Pentagon Official: Trump Boat Strike Was a Criminal Attack on Civilians
Washington (The Intercept) The lethal strike on a boat in the Caribbean on Tuesday was a criminal attack on civilians, according to a high-ranking Pentagon official who spoke to the Intercept on the condition of anonymity.
The Student Newspaper Suing Marco Rubio Over Targeted Deportations
Washington (The Intercept): President Donald Trump has long considered both the media and higher education as his enemies -which makes college media a ripe target.
ICE Agent Caught on Camera Disguised as a Construction Worker
New York (The Intercept): Despite their proclivity for wearing masks, the Department of Homeland Security denies that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents refuse to identify themselves in the field.
ICE Said They Were Being Flown to Louisiana. Their Flight Landed in Africa.
Washington (The Intercept): When eight men in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement boarded a plane in May, officials told them that they were being sent on a short trip from Texas to another ICE facility in Louisiana.
Senate Passes Trump’s Big, Beautiful Boon for Police
Washington (The Intercept): As Senate Republicans sprinted to pass the so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill,” with their caucus strained over issues including staggering Medicaid cuts, clean energy, and cryptocurrency regulation, there was little debate over the billions of dollars the bill allocates for the nation’s cops and law enforcement.
Pete Hegseth Is Mad; the Media Won’t Celebrate US War With Iran
Washington (The Intercept): Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had a meltdown on Thursday during a Pentagon press conference, excoriating reporters for failing to act as cheerleaders for his boss, President Donald Trump.
Netanyahu and Trump Are Trying to Have It All
Washington (The Intercept): In the early morning hours of June 13, Israel launched an attack that had been prophesied in some form or another for nearly 20 years: a full-blown assault on Iran’s nuclear program and, in a move that shocked many observers, its entire military structure.
US Defense Official: Trump Deploys Marines to a “Manufactured Crisis”
Los Angeles (The Intercept): Marines are headed to Los Angeles as the Trump administration ratchets up tensions that threaten to turn largely peaceful protests into a full-blown crisis. It’s a rare and aggressive step to involve active-duty troops in civilian law enforcement activities.
Trump’s plan for larger-than-life statues could get built on sacred Native land
Washington (The Intercept): A provision buried deep in the House budget bill allocates $40 million toward President Donald Trump’s plan for a vast garden of larger-than-life statues -and it could get built on sacred Native land.
How the FBI Sought a Warrant to Search Instagram of Columbia Student Protesters
New York (The Intercept): Newly unsealed records provide new details about the Trump administration’s failed effort this spring to obtain a search warrant for an Instagram account run by student protesters at Columbia University.
