Democratic Colorado Senate Candidate John Hickenlooper Once Described Black Ministers as “Articulate”
In recent weeks, Hickenlooper — the Democratic establishment’s pick for Senate — has had to apologize repeatedly for racial gaffes.
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A Top Financier of Trump and McConnell Is a Driving Force Behind Amazon Deforestation
Steve Schwarzman is the CEO of the Blackstone Group, which partially owns a Brazilian firm that is helping transform the Amazon from jungle to farmland.
Hack of 251 Law Enforcement Websites Exposes Personal Data of 700,000 Cops
The BlueLeaks archive contains over 16 million rows of data, including emails, descriptions of alleged crimes, and detailed personal information.
Newest Beto O'Rourke Hire Lobbied for Keystone XL, Seaworld, and Private Prisons
Beto O’Rourke's hiring of Jeff Berman is the latest step his presidential campaign has taken away from the insurgent energy of his Senate run.
"She Lied to My Face": Inside the Hectic Last Days of Gymboree's Retail Bankruptcy
The maneuver reveals how in corporate America, the winners at the top can win even in failure -- and nobody else is safe, not even the VPs.
Effort to Spread Alex Morse Accusations Was Wider Than Previously Known
Progressive groups who endorsed Morse, along with journalists, were pitched versions of the accusations that later emerged.
How Jho Low, Wanted for History’s Biggest Heist, Parked His Money at an Obscure, Kuwaiti-Owned Bank
Before he was a fugitive, Jho Low's close relationship to a Kuwaiti royal helped grease his way into a bank on a tiny island in the Indian Ocean.
Move Over, Hunter Biden. Meet Eric Branstad, the China Ambassador’s Son Who Got Rich in Trump’s Swamp.
Branstad’s checkered past includes killing two people in a car crash; he has profited from ties to his father and Trump.
Chinese Fund Backed By Hunter Biden Invested in Major Chinese Surveillance Firm
The flurry of media reports about private investment in China’s increasingly sprawling surveillance state left out a prominent investor: Hunter Biden.
Watchdog Group Slams FTC for Revolving-Door Practices Ahead of Pending Staples Merger
Staples's lead counsel used to be the head of the FTC division overseeing the office supply company's potential merger with Essendant.