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<p class="text-accentDark xl:text-accentLight font-bold font-sans text-[20px] leading-[1.1] m-0"> The Intercept Briefing </p> <h3 class="text-body xl:group-hover:text-accentLight xl:group-focus:text-accentLight font-bold text-xl leading-[1.1] m-0"> Constitutional Crisis Looms </h3> </div> <div class="wide-story-card__byline font-mono text-[13px] leading-[1.2]"> <p class="text-accentDark xl:text-accentLight not-italic inline-block">The Intercept Briefing</p> <span>- <time datetime="2025-02-14 06:00:00">Feb. 14</time></span> </div> </div> <p class="flex-1 font-serif text-base tracking-[0.01em] leading-6">“What he’s done is testing the limits of his power in a way we have never seen in this country,” says retired federal Judge Nancy Gertner.</p> </div> </a> </article> <article class="wide-story-card"> <a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/02/07/briefing-podcast-trump-democrats/" class="group flex flex-col items-start sm:flex-row gap-4 sm:gap-10"> <div class="flex-1 xl:group-hover:bg-accentLight xl:group-focus:bg-accentLight"> <img width="768" height="384" src="https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dems-2025.jpg?fit=768%2C384" class="w-full xl:group-hover:opacity-90 xl:group-focus:opacity-90 object-cover aspect-[2/1] wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dems-2025.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dems-2025.jpg?w=300 300w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dems-2025.jpg?w=768 768w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dems-2025.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dems-2025.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dems-2025.jpg?w=540 540w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dems-2025.jpg?w=1000 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /> </div> <div class="wide-story-card__text flex flex-col xl:flex-row gap-4 xl:gap-10 flex-1 text-summaryGrayDark xl:text-summaryGrayLight xl:group-hover:text-accentLight xl:group-focus:text-accentLight"> <div class="flex-1 flex flex-col gap-2.5"> <div> <p class="text-accentDark xl:text-accentLight font-bold font-sans text-[20px] leading-[1.1] m-0"> The Intercept Briefing </p> <h3 class="text-body xl:group-hover:text-accentLight xl:group-focus:text-accentLight font-bold text-xl leading-[1.1] m-0"> Why Are Dems Surprised? </h3> </div> <div class="wide-story-card__byline font-mono text-[13px] leading-[1.2]"> <p class="text-accentDark xl:text-accentLight not-italic inline-block">The Intercept Briefing</p> <span>- <time datetime="2025-02-07 06:00:00">Feb. 7</time></span> </div> </div> <p class="flex-1 font-serif text-base tracking-[0.01em] leading-6">Democrats struggle to counter Trump’s renewed agenda.</p> </div> </a> </article> <article class="wide-story-card"> <a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/01/31/briefing-podcast-trump-israel-gaza-palestine/" class="group flex flex-col items-start sm:flex-row gap-4 sm:gap-10"> <div class="flex-1 xl:group-hover:bg-accentLight xl:group-focus:bg-accentLight"> <img width="768" height="384" src="https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/UNRWA-Palestine-3.jpg?fit=768%2C384" class="w-full xl:group-hover:opacity-90 xl:group-focus:opacity-90 object-cover aspect-[2/1] wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/UNRWA-Palestine-3.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/UNRWA-Palestine-3.jpg?w=300 300w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/UNRWA-Palestine-3.jpg?w=768 768w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/UNRWA-Palestine-3.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/UNRWA-Palestine-3.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/UNRWA-Palestine-3.jpg?w=540 540w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/UNRWA-Palestine-3.jpg?w=1000 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /> </div> <div class="wide-story-card__text flex flex-col xl:flex-row gap-4 xl:gap-10 flex-1 text-summaryGrayDark xl:text-summaryGrayLight xl:group-hover:text-accentLight xl:group-focus:text-accentLight"> <div class="flex-1 flex flex-col gap-2.5"> <div> <p class="text-accentDark xl:text-accentLight font-bold font-sans text-[20px] leading-[1.1] m-0"> The Intercept Briefing </p> <h3 class="text-body xl:group-hover:text-accentLight xl:group-focus:text-accentLight font-bold text-xl leading-[1.1] m-0"> Trump’s Nightmare Plan for Gaza </h3> </div> <div class="wide-story-card__byline font-mono text-[13px] leading-[1.2]"> <p class="text-accentDark xl:text-accentLight not-italic inline-block">The Intercept Briefing</p> <span>- <time datetime="2025-01-31 06:00:00">Jan. 31</time></span> </div> </div> <p class="flex-1 font-serif text-base tracking-[0.01em] leading-6">Trump’s recent executive orders show unwavering support of Israel and the further dehumanization of Palestinians.</p> </div> </a> </article> <article class="wide-story-card"> <a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/01/24/podcast-silicon-valley-tech-gilded-age-trump/" class="group flex flex-col items-start sm:flex-row gap-4 sm:gap-10"> <div class="flex-1 xl:group-hover:bg-accentLight xl:group-focus:bg-accentLight"> <img width="768" height="384" src="https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Brogliarchy3.jpg?fit=768%2C384" class="w-full xl:group-hover:opacity-90 xl:group-focus:opacity-90 object-cover aspect-[2/1] wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Brogliarchy3.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Brogliarchy3.jpg?w=300 300w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Brogliarchy3.jpg?w=768 768w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Brogliarchy3.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Brogliarchy3.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Brogliarchy3.jpg?w=540 540w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Brogliarchy3.jpg?w=1000 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /> </div> <div class="wide-story-card__text flex flex-col xl:flex-row gap-4 xl:gap-10 flex-1 text-summaryGrayDark xl:text-summaryGrayLight xl:group-hover:text-accentLight xl:group-focus:text-accentLight"> <div class="flex-1 flex flex-col gap-2.5"> <div> <p class="text-accentDark xl:text-accentLight font-bold font-sans text-[20px] leading-[1.1] m-0"> The Intercept Briefing </p> <h3 class="text-body xl:group-hover:text-accentLight xl:group-focus:text-accentLight font-bold text-xl leading-[1.1] m-0"> The Broligarchy: The Who’s Who of the Silicon Gilded Age </h3> </div> <div class="wide-story-card__byline font-mono text-[13px] leading-[1.2]"> <p class="text-accentDark xl:text-accentLight not-italic inline-block">The Intercept Briefing</p> <span>- <time datetime="2025-01-24 06:00:00">Jan. 24</time></span> </div> </div> <p class="flex-1 font-serif text-base tracking-[0.01em] leading-6">Tech CEOs cozying up to Trump want to reshape reality to their politics.</p> </div> </a> </article> <article class="wide-story-card"> <a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/01/17/intercept-briefing-podcast-deportation-trump/" class="group flex flex-col items-start sm:flex-row gap-4 sm:gap-10"> <div class="flex-1 xl:group-hover:bg-accentLight xl:group-focus:bg-accentLight"> <img width="768" height="384" src="https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Laken-Riley.jpg?fit=768%2C384" class="w-full xl:group-hover:opacity-90 xl:group-focus:opacity-90 object-cover aspect-[2/1] wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Laken-Riley.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Laken-Riley.jpg?w=300 300w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Laken-Riley.jpg?w=768 768w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Laken-Riley.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Laken-Riley.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Laken-Riley.jpg?w=540 540w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Laken-Riley.jpg?w=1000 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /> </div> <div class="wide-story-card__text flex flex-col xl:flex-row gap-4 xl:gap-10 flex-1 text-summaryGrayDark xl:text-summaryGrayLight xl:group-hover:text-accentLight xl:group-focus:text-accentLight"> <div class="flex-1 flex flex-col gap-2.5"> <div> <p class="text-accentDark xl:text-accentLight font-bold font-sans text-[20px] leading-[1.1] m-0"> The Intercept Briefing </p> <h3 class="text-body xl:group-hover:text-accentLight xl:group-focus:text-accentLight font-bold text-xl leading-[1.1] m-0"> Building the Deportation Machine for Trump 2.0 </h3> </div> <div class="wide-story-card__byline font-mono text-[13px] leading-[1.2]"> <p class="text-accentDark xl:text-accentLight not-italic inline-block">The Intercept Briefing</p> <span>- <time datetime="2025-01-17 06:00:00">Jan. 17</time></span> </div> </div> <p class="flex-1 font-serif text-base tracking-[0.01em] leading-6">Ahead of Trump’s second term, Democratic and Republican lawmakers are advancing sweeping measures to make life harder for immigrants. </p> </div> </a> </article> <article class="wide-story-card"> <a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/01/09/briefing-podcast-tiktok-ban-supreme-court/" class="group flex flex-col items-start sm:flex-row gap-4 sm:gap-10"> <div class="flex-1 xl:group-hover:bg-accentLight xl:group-focus:bg-accentLight"> <img width="768" height="384" src="https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TikTok-Ban.jpg?fit=768%2C384" class="w-full xl:group-hover:opacity-90 xl:group-focus:opacity-90 object-cover aspect-[2/1] wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TikTok-Ban.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TikTok-Ban.jpg?w=300 300w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TikTok-Ban.jpg?w=768 768w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TikTok-Ban.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TikTok-Ban.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TikTok-Ban.jpg?w=540 540w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TikTok-Ban.jpg?w=1000 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /> </div> <div class="wide-story-card__text flex flex-col xl:flex-row gap-4 xl:gap-10 flex-1 text-summaryGrayDark xl:text-summaryGrayLight xl:group-hover:text-accentLight xl:group-focus:text-accentLight"> <div class="flex-1 flex flex-col gap-2.5"> <div> <p class="text-accentDark xl:text-accentLight font-bold font-sans text-[20px] leading-[1.1] m-0"> The Intercept Briefing </p> <h3 class="text-body xl:group-hover:text-accentLight xl:group-focus:text-accentLight font-bold text-xl leading-[1.1] m-0"> TikTok SCOTUS Battle </h3> </div> <div class="wide-story-card__byline font-mono text-[13px] leading-[1.2]"> <p class="text-accentDark xl:text-accentLight not-italic inline-block">The Intercept Briefing</p> <span>- <time datetime="2025-01-09 06:00:00">Jan. 9</time></span> </div> </div> <p class="flex-1 font-serif text-base tracking-[0.01em] leading-6">As the TikTok ban goes up before the Supreme Court on Friday, TikTok creator Pearlmania500, Shawn Musgrave, and Jessica Washington discuss what’s at stake.</p> </div> </a> </article> <article class="wide-story-card"> <a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/01/03/intercept-briefing-podcast-trump-media-failures/" class="group flex flex-col items-start sm:flex-row gap-4 sm:gap-10"> <div class="flex-1 xl:group-hover:bg-accentLight xl:group-focus:bg-accentLight"> <img width="768" height="384" src="https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/The-Intercept-Briefing_PressAct_forSquare.jpg?fit=768%2C384" class="w-full xl:group-hover:opacity-90 xl:group-focus:opacity-90 object-cover aspect-[2/1] wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/The-Intercept-Briefing_PressAct_forSquare.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/The-Intercept-Briefing_PressAct_forSquare.jpg?w=300 300w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/The-Intercept-Briefing_PressAct_forSquare.jpg?w=768 768w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/The-Intercept-Briefing_PressAct_forSquare.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/The-Intercept-Briefing_PressAct_forSquare.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/The-Intercept-Briefing_PressAct_forSquare.jpg?w=540 540w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/The-Intercept-Briefing_PressAct_forSquare.jpg?w=1000 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /> </div> <div class="wide-story-card__text flex flex-col xl:flex-row gap-4 xl:gap-10 flex-1 text-summaryGrayDark xl:text-summaryGrayLight xl:group-hover:text-accentLight xl:group-focus:text-accentLight"> <div class="flex-1 flex flex-col gap-2.5"> <div> <p class="text-accentDark xl:text-accentLight font-bold font-sans text-[20px] leading-[1.1] m-0"> The Intercept Briefing </p> <h3 class="text-body xl:group-hover:text-accentLight xl:group-focus:text-accentLight font-bold text-xl leading-[1.1] m-0"> Media’s Biggest Failures </h3> </div> <div class="wide-story-card__byline font-mono text-[13px] leading-[1.2]"> <p class="text-accentDark xl:text-accentLight not-italic inline-block">The Intercept Briefing</p> <span>- <time datetime="2025-01-03 06:00:00">Jan. 3</time></span> </div> </div> <p class="flex-1 font-serif text-base tracking-[0.01em] leading-6">As he prepares to retire from journalism, James Risen warns of press missteps in the Trump era. </p> </div> </a> </article> <article class="wide-story-card"> <a href="https://theintercept.com/2024/12/20/intercept-briefing-podcast-death-penalty-biden-clemency-pardons/" class="group flex flex-col items-start sm:flex-row gap-4 sm:gap-10"> <div class="flex-1 xl:group-hover:bg-accentLight xl:group-focus:bg-accentLight"> <img width="768" height="384" src="https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Pardon2.jpg?fit=768%2C384" class="w-full xl:group-hover:opacity-90 xl:group-focus:opacity-90 object-cover aspect-[2/1] wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Pardon2.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Pardon2.jpg?w=300 300w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Pardon2.jpg?w=768 768w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Pardon2.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Pardon2.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Pardon2.jpg?w=540 540w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Pardon2.jpg?w=1000 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /> </div> <div class="wide-story-card__text flex flex-col xl:flex-row gap-4 xl:gap-10 flex-1 text-summaryGrayDark xl:text-summaryGrayLight xl:group-hover:text-accentLight xl:group-focus:text-accentLight"> <div class="flex-1 flex flex-col gap-2.5"> <div> <p class="text-accentDark xl:text-accentLight font-bold font-sans text-[20px] leading-[1.1] m-0"> The Intercept Briefing </p> <h3 class="text-body xl:group-hover:text-accentLight xl:group-focus:text-accentLight font-bold text-xl leading-[1.1] m-0"> Power of the Pardon </h3> </div> <div class="wide-story-card__byline font-mono text-[13px] leading-[1.2]"> <p class="text-accentDark xl:text-accentLight not-italic inline-block">The Intercept Briefing</p> <span>- <time datetime="2024-12-20 11:10:00">Dec. 20, 2024</time></span> </div> </div> <p class="flex-1 font-serif text-base tracking-[0.01em] leading-6">Biden is running out of time to stop another Trump execution spree.</p> </div> </a> </article> <article class="wide-story-card"> <a href="https://theintercept.com/2024/12/13/intercept-briefing-podcast-syria-assad/" class="group flex flex-col items-start sm:flex-row gap-4 sm:gap-10"> <div class="flex-1 xl:group-hover:bg-accentLight xl:group-focus:bg-accentLight"> <img width="768" height="384" src="https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Syria.jpg?fit=768%2C384" class="w-full xl:group-hover:opacity-90 xl:group-focus:opacity-90 object-cover aspect-[2/1] wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Syria.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Syria.jpg?w=300 300w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Syria.jpg?w=768 768w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Syria.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Syria.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Syria.jpg?w=540 540w, https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Syria.jpg?w=1000 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /> </div> <div class="wide-story-card__text flex flex-col xl:flex-row gap-4 xl:gap-10 flex-1 text-summaryGrayDark xl:text-summaryGrayLight xl:group-hover:text-accentLight xl:group-focus:text-accentLight"> <div class="flex-1 flex flex-col gap-2.5"> <div> <p class="text-accentDark xl:text-accentLight font-bold font-sans text-[20px] leading-[1.1] m-0"> The Intercept Briefing </p> <h3 class="text-body xl:group-hover:text-accentLight xl:group-focus:text-accentLight font-bold text-xl leading-[1.1] m-0"> Syria: What Comes Next? </h3> </div> <div class="wide-story-card__byline font-mono text-[13px] leading-[1.2]"> <p class="text-accentDark 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