Politics

Why did a shadowy nonprofit make a six-figure gift to Trump's inauguration committee? "It was mostly to meet people,” said a company official.

The post AI Firm Behind Mysterious Trump Donation Is Run by Alleged Election Overthrow Plotter appeared first on The Intercept.

By shipping immigrants to Nayib Bukele’s megaprison in El Salvador, Trump is using a far-right ally for his own ends.

The post The Long History of Lawlessness in U.S. Policy Toward Latin America appeared first on The Intercept.

Instead of tackling crashing markets, Congress is pushing a crypto sector that the Trump family is financially involved in.

The post Congress’s Biggest Financial Priority Is “Stablecoin.” What the Hell Is That? appeared first on The Intercept.

Critics on the right and left say the bitcoin reserve is a pointless industry handout — and using tariff revenue is even dumber.

The post The Galaxy Brains of the Trump White House Want to Use Tariffs to Buy Bitcoin appeared first on The Intercept.

Former Tesla employee Tarak Makecha has roles at the FBI and the Justice Department, records reviewed by The Intercept show.

The post DOGE Installs a Former Tesla Employee at the FBI appeared first on The Intercept.

Questions about who profited from Trump’s tariff flip-flop revived the push to ban members of Congress themselves from trading stocks.

The post How Much Did Congress Make Off Market Turmoil and Why’re They Allowed to Make Anything at All? appeared first on The Intercept.

In their haste to comply with apparent directives from Trump, universities became unwitting handmaidens of the deportation machine.

The post Universities Told Students to Leave the Country. ICE Just Said They Didn’t Actually Have To. appeared first on The Intercept.