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Donald Trump
Explore The Lever’s coverage of the 45th president of the United States.
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Fight Or Die
Republicans are surging and Democrats are withering because the parties switched outlooks on political pugilism.
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Dark Money Just Got Darker: Wall Street Helped Fund Project 2025
Financial giants are helping wealthy donors funnel cash to Project 2025 and other extremist causes with zero transparency or tax repercussions.
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Pennsylvania GOP Fought A Ban On The Gun Used In Trump Shooting
Months before the assassination attempt, Pennsylvania lawmakers tabled legislation to outlaw the kind of rifle allegedly used in the attack.
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The Corporatization Of Donald Trump
In 2016, Donald Trump routinely went after CEOs and corporate power — now he’s their mouthpiece. What happened?
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SIROTA’S SIGNALS: Trump Could Get New Powers — With Dems’ Help
If bipartisan legislation passes and Trump wins, he’ll have new power to punish nonprofits he deems to be “terrorist supporting.”
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Trump Wants The End Of The World As We Know It, And Corporate Media Feels Fine
Trump’s brazen climate denialism is being ignored or downplayed — have news outlets given up on even pretending they care about climate chaos?
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Trump Judge’s Anti-Abortion Ruling Followed Payments From Group Leading Case
The conservative group arguing the abortion pill case has made frequent payments to the spouse of James Ho, who just helped threaten access to the medicine.
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Trump Donors Get Bailout, Truckers Get Layoffs
In a trucking giant’s bankruptcy, workers and taxpayers get crushed, while a Trump-linked firm gets a government cushion.