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Trump’s Power Feeds on White Demographic Fears

4 days ago | theintercept.com | James Risen

GETTYSBURG — This is the most American of towns. It is where Robert E. Lee tried to destroy the nation, where Abraham Lincoln tried to heal it, and where William Faulkner revealed a century later that the country was still irretrievably racist and broken. Even though much of its bloody Civil War past is hidden behind McDonald’s and Burger King and Dairy Queen and Walmart, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, today is still the symbolic capital of the endless American fight over the nation’s history.
DOGE Installs a Former Tesla Employee at the FBI

6 days ago | theintercept.com | Shawn Musgrave

As part of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a former Tesla employee has been installed as a senior adviser to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, records shared with The Intercept show. Tarak Makecha, who previously worked at Elon Musk’s electric car company, now has roles at both the FBI and the Justice Department’s Justice Management Division, according to staff lists.
Facing Life in Prison Based on Shoddy Evidence, a Florida Mother Makes a Deal

6 days ago | theintercept.com | Liliana Segura

Two months before she was supposed to go on trial for killing her child, Michelle Taylor stood before a Florida judge and listened quietly as the prosecutor recited the allegations against her. Taylor, 41, had long insisted she was not what the state made her out to be: a mother who set fire to her home to collect insurance money, killing her 11-year-old son David in the process. Now there was proof she’d been telling the truth.
The Evidence Linking Kilmar Abrego Garcia to MS-13: A Chicago Bulls Hat and a Hoodie

6 days ago | theintercept.com | Jessica Washington

The Trump administration is doubling down on depicting Kilmar Abrego Garcia as a dangerous gang member. The government’s proof for this claim appears to hinge on a Chicago Bulls cap and a hoodie. While Trump continues to flout court orders to facilitate the Maryland father’s release from a notorious El Salvador prison, it is pointing to flimsy evidence of alleged MS-13 ties — adding to a long-running pattern of dubious gang designations by law enforcement and immigration agents.
No-Bid ICE Contract Went to Former ICE Agents Being Sued for Fabricating Criminal Evidence on the Job

1 week ago | theintercept.com | Sam Biddle

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement just signed a contract worth $73 million with a firm whose executives are accused of taking part in a scheme to manufacture evidence against a co-worker during their time working at the Department of Homeland Security.
John Fetterman’s Campaign Bleeds Money

1 week ago | theintercept.com | Ali Gharib

The campaign of Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is bleeding small-dollar donors, according to filings filed today with the Federal Election Commission. “Good luck winning in a swing state with numbers like this.”Fetterman’s campaign brought in $380,000 last quarter, a relatively small haul — and less than 40 percent of what he raised in the previous quarter. Contributions under $200 are also down, from more than $640,000 to $130,000 last quarter.
Pentagon Considers Cutting Its Sexual Assault Rules

1 week ago | theintercept.com | Jessica Washington |Nick Turse

The Pentagon is considering scrapping key regulations intended to address sexual assault within the military, according to a memorandum obtained by The Intercept. Advocates for sexual violence prevention and awareness in the armed forces argue that removing these rules would not only potentially violate federal law, it would also have a “chilling effect” on survivors.
The Unusual Nonprofit That Helps ICE Spy on Wire Transfers

1 week ago | theintercept.com | Shawn Musgrave

When Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are trying to track down undocumented immigrants, they seek out all the data they can find. In Arizona, they’ve found a special trove that’s ripe for abuse. The Transaction Record Analysis Center, or TRAC, database offers a rare glimpse into the financial lives of millions of immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
Trump Will Be Long Gone Before Luigi Mangione Faces Execution

1 week ago | theintercept.com | Liliana Segura

A few days after she announced that the Trump administration will seek the death penalty against alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sat down for an interview with Fox News Sunday, where she was asked to respond to fears that the country is in a constitutional crisis. Her answer was predictable. The real constitutional crisis, Bondi said, is the barrage of legal challenges to Trump’s agenda.
Meet the Activists Motivated by Hatred of Elon Musk

1 week ago | theintercept.com | Helen Li

When Victor Alcala saw that the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, had the Department of Veterans Affairs in its crosshairs, he decided to set up a protest at his local Tesla dealership. On a rare rainy day in Los Angeles in mid-March, Alcala stood outside the Alhambra Tesla showroom holding a sign: “Don’t buy a Swastikar.” Alcala, a social worker, interacts with older adults in his daily job. More than 56 million seniors receive Social Security benefit payments each month.