September 23, 2026 at 12:52 PM EDT
DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.

DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why. Last year, well before DoorDash's $131.5 million settlement with New York City for underpaying 264,000 delivery workers was announced Tuesday, the company spent around $1.4 million on the campaign to stop Zohran Mamdani, who oversaw the historic settlement, from becoming mayor. At the time, DoorDash's campaign contributions in the run-up to the 2025 mayoral election were considered unusually large -- it made a single $1 million gift to a super PAC that, at the time, was the largest donation in the race -- and faced criticism from other candidates in the race. The food delivery giant's settlement agreement, the largest worker settlement in the city's history, brings further scrutiny to those donations.

September 22, 2026 at 4:53 PM EDT
Another U.S. Soldier Is Dead as Iran War Casualties Rise

Another U.S. Soldier Is Dead as Iran War Casualties Rise The U.S. toll of the Iran war continues to climb as the military stumbles toward a breakdown and the Trump administration struggles to find an exit ramp. Another U.S. soldier died this month, according to newly released Pentagon statistics that classify the death as "non-hostile." A female soldier was on a military flight headed to Saudi Arabia when she suffered an undisclosed "medical incident," a defense official told The Intercept. Another 66 U.S. personnel have also been wounded in action just this month, according to that official. This has pushed the official count of war casualties above 850. Almost half the total -- 419 wounded or dead -- have occurred since Iran stepped up attacks in early July.

September 22, 2026 at 2:21 PM EDT
How a Small Kansas City Became a Critical Hub for Trump's Deportation Regime Against Its Will

How a Small Kansas City Became a Critical Hub for Trump's Deportation Regime Against Its Will A former maximum-security prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, is now a critical hub in the Trump administration's immigration detention machine, transforming in just a few months from a facility shuttered for its inhospitable conditions to a privately run jail holding hundreds of immigrants. This is the story of how -- and why -- it happened.

September 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT
They Trained to Protect Immigrants From ICE. Now They're Prepping to Defend the Midterm Elections.

They Trained to Protect Immigrants From ICE. Now They're Prepping to Defend the Midterm Elections. ICE watchers across the country who watched federal agents shoot people in the streets and fought to drive ICE from their cities are turning their new skills against the next authoritarian threat from the Trump administration: election interference. Volunteers who showed up a few months ago asking, "Where do I buy a whistle?" are now trained and committed members of an "ICE Watch" movement, said Zach Mueller, whose anti-authoritarian group States at the Core started hosting trainings earlier this year. "They're not in the normal cast of characters that have been showing up to rallies over the last several decades," said Mueller. Now, they're planning to fan out to their local polling places and defend their neighbors' rights to vote.

September 22, 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT
Pink Supported Macklemore's Firing. Now Activists Want UNICEF to Cut Ties With Her.

Pink Supported Macklemore's Firing. Now Activists Want UNICEF to Cut Ties With Her. When the pop singer Pink took to social media to decry rapper Macklemore's comments on Israel's genocide of Palestinians -- a slaughter that has taken the lives of more than 20,000 kids -- she brought up her decadelong role as a UNICEF ambassador to show that she cares about children. Now, a new petition signed by more than 160,000 people, including the backing of actor Javier Bardem, is calling for Pink's removal from her UNICEF USA role. The petition organizers, Swifties Against Genocide, named for fans of the pop singer Taylor Swift, said that Pink's remarks sidelined concern for Palestinian children and "fueled ongoing conflict and struggles for visibility and empathy."

September 21, 2026 at 7:33 PM EDT
John Fetterman Is Fundraising on GOP Donor Email Lists

John Fetterman Is Fundraising on GOP Donor Email Lists Sen. John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, is sending fundraising emails pledging to "stand with America" and "reject the extremes" -- using email lists for Republican candidates and committees. An email over the weekend sent by Fetterman's campaign came from the address "info@gopsquad.com" and vowed: "I'm always going to reject Socialism and the Anti-American way of life." Other recent appeals sent from the same address encourage readers to help President Donald Trump pass new voting restrictions, to read an "urgent memo" from House Speaker Mike Johnson on fighting the left, and to back Republican Mike Rogers for Senate in Michigan over Abdul El-Sayed, whom the email compared to a terrorist and a "threat to our way of life."

September 21, 2026 at 3:36 PM EDT
Immigration Roulette: Husband Granted Asylum, Wife Locked Up Awaiting Deportation

Immigration Roulette: Husband Granted Asylum, Wife Locked Up Awaiting Deportation An Iranian couple seeking refuge in the U.S. has been separated for nearly two years after separate immigration judges issued sharply diverging rulings on their nearly identical asylum applications. Mohammadjamal Azizi and Hannaneh Alikaram requested asylum after arriving in the United States in late 2024, for fear of the persecution they would likely face as Christian converts in Iran, where they had twice been arrested due to their faith.

September 19, 2026 at 3:04 PM EDT
Decision on Charging Renee Good and Alex Pretti's Killers Looms Over Minneapolis DA Race

Decision on Charging Renee Good and Alex Pretti's Killers Looms Over Minneapolis DA Race Cedrick Frazier's blunt message for Minneapolis voters practically jumps off his yard signs: "PROSECUTE ICE. VOTE FRAZIER." The slogan reflects the city's deep anger over the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal officers in January. It also reflects Frazier's belief that the backlash gives him the edge in the race to serve as Minneapolis's top prosecutor.

September 18, 2026 at 12:43 PM EDT
ICE Revives Former "Hellhole" Prison -- And Hires the Same Company To Run It

ICE Revives Former "Hellhole" Prison -- And Hires the Same Company To Run It At Leavenworth, former workers say CoreCivic made conditions dangerous, which led to a near-death attack. The post ICE Revives Former "Hellhole" Prison -- And Hires the Same Company To Run It appeared first on The Intercept.

September 18, 2026 at 12:16 PM EDT
Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He's Funding Friends of the IDF.

Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He's Funding Friends of the IDF. An analysis of tax forms by The Intercept show Kraft's charity and LLC have donated to Friends of the IDF and AIPAC's super PAC. The post Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He's Funding Friends of the IDF. appeared first on The Intercept.

September 18, 2026 at 9:30 AM EDT
Apocalypse Now: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Investigate the End-Timers Alliance

Apocalypse Now: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Investigate the End-Timers Alliance What's driving religious fundamentalists, tech accelerationists, and anti-immigrant ethnonationalists to bring about the end of the world? The post Apocalypse Now: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Investigate the End-Timers Alliance appeared first on The Intercept.

September 17, 2026 at 11:10 AM EDT
Pete Hegseth's Unholy War

Pete Hegseth's Unholy War What kind of Christianity is being proclaimed when the language of Jesus is attached to military power? The post Pete Hegseth's Unholy War appeared first on The Intercept.