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This is our most ambitious investigation into AIPAC yet

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  The American Israel Public Affairs Committee and its super PAC are among the biggest spenders in U.S. elections, pouring hundreds of millions into efforts to unseat congressional critics of Israel while hiding much of their spending through front groups with innocuous-sounding names like “Elect Chicago Women.” Now, AIPAC is retreating further, announcing it won’t endorse candidates anymore. But you can’t expect AIPAC to give up its outsized influence on American politics. The Intercept is racing to finalize a major investigative reporting effort before the election to track and unmask every dollar AIPAC spent this election cycle — and reveal the growing web of little-known affiliates. It’s our most ambitious reporting project on AIPAC yet, and we need your help to bring it across the finish line in the next week. Will you contribute $10 to help The Intercept expose the full scope of AIPAC’s midterm election spending before the polls close on November 3? If you’ve saved your paym...

Week in Review | Desperate and Delusional Trump More Dangerous and Destructive Than Ever

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  Saturday, March 21, 2026 ■ The Week in Review 'Desperate' Trump Sends More Troops and Mulls Ground Invasion of Iran as Hormuz Crisis Deepens "The US has lost control of this war," said foreign policy expert Trita Parsi. By Stephen Prager • Mar 20, 2026 As fears mount that he may soon launch a ground invasion of Iran, President  Donald Trump  is sending thousands more Marines and sailors to the Middle East. According to a Friday  report  from Reuters, three US officials said that an expeditionary unit of about 2,500 Marines, among roughly 4,000 total service members, departed from San Diego aboard three ships on Wednesday—the amphibious assault ship  USS Boxer  and two amphibious transport dock ships, the  USS Portland  and the  USS Comstock. RECOMMENDED... ‘This Is Madness’: More Talk of Boots on the Ground as Trump Says ‘Today Iran Will Be Hit Very Hard’ Trump—Who Just Sent Thousands More Troops—Says He’s Mulling End to War on Iran Th...