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Private Prison Giant Gave Trump-aligned Super PAC $1.4 Million After Landing Mega ICE Contracts
GEO Group made the donation weeks after securing two five-year immigration detention-center contracts expected to generate more than $160 million annually.
Days After The Lever Revealed His AI Investments, Mike Rogers Flipped On Data Centers
The GOP Michigan Senate candidate now supports a one-year moratorium on data center construction in the Wolverine State.
Deploying To SCOTUS: Big Oil’s Dark Money Army
Right-wing dark money groups and Big Oil are pressuring the Supreme Court to shield the fossil fuel industry from paying for climate change-related damages.
Money Shot
Moderna’s cancer vaccine results doubled its stock price after taxpayers paid to help develop the treatment.
The Democratic Primary Operative With A Wall Street Side Gig
Peter Kauffmann helps lead a billionaire-funded network intervening in Democratic primaries — while representing a front group fighting to keep your credit fees high.
This Senate Candidate Tried To Let His Future Employer Spy On You
Mike Rogers took thousands from AT&T, pushed to let telecoms share private customer data without a warrant, then joined the company as a security adviser.
Midterm Madness: Socialism Smashes Expectations In Florida
Democratic socialist Angie Nixon won the Sunshine State’s Senate primary yesterday after being out-fundraised roughly 16 times over.
All The President’s Millionaires
The Trump administration is stacked with 57 “ultra-millionaires.”
The Senate Candidate Who Could Get Rich Off Data Centers
Michigan Republican Mike Rogers holds millions in AI-related investments while backing Donald Trump’s push to fast-track the infrastructure fueling the industry.
Consumers Frozen Out Of Tariff Refund Bonanza
Refunds from Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs are boosting corporate quarterly earnings, while Consumers who paid the tariffs are shut out.