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Corporate Giants Hoping for Extension of Tax Cuts Funded Trump’s Inauguration
Trump raised a record amount for his inauguration—a sign that corporate America and wealthy individuals see value in making donations that put them in…
Elon Musk Told Corporations to Leave Delaware. Here’s What Happened Next.
“Our budget is being held hostage and we're supposed to just listen to the demands, but we have not been told who they’re coming from.”
Trump’s Federal Funding Chaos Puts Meals on Wheels on the Chopping Block
We rode along on a delivery to see how draconian cuts would impact senior services.

February 2025

Pharma Lobbyists Are Behind This Shadowy Group Attacking Drug Pricing Reforms
Seniors 4 Better Care is not really a seniors group — it's a front for a lobbyist-led shell group.
Why Crypto Could Break the Economy
“We're ready to have another 2008 moment.”
Musk Is Building a Company Town in South Texas. What Does He Want?
“They could fund infrastructure that is beneficial to the company, but on the public dime.”
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Why Credit Card Interest Rates Are Out of Control
“People aren't just using credit cards because they're frivolous. People are using cards because they have to.”
Trump Said Immigrants Ruined This City. Here’s the Real Story.
“Springfield is a tinderbox right now. And all these people [are] throwing matches, man.”
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This Is the Loophole That’s Screwing Up the Tax System
People making $45k a year are paying a bigger share of taxes than billionaires like Blackstone’s Stephen A. Schwarzman.

January 2025

California Domestic Workers Just Won Key Wildfire Protections
“I’m pregnant and employers are asking me to clean up ash,” one worker said.
The Michigan Legislature Is Trying to Roll Back a Higher Minimum Wage and Paid Leave
“I don’t understand why anybody at this moment in time would be trying to lower people’s wages.”
This Is How Saudi Arabia Bought Donald Trump
And what they want in return.
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