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The Left Just Keeps Winning. It’s Time for Democrats to Bend the Knee.

Katherine Krueger

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrates with Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier during an election night watch party Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Midterms 2026

The Left Is Unstoppable, According to Republicans

As some on the right panicked over the ascent of “communists,” others gloated over the downfall of the Democratic establishment.

(L-R) Congressional candidate Claire Valdez, Congressional candidate Brad Lander, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier raise their hands during the 'Our Team, Our Year' Get Out The Vote (GOTV) rally for local candidates ahead of next week's Primary Elections, at the Kings Theatre in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, NY, June 18, 2026. (Photo by Anthony Behar/SipaUSA)(Sipa via AP Images)

Midterms 2026

Socialists Are Setting the Agenda in New York City

Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, and Darializa Avila Chevalier won their primaries Tuesday night, sending a sign of strength for an NYC left led by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

The Intercept Sues to Uncover Secretive Government Anti-Protester Database

The Department of Homeland Security refuses to comply with FOIA requests over its unlawful efforts to stifle the First Amendment.

Supporters of the Prairieland defendants displayed signs outside the courthouse during sentencing on June 23, 2026 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Chilling Dissent

Prairieland Defendant Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Moving a Box of Antifascist Zines

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 18: Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier speaks during a Get Out the Vote (GOTV) rally at King's Theater on June 18, 2026 in New York City. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joined Mayor Zohran Mamdani ahead of next week's primary, and the start of early voting on Saturday, as the pair campaigned for Brad Lander, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier, who are challenging incumbents in Democratic primary contests. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Midterms 2026

Rep. Adriano Espaillat Was Slow to Help Mahmoud Khalil. It Could Cost Him His Seat.

The Immigration Centers of America facility Farmville is the site where more than 80% of the center's 300 detainees have tested positive for COVID-19 after it accepted 74 detainees at the facility Wednesday Aug. 12, 2020, in Farmville, Va. A federal judge has ordered immigration authorities to halt any transfers into the Virginia detention center that has seen the worst coronavirus outbreak at any such facility in the nation. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

The War on Immigrants

ICE Tried to Deport an Asylum-Seeker. Now He’s Being Denied Care for a Growing Tumor in a Private Prison.

Jessica Washington

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MAY 29: New Jersey State Police riot and mounted units, alongside other law enforcement clear protestors from outside Delaney Hall which is being used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center on May 29, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced that she will send in state police to the center and create a designated protest zone as well as set up vehicle checkpoints to regulate traffic outside the center. Confrontations between ICE agents and protestors, who are supporting detainees held in the facility, continue to participate in a hunger strike and have put out a list of demands. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Chilling Dissent

FBI Tried to Flip Anti-ICE Protesters Into Informants

C. Frances, Noah Hurowitz

Podcasts

The Intercept Briefing

The Performative Ceasefire in Gaza

The Intercept Briefing

The Right’s “Election Fraud” Cry for Midterms Previewed in Primaries

Voices

A man passes a mural in Tehran, Iran on June 18, 2026, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran.

Voices

The Surprising Reaction Inside Iran to Its War Victory

Séamus Malekafzali

Dalton Eatherly, who goes by the moniker Chud the Builder, attends a hearing at the Montgomery County Courthouse, Thursday, May 21, 2026, in Clarksville, Tenn.

Voices

Chud the Builder Fantasized About “Race War.” Now He’s Charged With Attempted Murder.

Iran

A residential area where an Iranian ballistic missile struck in Arad, southern Israel on March 22, 2026.

Israel Asked Facebook to Censor Iran War Content, Internal Documents Show

Navy sailors signal to an F-35C Lightning II on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln during operations in support of the war in Iran, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

U.S. Casualties in Iran Are Still Rising

President Donald Trump stands in the ring after Justin Gaethje defeated Ilia Topuria in a lightweight title bout during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Washington.

Trump Celebrates Achieving Absolutely Nothing in Iran

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Washington.

A Point-by-Point Breakdown of Trump’s Failed Iran War Objectives

Midterms

FILE - Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., listens during a House committee on homeland security hearing addressing threats to election security at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

Trump-Loving Crypto Super PAC Finally Backs a Democrat: Ritchie Torres

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., at a town hall on taxing billionaires and the future of AI on February 20, 2026 in Stanford, California.

Once a Target of TrackAIPAC, Ro Khanna Gains Its Endorsement

State Representative Justin Pearson, a Democrat from Tennessee, during a special legislative session at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee, US, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Tennessee is considering redrawing its House congressional map following a key Supreme Court decision last week, a move expected to bolster Republicans ahead of what are forecast to be tough midterm elections in November. Photographer: Madison Thorn/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Bernie Sanders Backs Justin J. Pearson, House Candidate at the Heart of Tennessee Voting Rights Fight

The Right’s “Election Fraud” Cry for Midterms Previewed in Primaries

Justice

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - JUNE 02: Newark Police officers stand guard as protesters gather outside the federal immigration center at Delaney Hall in Newark, where ICE is housing detained immigrants on June 02, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. The city of Newark lifted a curfew Tuesday evening, allowing protesters to gather again in front of Delaney Hall. Despite the state police taking over security outside, the protests have become increasingly tense, and come amid reports of poor living conditions inside the facility for the detainees. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Undercover Cops Infiltrated Delaney Hall ICE Protest to Spy and Make Arrest

C. Frances, Noah Hurowitz

Police Chased the Wrong Man, Then Shot Him and Watched as He Bled Out

TOPSHOT - A gun shot perforation in a window pane can be seen in a window in front of a makeshift memorial for Alex Pretti on January 26, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On January 24, federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, while scuffling with him on an icy roadway in Minneapolis, less than three weeks after an immigration officer fired on Renee Good, also 37, killing her in her car. US President Donald Trump blamed their deaths on Democratic "chaos," as his administration faced intensifying pressure over its mass immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

ICE’s Unseen Toll in Minneapolis: Suicide Helpline Calls More Than Doubled During Surge

TOPSHOT - Federal agents use pepper spray against a protester holding a sign during an enforcement operation outside the Whipple Building, ICE facility in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 11, 2026. A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good on the streets of Minneapolis on January 7, leading to huge protests and outrage from local leaders who rejected White House claims she was a domestic terrorist. (Photo by Kerem YUCEL / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s Spaghetti-Against-the-Wall Indictment Against ICE Protesters — and How to Fight It

Natasha Lennard

War on Gaza

The Performative Ceasefire in Gaza

The Intercept Briefing

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 15: A supporter of Israel counter protests as pro-Palestinian activists take part in a protest on Nakba Day on May 15, 2026 in New York City. Pro-Palestinian activists worldwide marked the 78th anniversary of the Nakba amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

The Real “Divide” Among Democrats Over Israel Is Between Party Leadership and Voters

A Palestinian walks along a street next to the Israel's separation wall at dusk during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the West Bank town of al-Ram, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A Gay Palestinian Fled to Israel’s “Safe Haven.” Israel Tried to Exploit Him for Intelligence.

Company Behind California Chemical Leak Was Building F-35 Parts Amid Rush of Orders From U.S. and Israel

Unmasking ICE

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat from Rhode Island, center, and Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, left, during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images

ICE Should Show It Hasn’t Been “Infiltrated by Violent Extremists,” Senator Urges

Matt Sledge, Sam Biddle

ICE Recruitment Tweets Are So Racist That Cops Feared They Could Incite Neo-Nazi Violence

Matt Sledge, Sam Biddle

Protesters walk past a screen reading "arrest and charge Jonathan Ross", the ICE officer, named in US media as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who fatally shot Renee Good, as they march from Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis against ICE and the fatal shooting of Good, calling on federal authorities to leave the city and demand accountability, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 10, 2026. A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good on the streets of Minneapolis on January 7, leading to huge protests and outrage from local leaders who rejected White House claims she was a domestic terrorist. (Photo by Octavio JONES / AFP via Getty Images)

Government Ordered to Turn Over Files on ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good

Noah Hurowitz, Austin Campbell

WASHINGTON, DC August 25, 2025:

US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth and US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem during the signing of Executive Orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday August 25, 2025.

(Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Pentagon Implores Civilian Workers to Join ICE “Volunteer Force”

Noah Hurowitz, Austin Campbell

Chilling Dissent

U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Michael McCarthy announced charges against fifteen people for conspiring to interfere and injure federal immigration agents during Operation Metro Surge on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minn.

How Did the Feds Get Into Anti-ICE Activists’ Signal Messages?

A protester raises a hand showing the words "I support Palestine Action" during their arrest at a demonstration at Woolwich Crown Court on June 12, 2026 in London, England.

They Weren’t Convicted of Terrorism, But These Palestine Activists Got Sentenced as Terrorists Anyway

Natasha Lennard

SAN QUENTIN, CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 21, 2010?A view of the new lethal injection chamber at San Quentin State Prison. The new facility costs $853. (Photo by Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Indiana Banned Press From Executions for “Dignity.” It Actually Serves Repression.

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: Journalist Scott Pelley speaks onstage at the annual Freedom Award Benefit hosted by the International Rescue Committee at The Waldorf=Astoria on November 7, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for IRC)

Scott Pelley Shows How Legacy Media Got It Wrong — Before Bari Weiss Made It Worse