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Andrew Cuomo Banking on Pro-Israel Bet to Quash Zohran Mamdani Surge
Zohran Mamdani is closing the gap with Andrew Cuomo.
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DHS Is Getting Ready to Identify Everyone Who Leaves the Country, Expanding Immigration Dragnet
Legal experts say new land border checkpoints and surveillance measures may herald an expanded crackdown on student protestors.
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Murtaza Hussain
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EXCLUSIVE: Nathan Sage Emerges As Only Democrat Beating Republican Senator Joni Ernst in Iowa Poll
Drop Site sat down with a popular contender for a U.S. Senate seat in Iowa, but will party elites embrace his outsider appeal?
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Ka (Jessica) Burbank
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LEAKED: Acting FEMA Director’s Plan for "FEMA 2.0"
Drop Site has obtained and transcribed leaked audio from acting FEMA director David Richardson.
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Ka (Jessica) Burbank
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Tennessee Man Has Been Stranded in Guatemala Since 2022 Over Tattoo
A major legal challenge seeks to overturn a Biden-era case that helped lay the groundwork for Trump’s tattoo-based deportation regime.
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Murtaza Hussain
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One Phone Call Set Off a Chain of Events That Could Topple Pete Hegseth
On the night of April 3, Colin Carroll got a simple phone call that set off a chain of events leading to the roiling internal meltdown among top…
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Ryan Grim
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Trump’s NSC Director for Israel and Iran Previously Worked for Israeli Ministry of Defense
Merav Ceren’s appointment as Director for Israel and Iran at the NSC has not previously been reported, but her work with Israel’s MoD is well known…
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Ryan Grim
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Saagar Enjeti
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By Weaponizing Arrest Records and Suspending Due Process, the Trump Administration Has Targeted Over 1,000 Foreign Students
Facing sweeping deportation threats, international students and recent graduates—who have had their visas revoked or status terminated—speak out about…
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Meghnad Bose
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The State Department and the Pentagon Are Battling the Deep State Over the Future of India and China
Pulling on the thread of a flagrant lie inserted into Trump’s congressional address unravels a hidden clash in Washington.
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Ryan Grim
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Murtaza Hussain
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VIDEO: Donald Trump and Germany Are Using the Same Playbook to Criminalize Pro-Palestine Activism
Listen now | A leading German lawyer fighting his country’s criminalization of pro-Palestine speech digs deep into Germany’s pro-Israel laws and how the…
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Jeremy Scahill
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Secret Bukele Deal Lies Behind Trump’s El Salvador Deportations
Trump asked the Supreme Court Friday to lift the ban on renditions to Bukele’s torture chambers—and an update on the left wing comeback in Ecuador
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Jose Olivares
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Ryan Grim
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Dr. Oz and the Plot Against Medicare
Medicare Advantage plans are killing seniors and bankrupting hospitals. Now the Trump administration is preparing to make them mandatory, ending…
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Alexander Zaitchik
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“First, They Came for Mahmoud Khalil”
Those close to him tell the story of a man whose journey took him from being a "double refugee" to scholar to political prisoner.
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Meghnad Bose
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The Trump Administration’s Attacks on Free Speech
The accelerating arrests of pro-Palestine activists is the next step in Trump’s campaign against free speech rights in the U.S.
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Murtaza Hussain
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Georgetown Postdoc the Latest to Be Detained by ICE as Crackdown on Campus Speech Widens
Badar Khan Suri was detained by DHS agents after a public campaign against him and his wife by pro-Israel groups.
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Archit Mehta
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Murtaza Hussain
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EXCLUSIVE: Banned Yale Scholar Speaks Out After AI-Generated Accusations of Terror Ties
Watch now (47 mins) | Dr. Helyeh Doutaghi tells Drop Site: "This is about making sure that no one dares to challenge the narratives in corporate media…
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Jeremy Scahill
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Mahmoud Khalil Speaks With Attorneys for First Time Since Detention
Khalil will likely stay at notorious ICE facility in Louisiana until at least March 17.
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Jason Paladino
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Mahmoud Khalil Was Detained by ICE Agent Honored by Trump at State of the Union
A federal judge has since blocked his potential deportation—for now
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Jason Paladino
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DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of Columbia Gaza Solidarity Encampment, Claiming "Activities Aligned to Hamas"
Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained on Saturday, is being held at an ICE detention facility following a pressure campaign by pro-Israel groups.
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Meghnad Bose
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Senate Republicans Effectively Legalized Debanking
The CFPB rule took years to implement due to Wall Street opposition.
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Ryan Grim
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Pablo Manríquez
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Columbia University’s Secret Disciplinary Process for Students Critical of Israel
As Trump threatens sweeping action against “illegal protest” on college campuses, Columbia is already using secret processes to punish pro-Palestine…
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Murtaza Hussain
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Ousted CFPB Director Rohit Chopra fires back. Netanyahu breaks "ceasefire" deal.
Donald Trump is a salesman of the highest order and when it comes to hype, Elon Musk can’t be discounted either.
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Ryan Grim
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Shots Fired Into the Home of Oregon Insurance CEO
Lake Oswego police provided Drop Site News with an image of the suspect, who is still at large.
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Ka (Jessica) Burbank
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Trump Stripped All $103 Million of Legal Assistance from Storm and Disaster Victims
Trump campaigned on a promise he wouldn't abandon hurricane and flood victims
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Ryan Grim
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Sarah Hay
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