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House Judiciary Committee Deletes Prank 'Rick-Roll' X Post About Epstein Files After Severe Backlash

The post came as conservative influencers were given heavily redacted copies of the files as “Phase 1” of the release. “#BREAKING: EPSTEIN...

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The Inspector General Scandal That Wasn’t

President Trump’s firing of 17 inspectors general puts him on the path to fulfill a campaign promise: making inspectors general independent from...

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The Strategy Behind Trump’s Defiance of the Law

His violations follow an old playbook—trigger lawsuits, giving the Supreme Court a chance to declare statutes unconstitutional.

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Congress Considers Putting Ken Paxton in Charge of Choosing Who to Deport

For years, Ken Paxton, Texas’s right-wing attorney general, has been trying to convince courts that he deserves a bigger say in federal immigration...

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Trump Decried This Law as a Deep State Spy Weapon. His Nominees Sure Seem to Love It.

President-elect Donald Trump has railed against the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act as a tool of the “deep state,” but his nominees for key...

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Building the Deportation Machine for Trump 2.0

What can we expect when President-elect Donald Trump begins his second term on Monday? This week on The Intercept Briefing, we ask Intercept...

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Tulsi Gabbard thanks Trump for ‘unwavering leadership’ in Oval Office clash with Zelenskyy

Tulsi Gabbard, the new director of national intelligence, thanked President Donald Trump Friday for his "unwavering leadership" after his clash with...

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Pay Less Attention to That Man in Front of the Curtain

Musk’s machinations and Trump’s daily outrages are meant to be mesmerizing—and paralyzing. But there are plenty of ways to fight back...

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We Might Have to “Shut Down the Country”

Anthony Romero, the A.C.L.U.’s executive director, talks about what he thinks could happen if the Trump Administration defies the authority of the...

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Blame game intensifies in Congress as government shutdown threat inches closer

Democrats and Republicans in Congress are gearing up to blame each other for a potential partial government shutdown next month, even as negotiations...

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