Political consulting firms with Trump ties collected $47 million in commissions from DHS immigration enforcement ads — triple the standard government rate — while the agency cut humanitarian aid to border communities.
ICE is deporting parents without their children and pregnant women without asking about family ties, violating policies created after the 2018 family separation crisis, new research shows.
Pam Bondi refused to commit to sworn testimony on Jeffrey Epstein files during a congressional briefing, prompting Democratic lawmakers to walk out and begin impeachment proceedings.
The Trump administration is withholding hundreds of millions — possibly billions — in Medicaid funding from Minnesota over fraud claims, threatening healthcare access for 1.4 million residents and setting a precedent that could be used against other states.
The Senate filibuster requires 60 votes to pass most legislation, giving the minority party veto power over the majority. Here's how this procedural rule works and why it blocks popular policies.
When Tommy Tuberville linked a Muslim mayoral candidate to 9/11 without evidence, then shrugged off criticism, he revealed how completely normalized Islamophobia has become in Republican politics.
Pentagon planners tell The Intercept a war with Iran could cost $3 trillion, burdening three generations with debt while Congress skips authorization debates entirely.
Trump threatens to withhold endorsements from any Republican who votes against the Save America Act, converting legislative debate into authoritarian party discipline.
Trump's comment that 'maybe we shouldn't even be there' exposes a president who ordered strikes on Iran without understanding why — while American forces die for objectives he can't explain.
Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, who aided U.S. forces in Afghanistan, died in Texas immigration detention less than 24 hours after ICE arrested him in front of his six children.
AIPAC is spending $13.7 million through shell Super PACs in Chicago primaries, never mentioning Israel once. It's the first test of whether pro-Israel money can still buy elections after a year of Gaza protests.
Trump's 2 AM declaration of 'absolute right' to override the Supreme Court on tariffs reveals his blueprint for undermining judicial independence ahead of the 2028 election.
As gas prices hit $5.80 in major cities following Trump's Iran war, the administration calls economic devastation a 'small price to pay' while working families face impossible choices between fuel and food.
Retired General Stanley McChrystal warns Trump's foreign policy follows a dangerous 'we should because we can' approach, likening it to Dolly Parton's 'Jolene' as strikes expand across three continents.
Democratic operatives are recruiting military veterans for 2028, but working-class voters who abandoned the party want economic solutions, not war credentials.
President Trump declared the U.S. has beaten Iran in 'every way' as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed for a fifth day, oil prices surge, and the White House offers no plan to reopen the critical waterway.