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Virginia governor race tests Trump influence as historic female showdown looms
First female governor guaranteed in Nov. showdown
Nov 4, 2024
Virginia governor race tests Trump influence as historic female showdown looms
First female governor guaranteed in Nov. showdown
How Corporate Donors Captured Conservative Think Tanks (2000–2024)
Silicon Valley money shapes lifetime court appointments
Sep 15, 2024
How Corporate Donors Captured Conservative Think Tanks (2000–2024)
Silicon Valley money shapes lifetime court appointments
Billionaire lawfare weaponizes courts to silence critics and eliminate competition
Secret funding weaponizes courts against media critics
Sep 15, 2024
Billionaire lawfare weaponizes courts to silence critics and eliminate competition
Secret funding weaponizes courts against media critics
Rockbridge-linked donor network funds conservative political infrastructure
Private donor networks build parallel campaign, media and organizing capacity
Sep 15, 2024
Rockbridge-linked donor network funds conservative political infrastructure
Private donor networks build parallel campaign, media and organizing capacity
JD Vance's Rockbridge Network funnels $75 million to conservative politics
VP controls venture capital political machine
Sep 15, 2024
JD Vance's Rockbridge Network funnels $75 million to conservative politics
VP controls venture capital political machine
JD Vance transforms from calling Trump "America's Hitler" to loyal VP
Political opportunism rewarded with second-highest office
Sep 15, 2024
JD Vance transforms from calling Trump "America's Hitler" to loyal VP
Political opportunism rewarded with second-highest office
Peter Thiel evolves from libertarian outsider to GOP kingmaker
Tech monopolist becomes Republican power broker
Sep 15, 2024
Peter Thiel evolves from libertarian outsider to GOP kingmaker
Tech monopolist becomes Republican power broker
Biden fails to restore Iran nuclear deal after Trump's withdrawal
Revival efforts collapsed as nuclear advances killed diplomatic chances
Sep 15, 2024
Biden fails to restore Iran nuclear deal after Trump's withdrawal
Revival efforts collapsed as nuclear advances killed diplomatic chances
Biden DOJ Sues RealPage for Algorithmic Rent Price-Fixing
DOJ sues RealPage for enabling landlords to coordinate rent increases through shared pricing algorithms
Aug 23, 2024
Biden DOJ Sues RealPage for Algorithmic Rent Price-Fixing
DOJ sues RealPage for enabling landlords to coordinate rent increases through shared pricing algorithms
Thiel manufactures politicians from former employees with $30 million investment strategy
Thiel spends $30 million making employees into senators
Aug 15, 2024
Thiel manufactures politicians from former employees with $30 million investment strategy
Thiel spends $30 million making employees into senators
California Supreme Court upholds Prop 22 gig worker classification
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash keep 1.4 million workers as contractors after $200 million campaign
Jul 25, 2024
California Supreme Court upholds Prop 22 gig worker classification
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash keep 1.4 million workers as contractors after $200 million campaign
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Cannon dismissed the Trump classified documents case using an Appointments Clause argument no court had accepted before
Judge Aileen Cannon threw out a 40-count federal indictment against Donald Trump on July 15, 2024, ruling that Attorney General Merrick Garland lacked the constitutional authority to appoint Jack Smith as special counsel
Jul 15, 2024
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Cannon dismissed the Trump classified documents case using an Appointments Clause argument no court had accepted before
Judge Aileen Cannon threw out a 40-count federal indictment against Donald Trump on July 15, 2024, ruling that Attorney General Merrick Garland lacked the constitutional authority to appoint Jack Smith as special counsel
Sotomayor and Jackson say the Supreme Court made the president a king above the law
Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Elena Kagan issued dissents warning that the 6-3 immunity ruling removed criminal accountability for any president who commits crimes through official channels
Jul 1, 2024
Sotomayor and Jackson say the Supreme Court made the president a king above the law
Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Elena Kagan issued dissents warning that the 6-3 immunity ruling removed criminal accountability for any president who commits crimes through official channels
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Supreme Court's immunity ruling lets Trump fire agency heads and control prosecutors
6-3 ruling becomes blank check to remove independent agency leaders and direct federal prosecutions
Jul 1, 2024
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Supreme Court's immunity ruling lets Trump fire agency heads and control prosecutors
6-3 ruling becomes blank check to remove independent agency leaders and direct federal prosecutions
Supreme Court rules presidents immune for some official acts, remands case to lower court
Supreme Court grants presidents immunity for official acts
Jul 1, 2024
Supreme Court rules presidents immune for some official acts, remands case to lower court
Supreme Court grants presidents immunity for official acts
Prosecutors let Epstein walk while questioning victims like criminals
Grand jury transcripts reveal prosecutorial failures that protected a predator
Jun 20, 2024
Prosecutors let Epstein walk while questioning victims like criminals
Grand jury transcripts reveal prosecutorial failures that protected a predator
Black communities preserved Juneteenth for 150 years despite Jim Crow suppression
Black communities preserved freedom celebrations through 150 years of white suppression
Jun 19, 2024
Black communities preserved Juneteenth for 150 years despite Jim Crow suppression
Black communities preserved freedom celebrations through 150 years of white suppression
Hunter Biden convicted on three federal felony counts in Delaware gun trial
First presidential child convicted of federal felony
Jun 11, 2024
Hunter Biden convicted on three federal felony counts in Delaware gun trial
First presidential child convicted of federal felony
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New York jury convicts Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg convicted Donald Trump on May 30, 2024 by proving Trump falsified Trump Organization payment records to hide a $130,000 hush money payment that Michael Cohen made to Stormy Daniels 11 days before the 2016 election
May 30, 2024
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New York jury convicts Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg convicted Donald Trump on May 30, 2024 by proving Trump falsified Trump Organization payment records to hide a $130,000 hush money payment that Michael Cohen made to Stormy Daniels 11 days before the 2016 election
Judge refuses to block FEMA flood insurance overhaul
Agency failed to analyze 18% premium increases for 5 million coastal homeowners
Apr 1, 2024
Judge refuses to block FEMA flood insurance overhaul
Agency failed to analyze 18% premium increases for 5 million coastal homeowners