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Trump has amassed over $400 million through his super PAC, MAGA Inc. With Trump’s approval ratings hitting all-time lows...
09/15/2026

Trump has amassed over $400 million through his super PAC, MAGA Inc. With Trump’s approval ratings hitting all-time lows and many Republican candidates in swing races struggling, Trump has finally begun spending some of this money.

With the exception of Texas, this money is being routed from MAGA Inc. through a new Trump super PAC, No Going Back. The fact that the Trump operation felt it necessary, outside of Texas, to route public communications through a new super PAC called No Going Back illustrates the current unpopularity of the MAGA agenda.

The same dynamic is also found in the ads themselves. Some ads inaccurately accuse Democratic candidates of supporting MAGA policies. Other ads, in an effort to find an effective attack, simply use false or fabricated claims.

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Exactly what Trump is doing with an unprecedented pile of cash.

The crypto industry is desperate to pass the Clarity Act, which would legitimize and stabilize its business by providing...
09/15/2026

The crypto industry is desperate to pass the Clarity Act, which would legitimize and stabilize its business by providing it with a federal regulatory framework.

One of the primary beneficiaries of the Clarity Act would be Trump himself. Trump’s latest financial disclosure revealed he personally earned about $1.4 billion in 2025 from his family’s crypto ventures. A permanent, relatively permissive regulatory environment would likely make Trump’s holdings even more valuable.

On Monday, Senator Cynthia Lummis released a new version of the Clarity Act that she claimed imposed meaningful ethics requirements on Trump. The latest version of the Clarity Act does nothing to meaningfully limit Trump’s conduct.

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The sponsors of the legislation claim they have added meaningful ethics restrictions. Here are the facts.

U.S. workers are earning a historically low share of the value they produce. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates th...
09/10/2026

U.S. workers are earning a historically low share of the value they produce. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the labor share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) “was 52.8 percent in the second quarter of 2026.” This is the lowest level that the BLS has seen since it first began recording labor share in 1947.

But while labor’s share of GDP is collapsing, U.S. corporate profits are surging.

Instead of addressing the problem, the second Trump administration is taking steps that may push the labor share of GDP even lower.

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Workers in the United States are earning a historically low share of the value they produce, according to new data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

This week is the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Trump is marking the occasion by describing his role in...
09/10/2026

This week is the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Trump is marking the occasion by describing his role in heroic terms, claiming he personally went to Ground Zero to aid recovery efforts.

Although some details change, Trump has made similar claims in interviews for decades, claiming to have sent 100 or more construction workers to Ground Zero. Trump has claimed he “helped“ clear rubble and “spent a lot of time down there.”

There is no evidence any of this is true.

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Trump plays the hero in his personal narrative of 9/11. Many of his claims, however, do not stand up to scrutiny.

With the midterm elections approaching, it’s a good idea to make sure you are registered. Each state has a tool to do so...
09/08/2026

With the midterm elections approaching, it’s a good idea to make sure you are registered. Each state has a tool to do so, and the federal government has set up a page that directs you to the right place, vote.gov.

But Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, is funding an aggressive advertising campaign encouraging people in key states to check their registration status at a different website, votesafe.org. That website is run by America PAC, Musk’s super PAC.

While Vote.gov collects no personal information, votesafe.org collects a wide-range of personal information.

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The slick voter registration website, currently being promoted to millions of people, is a digital surveillance machine.

On August 5, the Senate Leadership Fund, the super PAC of Senate Republicans, announced a new television ad attacking Ro...
09/03/2026

On August 5, the Senate Leadership Fund, the super PAC of Senate Republicans, announced a new television ad attacking Roy Cooper, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.

The ad features Ronald Hayes, whose son Shemar was murdered in 2024. In just 30 seconds, it ties Shemar’s murder to Cooper, who served as governor of North Carolina from 2017 to 2025.

But in an interview with Popular Information, Hayes says that he was manipulated into appearing in the ad. According to Hayes, the SLF operatives who recorded the footage misrepresented the purpose of the interview, never revealed their political affiliation, and coached Hayes into providing the soundbites that appear in the ad.

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In an interview with Popular Information, Ronald Hayes described how he was deceived, manipulated, and exploited.

On Monday, State Farm’s 2026 Super Bowl ad was cited in a lawsuit filed by Los Angeles County on behalf of the people of...
09/03/2026

On Monday, State Farm’s 2026 Super Bowl ad was cited in a lawsuit filed by Los Angeles County on behalf of the people of California seeking at least $160 million in restitution plus civil penalties of up to $2,500 per violation.

The lawsuit alleges that State Farm failed to pay benefits due to victims of the 2025 LA wildfires. Some State Farm policyholders, the complaint claims, now “face eviction or homelessness.”

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Jake from State Farm, call your office.

Last year, Popular Information broke the news that on October 3, 2025, ICE abruptly stopped paying third parties for med...
09/01/2026

Last year, Popular Information broke the news that on October 3, 2025, ICE abruptly stopped paying third parties for medical care provided to detainees.

Eleven months later, ICE still has no system to pay for outside medical care. Hospitals and other providers who continue to treat ICE detainees are not receiving payment.

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital has provided medical care for ICE detainees since last fall. It hasn’t been paid for any of these services, racking up over $4 million in unpaid bills.

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Last year, Popular Information broke the news that on October 3, 2025, U.S.

Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling is a member of the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. In that role, Sond...
08/31/2026

Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling is a member of the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. In that role, Sonderling has pledged to “root out waste, fraud, and abuse” in safety net programs like unemployment insurance.

Prior to joining the Trump administration, however, as an attorney at the Florida law firm Gunster, Sonderling had a much different relationship with these programs.

During two trips to China in 2015, Sonderling made numerous speeches and presentations pitching Chinese nationals on investments in Florida. At a July 2015 presentation Sonderling delivered with the Premier Capital Group, a Chinese language banner in the room emphasized that investors who received green cards would have access to “America’s Comprehensive Welfare.”

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Keith Sonderling traveled to China to encourage investment in a Florida real estate development. Prospects were promised a green card and access government benefits.

On August 6, Popular Information exposed a network of fake news websites surreptitiously controlled by Senate Republican...
08/27/2026

On August 6, Popular Information exposed a network of fake news websites surreptitiously controlled by Senate Republicans.

One of these sites is now being used to legitimize a specious attack against former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper.

On August 6, Popular Information exposed a network of fake news websites surreptitiously controlled by Senate Republicans.

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