A Philadelphia judge on Thursday paused a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s massive cash giveaways to voters in battleground states after the billionaire argued that questions about his political efforts should be resolved in federal court. Philadelphia’s district attorney claimed a $1 million-a-day sweepstakes sponsored by Musk and America PAC, his pro-Trump group, violated state lottery […]
Activists target the Elbit Systems offices in Merrimack, N.H., blocking entrances and painting the facility red, on Nov. 20, 2023. Photo: Maen Hammad In mid-November, four young women will start two-month jail sentences for an action attempting to halt operations last November at a weapons factory in Merrimack, New Hampshire, operated by Elbit Systems, Israel’s […]
It was a mild, crisp, and sunny Saturday afternoon, and the two doctors were on a mission. Flyers and stickers in hand, they made their way through the Columbus Square Park neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, which sits just blocks south of the winding and muddy Missouri River. Iman Alsaden and Selina Sandoval, respectively the […]
In the nearly four years since supporters of former President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol building, federal prosecutors have indicted at least 35 current or former law enforcement officers for their role in the insurrection, according to an Intercept analysis. Among their targets was Alan Hostetter, a former California police chief who entered the […]
Days after he was kicked out of a Kamala Harris rally in Michigan with no explanation, Ahmed Ghanim said he got a call from Donald Trump’s campaign: Would Ghanim be willing to star in a campaign ad? Ghanim, a Democrat who mounted an unsuccessful primary challenge to a pro-Israel member of Congress earlier this year, […]
Members of the Middle Eastern community in Dearborn, Mich., hold a candlelight vigil on the anniversary October 7 attacks in Israel, on Oct. 7, 2024. Photo: Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images via AFP In July, while playing golf with my dad in Michigan, a woman called out to me after seeing “Deira” printed in Arabic text […]
A billboard depicting Iranian ballistic missiles with text in Persian that says “Israel is weaker than a spider’s web,” in Tehran on April 15, 2024. Photo: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images If you ask the average citizen of any country whether their leaders should start wars, almost all would give a resounding “No.” The public, […]
Less than a year after OpenAI quietly signaled it wanted to do business with the Pentagon, a procurement document obtained by The Intercept shows U.S. Africa Command, or AFRICOM, believes access to OpenAI’s technology is “essential” for its mission. The September 30 document lays out AFRICOM’s rationale for buying cloud computing services directly from Microsoft […]
Two political action committees with ties to the cryptocurrency industry are coming off the sidelines to help Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, as he faces an unexpectedly tight reelection fight with Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred. Allred is not known as a crypto skeptic; he voted for the industry’s top-priority bill this year. That has not […]
A super PAC allied with Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., poured money into a group that has deployed inflammatory tactics designed to pit Muslim and Jewish voters against Kamala Harris. The McConnell-aligned Senate Leadership Fund gave $1.5 million to the FC PAC, formerly known as the Future Coalition PAC, which has faced criticism for its wedge […]
