Special Investigations

Trump’s Last Defense Secretary Has Regrets — But Not About Jan. 6

Chris Miller, a combat veteran, is battling critics who say he failed to send troops when a mob stormed the Capitol.

How to Save Yellowstone’s Wolves

Biologist Doug Smith looks back on a quarter century leading one of the most historic and controversial government conservation initiatives of all time.

Israeli Army Battalion Puts U.S. Ban on Funding Abusive Units to the Test

A former member speaks out about the unit responsible for the death of a 78-year-old Palestinian American.

The FBI Paid a Violent Felon to Infiltrate Denver’s Racial Justice Movement

Mickey Windecker encouraged violence, accused activist leaders of being police cooperators, and tried to draw demonstrators into elaborate stings.

Special Feature

Snowden Archive: The SidToday Files

SIDtoday is the internal newsletter for the NSA’s most important division, the Signals Intelligence Directorate. The Intercept released four years’ worth of newsletters in batches, starting with 2003, after editorial review.

How a Grassroots Revolt in the Iconic Retirement Community Ended With a 72-Year-Old Political Prisoner

A slate of reformers unleashed the fury of the Florida GOP and its business elite, and left two men facing garbage felony charges.

A Biologist Fought to Remove Grizzlies From the Endangered Species List — Until Montana Republicans Changed His Mind

Former U.S. wildlife official Chris Serhveen lost faith in delisting when Montana’s GOP revealed its anti-bear “hysteria.”

Origins of Covid

Unredacted NIH Emails Show Efforts to Rule Out Lab Origin of Covid

Virologists close to the NIH initially believed the Covid virus could be genetically engineered. Unredacted emails show how their thinking evolved.

Guccifer, the Hacker Who Launched Clinton Email Flap, Speaks Out After Nearly a Decade Behind Bars

Before Russian intelligence cribbed his handle, Marcel Lehel Lazar hacked celebrities and Sidney Blumenthal. Now he’s back home in Transylvania.

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The Drone Papers

The Intercept has obtained a cache of secret documents detailing the inner workings of the U.S. military’s assassination program in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia. The documents, provided by a whistleblower, offer an unprecedented glimpse into Obama’s drone wars.

How Jan. 6 Brought Frontier Violence to the Heart of U.S. Power

The rioters had the aspect of barbarians ready to sack the Capitol. So who was manning the gates?

A Competitor Put the FBI on Haoyang Yu’s Trail. The Investigation Didn’t Go as Planned.

Federal intelligence agencies ran a sting and dug through the trash of a Chinese American engineer they envisioned as a sophisticated technological spy.