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PopInfo Weekly: Bets, ballots, and ballrooms
A Popular Information investigation revealed that since taking office for a second time, President Trump has promoted his family’s business interests…
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An oligarch’s dystopian scheme to discredit journalism with AI
A Peter Thiel-funded startup launched this month will use an “AI jury” to “subject the media’s claims to systematic investigation and judgment.” That…
Apr 30
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How Trump turned the presidency into an infomercial
A Popular Information investigation into how Trump is systematically using the presidency to promote his own businesses.
Apr 29
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Trump blames No Kings for assassination attempt
On Monday, Cole Tomas Allen, an educator from California, was charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for attempting to assassinate President Donald…
Apr 28
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Polymarket celebrates insider trading scandal
Last week, the Justice Department indicted Master Sgt.
Apr 27
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Investigations
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Coachella performers are funding the MAGA movement
Following the money from Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, and Karol G to the politicians advancing Trump’s agenda
Apr 13
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The $1.7 trillion military budget includes a massive slush fund for Trump’s political allies
Last week, President Donald Trump declared that the federal government cannot afford to spend “any money for day care” because “we’re fighting wars…
Apr 7
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The tale of the tape: Trump repeatedly pledged to cut gas prices by 50%
“Mark it down, and you can get very angry at me if we don’t do it.”
Apr 1
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One company’s million-dollar gambit to turn the healthcare crisis into a gold mine
Today, Americans are facing dramatically increased health care costs, with millions losing coverage and one in three cutting back on daily living…
Mar 23
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The "meritocracy" exposed: Internal emails reveal how the Trump administration hires legal interns
“You MUST be aligned politically with President Trump… GPA is not a strong factor.”
Mar 4
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Corporate Power
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Trump's CFTC goes to war with states — to protect his family's business partners
In an unprecedented move, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it had filed lawsuits against several states to block their…
Apr 9
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New lawsuit alleges DraftKings and FanDuel are digital heroin
“By coordinating their use of immersive marketing, AI, cloud computing, and algorithms customized for every customer, they hijack customers’ brains”
Mar 30
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How companies are using AI to pay workers as little as possible
As corporate profits surge, American workers are taking home a record-low percentage of the proceeds from their work.
Mar 26
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Consumers paid for Trump’s illegal tariffs. These companies may profit.
President Trump imposed sweeping global tariffs during his first year as president.
Mar 12
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Major corporations bankroll political ad featuring white supremacist slogan
Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), who is running to replace Mitch McConnell in the United States Senate, released his first television ad earlier this…
Feb 17
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UPDATE: Judge dismisses Trump’s $10 billion Epstein lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal
On Monday, a federal judge dismissed Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal.
Apr 14
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CBS censors Colbert, bowing to pressure from Trump’s FCC
CBS forbade Late Show host Stephen Colbert from interviewing Texas State Representative James Talarico, a Democrat running to unseat Republican Senator…
Feb 18
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How legacy media fell for Trump’s fake “pivot” in Minnesota
No, Trump did not "change course."
Jan 28
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Breaking precedent, networks interrupt prime time for Trump political diatribe
On Wednesday night at 9 PM Eastern, President Trump delivered a prime time address to the nation that was aired by all major broadcast networks.
Dec 18, 2025
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The casino-fication of news
New partnerships between the prediction market Kalshi and cable TV networks will transform every news event into a betting opportunity.
Dec 8, 2025
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Judd Legum
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Crime
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Trump declares war on America
"It’s the enemy from within and we have to handle it before it gets out of control."
Oct 1, 2025
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Criminal propaganda
On Tuesday, President Trump pledged to deploy the military in Chicago and Baltimore.
Sep 3, 2025
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Calling crime data "fake news," Trump seizes DC police
Lies, manipulated data, unsubstantiated allegations, and an unprecedented federal takeover.
Aug 12, 2025
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Why you might not know that 2024 was America's safest year since the 1960s
An overwhelming majority of Americans, 64 percent, believe that crime increased across the country in 2024, according to a Gallup survey conducted late…
Aug 7, 2025
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Cash bail myths debunked by plummeting city crime data
According to President Trump, large American cities are crime-infested hellholes.
Jul 24, 2025
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PopInfo Weekly: Kushner, Kash, and lots of cash
Last month, the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation made a $2 million donation to Trump’s Super PAC.
Apr 24
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A tiny California tribe just donated $2 million to MAGA Inc. Here’s why.
A case study on how everything has a price in Trump’s Washington.
Apr 23
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Trump floats taxpayer bailout for Middle Eastern autocracy
On Tuesday, President Trump said he is considering a financial bailout for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an autocratic state experiencing an economic…
Apr 22
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Kash wants cash: Inside the FBI Director’s $250 million defamation lawsuit
On Friday, The Atlantic published a story alleging that FBI Director Kash Patel has “alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and…
Apr 21
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The media blackout of Jared Kushner’s historic, ongoing corruption scandal
As Trump's son-in-law returns to Pakistan for more talks with Iran, major news outlets are largely ignoring an egregious conflict of interest.
Apr 20
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$500,000 buys a “one-on-one meeting” with Trump
On Friday, President Trump is scheduled to appear at the Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, for a Turning Point USA event.
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