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Rep. Thomas Massie had tried to strip the provision from the $1.15 trillion Pentagon budget, calling it “lopsided” in Israel’s favor. interc.pt/4wUIS1k

Crush MAGA PAC is affiliated with another group called the Save Democracy PAC, which has received money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s super PAC, United Democracy Project. United Democracy Project, however, denied getting involved in the Michigan congressional race. Read more on the Michigan race here: interc.pt/4pyxBS1

The investments highlighted in the anti-Lawrence ad make up a small portion of the $11,000 Lawrence has invested in a mutual fund; the mutual fund, not Lawrence himself, chose them. And, for his part, Lawrence eventually supported Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.

In a purple congressional district in Michigan, William Lawrence, a co-founder of the progressive Sunrise Movement, is calling for a moratorium on new data centers and labeling Israel’s war in Gaza a genocide.

Democratic leaders keep backing centrists, but a Michigan progressive is trying to harness left-leaning energy on Palestine. interc.pt/4wQtsva

“Whatever else MAGA says about wars,” says @attackerman, “what it wants is domination. It wants domination not only at home, but abroad. That’s where Graham recognized — that instead of being someone like John McCain, who sought to occasionally butt against, fight against Donald Trump — that Graham could help maneuver Trump into being a vehicle for their shared project. And he did that with really tremendous success.” Listen to the full episode here: theintercept.com/2026/07/17/spe…

NEW @theintercept: Nancy Pelosi's pick to replace her in Congress, Connie Chan, a progressive SF local lawmaker, has now gained the endorsement of @TrackAIPAC, vowing to back a total arms embargo on Israel and "to stop their government’s genocidal actions against the Palestinian people." Chan, who also has the backing of Dem establishment figures like Sen. Adam Schiff, is trying to differentiate herself from her opponent, the YIMBY state Sen. Scott Wiener, who has significantly evolved on Israel and Palestine since launching his campaign, but is still continually pressed by his constituents on his record: a. opposed Gaza ceasefire resolutions in '23, '24, b. backed a state law in '24 that censors pro-Palestine speech in schools c. opposes the BDS movement d. calls for halting offensive weapons to Israel, but supports U.S. funding for Israel's missile defense systems, Iron Dome and David's Sling, which shields Israel from retaliation for its strikes. theintercept.com/2026/07/21/con…

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A U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss American casualties, called this “official ineptitude” in the service of the Trump administration.

Following months of reporting by The Intercept that found the Pentagon’s official tally of dead and wounded personnel is a gross undercount, which one U.S. government official previously called a “casualty cover-up", the Pentagon belatedly admitted that almost 100 U.S. troops have been injured in the last two weeks as Iran has hit U.S. targets across the Middle East.

The Department of War disclosed a massive spike in U.S. military casualties, but it’s still not showing in the official count. interc.pt/4wUVjum

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The new directives for ICE’s Employee Code of Conduct came in the wake of a botched arrest last week in Las Vegas by two ICE officers wearing hooded sweatshirts, with one attempting to pull a hood down over his face as onlookers recorded video. The officer attempting to make the arrest “looked like a kidnapper,” said one ICE official who spoke to The Intercept on the condition of anonymity to protect their livelihood.

ICE is issuing a new nationwide policy mandating a dress code for field operations. The policy, shared with The Intercept by a DHS whistleblower and confirmed by multiple ICE officers, details a new set of appearance standards aimed at making it easier for the public and fellow law enforcement officials to recognize ICE officers in the field.

Updates to ICE’s code of conduct ban deportation officers from wearing jeans, hoodies, and graphic tees, according to a leaked document. interc.pt/4vFnb4o

House candidate Connie Chan is backed by Pelosi, Adam Schiff, and now TrackAIPAC, signaling the growing influence of a politics skeptical of Israel. interc.pt/4fmnqv7

Reporting by The Intercept previously found that the Pentagon’s official tally of dead and wounded personnel is a gross undercount, stemming from what one U.S. government official called a “casualty cover-up.” interc.pt/3RLvCgI

A US official told The Intercept that recent attacks had wounded “far more” personnel than are reflected in the Pentagon’s current casualty count. They did not provide numbers but said “dozens” had received medical attention.