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National/Federal The First Rule in Trump’s Washington: Don’t write anything down MSN – Hannah Natanson (Washington Post) | Published: 6/29/2025 Across the Trump administration, a culture of secrecy is overtaking personnel and budget decisions, casual social interactions, and everything in […]

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National/Federal The D.N.C. Is in Chaos and Desperate for Cash DNyuz – Shane Goldmacher and Reid Epstein (New York Times) | Published: 6/18/2025 Just months into the tenure of a new party leader, Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee’s financial […]

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National/Federal Close Trump Allies Sponsored the Military Parade, Raising Ethical Concerns DNyuz – Minho Kim (New York Times) | Published: 6/15/2025 The military parade in Washington celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army was sponsored by at least four […]

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National/Federal Justice Dept. to Take Narrow Approach to Prosecuting Corporate Bribery Abroad DNyuz – Glenn Thrush (New York Times) | Published: 6/10/2025 The Justice Department closed about half of its open investigations into bribery by U.S. businesses overseas but plans to initiate […]

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National/Federal George Santos’ Campaign Treasurer Gets Probation Courthouse News Service – Nina Pullano | Published: 5/28/2025 The treasurer for former U.S. Rep. George Santos’s congressional campaign was sentenced to three years of probation after admitting to filing false campaign finance reports. Judge […]

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National/Federal Trump Wants an Investigation of Democrats’ Fundraising. His Own Campaign Has Issues MSN – Brian Slodysko and Steve Peoples (Associated Press) | Published: 5/27/2025 When President Trump directed his attorney general to investigate online fundraising, he cited concerns that foreigners and […]

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National/Federal With Comey Questioning, the Trump Administration Again Targets Speech MSN – Mark Berman, Patrick Marley, and Perry Stein (Washington Post) | Published: 5/17/2025 After James Comey posted a photograph of shells on a beach arranged to spell “86 47” – a […]

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National/Federal Auction to Dine with Trump Creates Foreign Influence Opportunity DNyuz – Eric Lipton and David Yaffe-Bellany (New York Times) | Published: 5/12/2025 The sale of face-to-face access to President Trump using the Trump family’s own cryptocurrency has done more than benefit […]

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National/Federal Orders to Investigate Columbia Protesters Raised Alarms in Justice Dept. DNyuz – Devlin Barrett (New York Times) | Published: 5/1/2025 A top Trump appointee in the Justice Department ordered an aggressive investigation in the last several months of student protesters at […]

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National/Federal Paramount Board Clears Possible Path for Settling Trump’s ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit DNyuz – Benjamin Mullin, Lauren Hirsch, and Michael Grynbaum (New York Times) | Published: 4/29/2025 Lawyers for President Trump and Paramount, the parent of CBS News, are set to begin […]

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April 25, 2025  •  

News You Can Use Digest – April 25, 2025

National/Federal After Harvard, Liberal Donors and Groups Fear New Scrutiny from Trump DNyuz – Theodore Schleifer and Lisa Friedman (New York Times) | Published: 4/17/2025 The close-knit world of liberal donors and the nonprofit groups they support are worried that President Trump […]

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April 18, 2025  •  

News You Can Use Digest – April 18, 2025

National/Federal Greene Bought Market Dip Before Trump Paused Tariffs, Profiting from the Rally DNyuz – Annie Karni (New York Times) | Published: 4/14/2025 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene disclosed she purchased between tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of stock on […]

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April 11, 2025  •  

News You Can Use Digest – April 11, 2025

National/Federal Trump Sidelines Justice Dept. Legal Office, Eroding Another Check on His Power DNyuz – Charlie Savage (New York Times) | Published: 4/4/2025 The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel has traditionally been a powerful guardrail in government. It has issued interpretations […]

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April 4, 2025  •  

News You Can Use Digest – April 4, 2025

National/Federal Disbanded Anti-Kleptocracy Unit Had Entangled Trump Allies MSN – Peter Whoriskey (Washington Post) | Published: 3/27/2025 For 14 years, a team at the Justice Department investigated foreign kleptocrats, recovering hundreds of millions in cash and valuables that had been […]

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