An Astounding Number of Kari Lake’s Donors Want Their Money Back
Mired in campaign debt after losing her election, Kari Lake is still raking in cash from small donors.
Matt Sledge
Matt Sledge is a political reporter. He has written previously for the Houston Landing, Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate, and HuffPost.
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The War on Immigrants
Private Prison CEO on ICE Contracts: We’re a Better Deal Than El Salvador’s CECOT
Private prison firms CoreCivic and GEO Group are thrilled about ICE’s spending spree, but they’re already facing local opposition.
Democrats Woke Up to Trump's Crypto Grift. Will They Stop Other Scammers?
“Many of the potential issues we see with the Trump family’s crypto practices are a feature — not a bug — of the crypto industry.”
Trump’s Auto Tariff Relief “Helps Tesla a Lot” — Leaving Other Carmakers Behind
A Wall Street auto analyst says the Big Three American carmakers are unlikely to benefit much, while Musk’s Tesla gets a leg up for now.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Marco Rubio Silences Every Last Little Criticism of Israel at State Department
Rubio wants to dismantle the only internal sounding board for critics of Israel — and the only place those criticisms might’ve had any teeth.
Hegseth Purges Defense Advisory Board After MAGA Came For It
On Tucker Carlson’s show, a MAGA loyalist ripped the Defense Policy Board. In short order, Pete Hegseth purged all its members.
After Tucker Carlson Guest Attacked a Defense Advisory Board, the Pentagon Nuked Its Website
A fired aide to Pete Hegseth had laid into the Defense Policy Board, a political football dominated by hawkish establishment figures.
AI Firm Behind Mysterious Trump Donation Is Run by Alleged Election Overthrow Plotter
Why did a shadowy nonprofit make a six-figure gift to Trump’s inauguration committee? “It was mostly to meet people,” said a company official.
Congress’s Biggest Financial Priority Is “Stablecoin.” What the Hell Is That?
Instead of tackling crashing markets, Congress is pushing a crypto sector that the Trump family is financially involved in.
The Galaxy Brains of the Trump White House Want to Use Tariffs to Buy Bitcoin
Critics on the right and left say the bitcoin reserve is a pointless industry handout — and using tariff revenue is even dumber.