White House Falsely Declared It Warned Iraq of Impending Airstrikes

The NSC walked back White House spokesperson John Kirby’s statement last week that Iraq had advance notice of the strikes.

U.S. Military Personnel in Iraq Put on Standby to Support Ground Involvement in Israel’s War on Gaza

Documents suggest the U.S. has put military personnel in Iraq on standby to support U.S. ground involvement in Israel’s war on Gaza.

Ilhan Omar Demands Pentagon Compensate Somali Drone Strike Victims

Omar urged the Pentagon to make amends following an Intercept investigation into a U.S. strike that killed a woman and her 4-year-old.

U.S. Troops in Jordan Killed in Retaliation for American Support of Israel

As Israel becomes more of a liability than an asset to U.S. interests, Washington digs its heels in the Middle East.

Celebrating An Important Victory In The Ongoing Fight Against Reverse Warrants | ACLU

Google’s decision to strictly limit access to location history is a huge win for our right to privacy — now we need to ban all reverse warrants.

Pentagon Suggests There’re No U.S. Troops in Yemen — but Last Month the White House Said There Are

The Pentagon suggested in a press briefing that the U.S. doesn’t have troops in Yemen, but in a December report, the White House said it did.

Drone Strikes in Burkina Faso Killed Scores of Civilians

A new Human Rights Watch report details "apparent war crimes" in attacks that killed 60 civilians in crowded marketplaces and at a funeral.

Blinken Visits Nigeria as Questions Swirl About Civilian Deaths and U.S. Security Ties

A State Department official said a drone strike that killed 120 Nigerians was no “attack” and urged press to focus on “fun” aspects of Blinken’s tour.

Pensions for the “Deep State”: Republicans Push Benefits for Air America, the CIA’s Secret Vietnam-Era Airline

Marco Rubio and Glenn Grothman want to recognize the contribution of Air America, the CIA airline that supported secret wars in Laos and Cambodia.

The Supreme Court Must Allow U.S. Citizens to Challenge Placement on No Fly List | ACLU

Americans wrongly placed on this harmful and discriminatory list deserve their day in court.

Looking to the Future: 2024 at the ACLU | ACLU

We will always advocate for civil liberties — next year will be no different.

New Point-and-Shoot Chemical Detectors Raise Privacy and Constitutional Issues | ACLU

Is that ibuprofen in your bag, or something else? That’s nobody’s business but your own.

Pentagon Fails Sixth Audit in a Row, Claiming “Progress Sort of Beneath the Surface”

In accounting for trillions of dollars in assets, the Defense Department passed the same paltry number of sub-audits as it did last year.

Pentagon Won’t Say Where It’s Sending U.S. Troops — to Avoid Embarrassing Host Nations

Because of Israel's war on Gaza, the U.S. is building up forces in Jordan — forces used to attack Iran, risking a regional war.

Not Israel’s 9/11, but a Prison Riot

The George W. Bush administration deserves plenty of blame for what’s happening now in Israel and Gaza.

Rachel Maddow Exposes Putin Pal Elon Musk

Rachel Maddow put the pieces together and showed that Elon Musk is working against the United States and trying to help Putin and Russia.

Lawsuit Targets FBI Probe of Racial Justice Activists

The FBI’s secret infiltration of the 2020 protest movement was first revealed by The Intercept and the podcast series “Alphabet Boys.”