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12/11/2025

Likely the biggest source of cash in the 2026 election will come from Leading the Future, a group formed just a few months ago. LTF has already secured more than $100 million.

The effort, at least at the outset, was nominally bipartisan.

But on Wednesday, LTF released its first two television ads, with one ad promoting a Republican and the other ad attacking a Democrat. That is exactly how Trump and his allies want it to operate. If the pattern continues, it could potentially have a significant impact on the 2026 election.

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As the 2026 midterms approach, President Trump is facing headwinds.

12/10/2025

In three weeks, many of the government subsidies that help people afford health insurance will expire. If the subsidies are not extended before the end of the year, the impacts will be cataclysmic.

In an interview with Politico published on Tuesday, Trump was asked if he planned to let the subsidies expire. “I want to give the money to the people to buy their own health care,” Trump said.

Trump’s plan is not “magic.” It will not divert money from the insurance industry. But, if enacted, it could destroy Obamacare — a longtime goal of the Republican Party.

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In three weeks, many of the government subsidies that help people afford health insurance will expire.

12/10/2025

On Monday morning, Paramount announced a $77.9 billion hostile takeover offer of Warner Bros. Discovery. What is not mentioned in the press release is that while the equity financing is “backstopped” by American individuals and entities, the majority of the equity financing — $24 billion — comes from the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, and Qatar.

Also participating in the deal is Affinity Partners, the private equity firm run by President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Nearly all of Affinity Partners’ assets come from the same sovereign wealth funds bankrolling the proposed Paramount takeover of WBD.

Kushner’s involvement in the deal highlights the ongoing legal and ethical problems with his dual role.

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Jared Kushner is funneling $24 billion from Middle Eastern governments to back a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery—all while advising President Trump on foreign policy.

12/09/2025

Two major news networks, CNN and CNBC, recently announced partnerships with Kalshi, an online predictions market. Kalshi allows the public to place bets on a dizzying variety of news events.

The new partnerships with CNN and CNBC will not only draw more users to Kalshi but fundamentally change the nature of news. It is no longer just a mechanism to learn about and understand world events. The news is now an opportunity to speculate on future events for financial gain.

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New partnerships between the prediction market Kalshi and cable TV networks will transform every news event into a betting opportunity.

12/04/2025

In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in November 2024, despite having no notable experience with drones or military contracting.

Now, another small startup funded by 1789 Capital, a venture capital firm where Trump Jr. is a partner, will receive a $620 million loan from the Defense Department, the Financial Times reported. The contract was awarded just three months after 1789 invested in Vulcan.

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In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in November 2024, despite having no notable experience with drones or military contracting.

12/03/2025

Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, has been traveling the world to participate in high-stakes foreign policy negotiations on behalf of the president.

On Tuesday, Kushner traveled to Moscow and sat across the table from Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine. The entire U.S. delegation consisted only of Kushner and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.

Kushner’s participation in the Moscow meeting — and the similar role he played in the Gaza negotiations — likely violates the law.

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Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, has been traveling the world to participate in high-stakes foreign policy negotiations on behalf of the president.

12/02/2025

Last week, the Washington Post reported that Pete Hegseth gave a verbal order to leave no survivors in the first strike of the DOD’s campaign against drug smuggling boats, which took place in the Caribbean on September 2.

Several minutes after striking the boat for the first time, the Special Operations commander overseeing the attack ordered a second strike to kill two men hanging on to the burning remains of the boat.

That narrative describes a likely violation of the Geneva Conventions. That Hegseth would give such an order that could potentially constitute a war crime should come as no surprise. Hegseth has a long history of expressing contempt for the Geneva Conventions and the legal rules of engagement.

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Since September 2, the Department of Defense (DOD) has used drones to kill more than 80 people traveling by boat in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

12/01/2025

Steve Witkoff was appointed by Trump as special envoy for peace missions. Witkoff, a billionaire with no previous diplomatic experience, is in charge of mediating an extraordinarily complex international conflict, a role that requires him to be trusted by both Russia and Ukraine as an honest broker.

An investigation by Popular Information reveals that, while serving in this role, Witkoff has maintained an active financial partnership with Len Blavatnik, a billionaire sanctioned by Ukraine over his ties to Russia. Witkoff and Blavatnik are co-developing a massive residential real estate project in New York City. The relationship raises additional questions about the nature of Witkoff’s role.

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Steve Witkoff coached a top Putin aide on managing Trump and created a peace plan that mirrored Russian demands

11/25/2025

One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes or characters.

Hargett suggested that libraries that made such books available to children were violating federal and state law. Some libraries have closed for days so staff could focus on weeding out prohibited volumes.

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One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes or characters.

11/20/2025

Lindsey Halligan has no experience in prosecuting federal crimes. Nevertheless, on September 23, Trump appointed Halligan as interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Two months later, Halligan finds herself in hot water.

Trump appointed Halligan to the role because he was desperate to find someone to indict former FBI Director James Comey and other political enemies. The problem for Halligan was that the basis for the charges against Comey was very weak.

In an effort to quickly deliver exactly what Trump wanted, Halligan submitted an indictment to the court that the full grand jury had neither seen nor voted on. It is an extremely rare form of misconduct, but other lawyers who have engaged in similar acts have been suspended, disbarred, and criminally charged.

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The former insurance lawyer submitted a grand jury indictment that most grand jurors never saw.

11/19/2025

Congress will decide in the coming weeks whether to approve a $1 trillion military budget for 2026.

Money is policy. Should Congress approve such a historic sum, it would not only enable many of Trump’s dangerous and unjust policies — including military occupations of US cities and rushing toward wars in Mexico, Nigeria, and Venezuela — it would also trigger a historic redistribution of wealth from the public to private arms companies and their shareholders.

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Congress will decide in the coming weeks whether to approve a $1 trillion military budget for 2026.

11/18/2025

For more than two decades, the Department of Veterans Affairs played a limited but essential role in ensuring that people in the custody of ICE received necessary medical care.

But then, according to previously unreported ICE documents, the VA “abruptly and instantly terminated” its agreement with ICE on October 3.

According to the partially redacted documents, which were quietly posted to a government contracting website on November 12, the termination left ICE with “no mechanism to provide prescribed medication” and unable to “pay for medically necessary off-site care.”

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An abrupt decision on October 3 left thousands of ICE detainees without access to vital medical care — a crisis that is ongoing.

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