Project On Government Oversight revealed that Ballard Partners—the lobbying firm that employed Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles—secured lucrative no-bid ICE contracts for clients providing controversial biometric surveillance technology. In August, …
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A comprehensive study reveals that politically connected firms significantly benefited from Trump administration tariff exemptions, with companies making Republican political contributions receiving preferential treatment in a deliberately obscure process.
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In Trump’s second term, tariff policy became increasingly opaque, with exemptions granted through a non-transparent process heavily influenced by lobbyists and political connections. The administration replaced the previous public application process with closed-door negotiations, raising …
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