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Investigations

Money In Politics

Here’s one way dark money is getting even darker

Little is known about Common Sense Voters of America LLC, other than that it was established in Ohio in June by a law firm with ties to Kanye West’s effort to get on the Ohio ballot.

Investigations

Corruption

Ivanka Trump violated the Hatch Act eight times in just over 48 hours

Breaking the law eight times in two days is a lot. Even for a member of the Trump family.

Investigations

Transparency

Congress told ICE to decrease detentions. Then ICE spent $20 million+ expanding its network.

Newly revealed records show huge ICE contracts with Lasalle Corrections, a company notorious for human rights abuses, including allegations of forced hysterectomies.

Investigations

Corruption

During election week, Trump Hotel room rates start at $1,295. If you can get a room at all.

Reserving a basic room at President Trump’s DC hotel for the weekend before the election costs a minimum of $1,295, a spike of nearly triple the average rate.

Investigations

Transparency

Records reveal: 1.5 years after Hurricane Maria, FEMA had sent only $3.3 billion to Puerto Rican gov’t

These records undercut Trump’s claim that Puerto Rico received $91 billion in federal aid, and make Trump’s new $13 billion in aid look politically timed.

Investigations

Corruption

While McConnell fast tracks SCOTUS, the nomination of the IG who would investigate his wife plods along

While Mitch McConnell is rushing a vote on Trump’s SCOTUS nominee, the nomination of the IG who would investigate McConnell’s wife is slowly making its way through the process.

Here’s one way dark money is getting even darker

Ivanka Trump violated the Hatch Act eight times in just over 48 hours

Congress told ICE to decrease detentions. Then ICE spent $20 million+ expanding its network.

During election week, Trump Hotel room rates start at $1,295. If you can get a room at all.

Records reveal: 1.5 years after Hurricane Maria, FEMA had sent only $3.3 billion to Puerto Rican gov’t

While McConnell fast tracks SCOTUS, the nomination of the IG who would investigate his wife plods along

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