How Top White House Adviser Anita Dunn Is Dodging Ethics Disclosure
The senior Biden strategist has worked with a host of corporate clients at the influential firm SKDK, but a loophole is keeping possible conflicts of interest out of the public eye.
Politics
Claims by Scott Stringer Accuser Unravel as Progressives Flee New York Mayoral Candidate
New details about Jean Kim’s role on Stringer’s 2001 campaign and her relationship to the candidate paint a very different portrait of the power dynamic at play.
DOJ Threatened MIT Researchers With Subpoena in Collaboration With Bolivian Coup Regime
Emails to the analysts show the Trump administration's complicity with a Bolivian criminal investigation.
Border Police Wants a Bite of Burgeoning Anti-Drone Industry
Citing threats from drug cartels to migrants, CBP’s interest dovetails with a $487 million effort by the U.S. government to counter small drones.
An Aspiring Luxury Travel Writer Seeks Her Next Expense-Paid Trip: Congress
Sery Kim’s nativist campaign rhetoric is at odds with her lucrative side gig.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Factory Owners Around the World Stand Ready to Manufacture Covid-19 Vaccines
Bill Gates said he doesn’t think the recipe for the vaccine should be shared. Drugmakers are eager to retrofit their facilities and get to work.
Top Contender for Justice Department Antitrust Post Took Partisan Approach to Google Cases
Bucking a transpartisan coalition, Jonathan Sallet urged state attorneys general not to back Texas, Trump suits.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Sen. Joe Manchin Supports IP Waiver to Allow Generic Covid-19 Vaccines
The West Virginia lawmaker, a key moderate on Capitol Hill, backs the effort to temporarily suspend IP rights on coronavirus vaccines.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Hollywood Lobbyists Intervene Against Proposal to Share Vaccine Technology
Industries that rely on copyright enforcement want to limit the scope of the World Trade Organization waiver.
Congress Looks to Judicial Overrides to Strengthen Consumer Protections
The underutilized tool would allow Congress to void SCOTUS rulings that insulate lenders from regulation.