Over Next Four Years
Elaine Chao, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Transportation, is in line to receive a “golden parachute” from Wells Fargo & Company worth between $1 million and $5 million dollars. Chao, who joined Wells Fargo as a board member in… Read More ›
Rex Tillerson’s Exxon Mobil Frequently Sought State Department Assistance, New Documents Show
Exxon Mobil under its CEO Rex Tillerson frequently pressed the U.S. State Department for help in negotiating complex business deals and overcoming foreign opposition to its drilling projects, according to documents reviewed by The Intercept. The requests for help — documented… Read More ›
What the “Santa Clausification” of Martin Luther King Jr. Leaves Out
The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. is celebrated annually on a federal holiday on the third Monday of January. Politicians across the political spectrum put out statements praising his life’s work, and children in classrooms across America are told the tale… Read More ›
Comemorações do aniversário de Martin Luther King ignoram críticas ao capitalismo e militarismo
As comemorações do nascimento de Martin Luther King Jr. sempre se concentram no ativismo dele na área de direitos civis: as manifestações não violentas que levaram à promulgação da Lei dos Direitos Civis, em 1964, e à Lei do Direito ao… Read More ›
Obama Opens NSA’s Vast Trove of Warrantless Data to Entire Intelligence Community, Just in Time for Trump
With only days until Donald Trump takes office, the Obama administration on Thursday announced new rules that will let the NSA share vast amounts of private data gathered without warrant, court orders or congressional authorization with 16 other agencies, including… Read More ›
Pompeo Goes Dark in CIA Nomination Hearing
The darkness that fell over a roomful of senators, reporters, and onlookers on Thursday thanks to an unexpected power outage was fitting for a discussion of the future of the Central Intelligence Agency under Rep. Mike Pompeo, a nominee few… Read More ›