The Acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse

James Talarico is asking Texas to do something it hasn’t done in nearly 40 years: Elect a Democrat to the U.S. Senate. It won’t be easy. It will take a vast coalition of Democrats, independents and Republicans in a bright red state that President Trump won by about 14 percentage ...  Show more

President Trump said he was making an energy deal with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and waiving new sanctions on Moscow. Now, he’s feuding with Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky.Russia is taking advantage of the moment by relentlessly striking Kyiv, killing civilians ...  Show more

A jury finds Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all charges, the most serious of which was first-degree intentional homicide, after more than 25 hours of deliberations over four days. In a case that has fueled debate over vigilantism, self-defense and gun rights, Ritt ...  Show more

Jurors in the trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery began deliberations Tuesday. Last week, a jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse of all charges, including two counts of homicide. This week on Intercepted: We discuss the details of these two cases, how they differ, and ...  Show more

Following the defense's decision to rest, and with what appears to be a clear-cut case for acquittal on the grounds of self defense, Kyle Rittenhouse still decides to take the stand in his own defense and undergo cross examination. And after watching hours of his testimony, it be ...  Show more

A significant day today in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse as the defendant sobs on the stand, the judge admonishes the prosecutor for a “grave constitutional violation”, and the defense says they will ask for a mistrial leaving the jury to make the final distinction between self-d ...  Show more