Several new administration officials, formerly Trump’s personal attorneys, were paid millions by his PACs

Several of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorneys who now hold top positions in the White House and Justice Department earned tens of millions of dollars that were paid by Trump’s various fundraising arms, disclosure records show. From two impeachment proceedings to civil and criminal investigations into his personal businesses, Trump has accrued a long […]

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As Musk works to slash federal spending, his own firms have received billions in government contracts

As billionaire businessman Elon Musk has been leading an unprecedented effort to slash government spending, his own companies have, over the last several years, received an increasing amount of funding through government contracts, according to federal spending data. Over the last decade, Musk’s companies SpaceX and Tesla were awarded at least $18 billion in federal […]

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As he helps fight DEI, Musk’s SpaceX has a huge contract to send the 1st woman, person of color to the moon

As Elon Musk’s new Department of Government Efficiency works to reduce government spending by eliminating waste and cutting diversity programs and initiatives, his SpaceX corporation currently has a multibillion dollar contract to help NASA land the first woman and first person of color on the moon. In 2021, NASA announced that it had awarded a […]

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New details on Musk’s DOGE agency raise questions about its scope, transparency

As tech billionaire Elon Musk prepares to launch the new Department of Government Efficiency, answers are starting to emerge regarding how the cost-cutting agency will operate — but government watchdog groups say the agency’s purported scope and its level of transparency raise even more questions. An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Monday […]

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RFK Jr. reports up to $1.2M in credit card debt, $30M net worth

From a multimillion-dollar law firm payout to six-figure endorsements and book deals, President Donald Trump’s nominee for health and human services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., raked in at least $12 million in total income in the past two years, new personal financial disclosure forms show. Kennedy boasted a vast amount of wealth across various […]

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Former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard raked in massive income engaging Republican audience, filing shows

President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence nominee, former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, disclosed a sizable amount of wealth in her recently released personal financial disclosure report, from real estate holdings in Texas to massive income through engaging the Republican audience. The former representative owns three apartment complexes in Katy, Stafford and Austin, worth $55 million […]

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Trump to hold ‘Make America Great Again Victory Rally’ on inauguration eve

President-elect Donald Trump is marking his historic political comeback to the White House with a signature “Make America Great Again Victory Rally” in Washington on Sunday, bringing together more than 20,000 supporters to the nation’s capital ahead of Inauguration Day. The rally is set to be held at Capital One Arena Sunday afternoon, mirroring the […]

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How Trump’s ‘cabinet in waiting’ has lived up to its reputation

Since launching in 2021, America First Policy Institute has been known colloquially around Washington, D.C., as Donald Trump’s “cabinet in waiting” should the former president return to office. And now, as Trump’s second administration takes shape, AFPI seems poised to live up to its reputation. Financial disclosure forms released over the past week show how […]

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Trump AG pick Pam Bondi made at least $3 million from Truth Social merger, filings show

President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general pick, Pam Bondi, made at least $3 million from the merger that formed the parent company of Trump’s Truth Social platform, her new personal financial disclosure filing showed. According to the filing, Bondi, like “all other shareholders,” received $3 million worth of shares and warrants of the special purpose acquisition […]

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Hegseth earned $4.6M in salary as Fox News host in past 2 years, nearly $1M in speaking engagements

Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth earned roughly $4.6 million in the past two years as a Fox News host, his first personal financial disclosure report filed to the Office of Government Ethics shows. Additionally, he received speaking engagement fees of a total of $900,000 for 40 different events in the past two years, most of […]

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