Trump’s World Liberty Financial sold $25 million worth of tokens to Dubai-based DWF Labs on April 4, 2025, just three days before Trump’s Justice Department announced disbanding of team that previously investigated crypto fraud cases. The Trump family holds 60% stake in World Liberty …
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SpaceX awarded $5.9 billion for 28 launches through 2029 as largest share of $13.5 billion National Security Space Launch Phase 3 contracts. Award occurred while congressional oversight investigation examined Musk’s $9.5 billion total DoD contracts and potential conflicts with his advisory …
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Trump’s sweeping 10% universal tariffs unveiled Wednesday exempt many fossil fuel products—including LNG imports, Canadian crude, and petrochemical inputs—which came after the fossil fuel industry contributed $96 million to Trump’s re-election effort
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President Trump unveiled ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs on April 2, 2025, imposing a baseline 10% tariff on all imports and specific higher rates on key trading partners like China (34%) and the EU (20%). Describing the global trade system as having ’looted, pillaged, raped and …
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Kirkland & Ellis, the largest U.S. law firm by revenue, is negotiating with the Trump White House to avoid becoming the next target of an executive order
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In early April 2025, In-Q-Tel announced its 800th investment since the CIA venture capital arm’s founding in 1999, marking a major expansion of intelligence community financial entanglement with private technology companies. The milestone investment came as In-Q-Tel broadened its focus beyond …
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Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported DOGE actions caused 280,253 layoff plans across 27 federal agencies in first two months, making March layoffs third-highest ever recorded (275,240 total). Federal government announced 216,670 cuts in March alone, representing 80% of all U.S. layoff …
Mark Zuckerberg lobbied President Trump to settle a 2020 FTC antitrust case that
seeks to unwind Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp for allegedly maintaining
an illegal monopoly. The case was set for trial on April 14, 2025. According to WSJ,
negotiations failed and the trial …
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The US Treasury Department quietly removed Karina Rotenberg, wife of Russian oligarch and Putin confidant Boris Rotenberg and a US citizen suspected of shielding her oligarch husband’s wealth, from its sanctions list
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Law firm Milbank LLP reached a $100 million pro bono settlement with Trump to avoid punitive executive orders, part of a broader trend of law firms making strategic agreements to maintain government contracts
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Trump issued a full pardon to HDR Global Trading, the parent company of crypto exchange BitMEX, which had pleaded guilty to violating anti-money laundering laws and was fined $100 million
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President Trump declared a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) to impose sweeping ‘reciprocal tariffs,’ marking the first time in IEEPA’s 48-year history that a president used the emergency statute—designed for genuine national …
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Multiple law firms entered into controversial pro bono settlements with the Trump administration, agreeing to provide services after facing potential executive orders threatening their federal contracts and access. These settlements, totaling approximately $1 billion in pro bono work, raised …
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Long-serving SEC Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) leaders Charles Cain and Tracy Price retired following the Trump administration’s February 2025 order pausing anti-bribery enforcement. Their departure represents a significant shift in anti-corruption regulatory oversight, occurring amid a …
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Shares in Trump Media and Technology Group dropped about 5% after the company filed paperwork with the SEC that could allow Trump’s trust to sell up to 115 million shares, worth more than $2.3 billion, raising concerns about a potential insider selloff
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The SEC restructures its enforcement and examination divisions under the Trump administration, consolidating regional offices from 10 to 4, reducing senior leadership positions, and implementing a more focused approach to regulatory enforcement
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All Voting Is Local analysis on April 2, 2025, revealed 34,364 Ohio provisional ballots rejected in 2024 election (10,000 more than 2020 despite lower turnout) after HB 458’s photo ID law took effect. Rejection rate for ID issues tripled, jumping to 28.4% in November 2023. Multiple local races …
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DOT Secretary Sean Duffy announced April 2, 2025, sweeping suspension of greenhouse gas emissions enforcement, rescinding Biden-era GHG measurement rule that required states to track/reduce highway emissions. Following Trump’s “Woke Rescission” memo, DOT eliminated climate change …
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Trump announced a White House agreement with Willkie Farr & Gallagher, the firm employing Doug Emhoff, to provide at least $100 million in pro bono legal services
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The State Department announced plans to pay Tesla $400 million for unspecified services, coming weeks after Trump systematically fired federal officials investigating Elon Musk’s companies. The payment followed the removal of FDA staffers reviewing Neuralink, EEOC leaders investigating Tesla …
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Trump administration pauses the $42 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program to implement ’tech-neutral’ approach, potentially allowing Elon Musk’s Starlink to receive $10-20 billion in federal grants instead of the original $4.1 billion. Critics argue this …
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Arson attack on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s mansion forced his family to flee as attacker who “hated Shapiro” set fire to their home. Attack demonstrates how gubernatorial mansions and state capitols have become frontline targets in escalating political violence. Part of …
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Multiple Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations in 2025 documented systematic kleptocratic patterns. Reuters won for “boldly reported exposé” of systematic regulatory failures enabling widespread corruption. Wall Street Journal’s national reporting prize covered Elon Musk’s …
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Under Nancy Beck (former American Chemistry Council) and Lynn Dekleva (ex-DuPont), EPA moved to reverse bans on trichloroethylene, asbestos, and ethylene oxide - chemicals linked to cancer and neurological disorders.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is lobbying Trump to intervene against an impending European Union ruling that could fine Meta and force it to offer Facebook and Instagram without personalized ads
The Trump family, in partnership with the Witkoffs, quietly seized control of World Liberty Financial after raising $550 million through sales of WLFI tokens. The venture includes a USD1 stablecoin and has attracted significant foreign investment, including a potential $2 billion deal with an Abu …
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The Trump family partners with Hut 8 Corp. to launch American Bitcoin Corp., a new Bitcoin mining venture aimed at becoming a leading strategic Bitcoin mining and reserve company. Eric Trump serves as co-founder and chief strategy officer, with the company targeting a Nasdaq listing and expansive …
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President Trump commuted the prison sentence of Jason Galanis, who was serving a 189-month sentence for defrauding the Wakpamni Lake Community Corporation of over $38 million in tribal economic development bonds. The clemency eliminates all remaining fines, restitution, and probation conditions, and …
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Trump administration continued systematic purge of Department of Justice personnel in March 2025, firing and demoting multiple prosecutors who previously investigated Trump or participated in high-profile cases. While initial reports suggested 50 total prosecutors were fired, verified sources …
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Elon Musk handed out $1 million checks to two Wisconsin voters at a rally in Green Bay, moments after the state Supreme Court declined to block his political spending. The event highlighted Musk’s significant financial intervention in a critical judicial election that could reshape …
President Trump pardoned Nikola founder Trevor Milton, who was convicted of securities fraud in October 2022, after Milton donated $1.8M to Trump’s 2024 re-election campaign. The pardon effectively eliminates $695.2 million in potential restitution to Nikola shareholders and prevents further …
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Trump has granted full pardons to BitMEX co-founders Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel Reed, who were convicted of violating the Bank Secrecy Act for failing to implement anti-money laundering controls
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President Trump negotiated a $100 million pro bono legal services deal with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, effectively avoiding an executive order that would have penalized the firm. The agreement includes specific conditions about employment practices and representation.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) restructured its cryptocurrency regulatory approach by dissolving its previous Crypto Asset and Cyber Unit and launching a new Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit, signaling a shift from enforcement to regulatory framework development.
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The FDIC issued Financial Institution Letter (FIL-7-2025) on March 28, 2025, removing prior approval requirements for banks’ crypto-related activities. Acting Chairman Travis Hill announced a significant policy shift, allowing FDIC-supervised institutions to engage in crypto-related activities …
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On March 27, 2025, after posting an AI-generated image in Studio Ghibli anime style showing a crying Dominican woman being arrested by ICE, White House Deputy Communications Director Kaelan Dorr responded to criticism by establishing what would become the administration’s defining …
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Trump’s EPA established an email portal allowing fossil fuel companies to request Presidential Exemptions from Clean Air Act regulations, enabling up to two-year compliance waivers for pollution control standards on nearly 200 toxic pollutants.
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Elon Musk awarded a $1 million payment to a Wisconsin voter days before the state Supreme Court election, part of a broader $20 million effort to influence the race. The payment to Scott Ainsworth, who supports conservative candidate Brad Schimel, prompted a legal challenge from Wisconsin’s …
EO on federal collective bargaining exclusions issued; OPM guidance and White House fact sheet published exempting agencies with national security missions from federal collective bargaining requirements
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SpaceX executives allowed Chinese investment through Cayman Islands shell companies, raising significant national security concerns about foreign ownership in a critical U.S. military contractor. Investor testimony revealed direct Chinese stakes in SpaceX, with a potential $50 million investment …
World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency venture co-founded by Trump’s associates, announced the launch of USD1, a stablecoin pegged 1-to-1 to the U.S. dollar. The launch involves a strategic partnership with Binance and a $75 million investment from Justin Sun, raising significant concerns …
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Elon Musk’s America PAC spent $20,488.90 on texting services to support two Republican candidates in Florida special House elections: Jimmy Patronis (1st District) and Randy Fine (6th District). The strategic spending demonstrates Musk’s continued political engagement while serving as a …
Musk’s PAC spent over $20 million in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, where Tesla has a lawsuit challenging the state’s ‘factory store’ law. The race is the most expensive judicial election in U.S. history, with potential implications for car sales, abortion rights, …
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Foreign Policy and other analysts published comprehensive assessments highlighting the systematic dismantling of anti-corruption infrastructure during the Trump administration. Key concerns include the closure of the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative, a six-month pause on Foreign Corrupt …
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Former federal employees and watchdog groups warn that the Trump administration’s policy changes enable Elon Musk to steer lucrative contracts toward SpaceX and Starlink, potentially privatizing key government space and satellite operations
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Christopher Garcia, CEO of Health Supply US which has received $179 million in government
contracts primarily from Defense and Homeland Security, purchased Vice President JD Vance’s
Alexandria, Virginia home on March 14 for $1.9 million—$172,025 over the $1.69 million
asking price. Garcia, who …
The FBI launched a specialized task force to investigate over 80 reported incidents of vandalism, arson, and violent attacks targeting Tesla vehicles, dealerships, and facilities across multiple U.S. states. FBI Director Kash Patel characterized these attacks as ‘domestic terrorism’ and …
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