Congress Considers Putting Ken Paxton in Charge of Choosing Who to Deport
The Laken Riley Act authorizes state attorneys general to sue federal authorities to force deportations and block visas.
Government Sites Across the U.S. Are Awash in Hardcore Porn
The Intercept found dozens of government websites exploited by spammers to redirect to porn. Here’s how this hack happened.
A Tale of Two Justice Systems: Only Trump Gets Convicted of 34 Felonies and Receives No Punishment
Public defenders and legal professionals said they never see the leniency offered to Trump given to other defendants.
Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Facebook now allows attacks on immigrants and trans people, and posts like “Mexican immigrants are trash!” and “I’m a proud ...
Queer, HIV-Positive, and Running Out of Medication in Gaza
By the time doctors began properly treating E.S.’s HIV, “it was super late.” The disease had progressed to AIDS at that point ...
The Trump DOJ Loved Leaking, as Long as It Was to Rupert Murdoch’s Newspapers
The Trump administration spied on reporters to catch leakers. At the same time, it was leaking to right-wing media.
She Lost Her Dad to Trump’s Killing Spree. Now She Wants Biden to Clear His Name.
Alfred Bourgeois’s daughter is convinced of his innocence. In the four years since his execution, she has waged a ...
Searching for Justice and the Missing in the New Syria
The prisons are open, the secret files are unlocked. Now Syrians are trying to figure out how to hold war criminals ...
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LA Budgeted Money For Cop Jobs While Cutting Fire Department Positions. Now the City Is Burning.
“The consistent defunding of other city programs in order to give the LAPD billions a year has consequences,” said a local activist. Less than 12 hours after a massive fire began ripping ...