The Real Reason Trump Is Demonizing Immigrants
Trump’s misinformation campaign about immigrants living in Aurora, Colorado, has a long and dark history in American politics.
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Amid Hurricane Milton, Florida Republicans Aim To Block Climate Emergency Declaration
As the storm bears down on their districts, fossil fuel-backed Reps. Greg Steube and Byron Donalds are pushing legislation claiming the climate crisis is a “false emergency.”
MASTER PLAN, Ep 9: The Swing Vote That Changed America
Indiana attorney James Bopp engineered the case allowing dark money in politics specifically with the court’s “swing vote” in mind.
The Corporate Corruption Behind Hurricane Helene
In the South, residents are suffering from the fallout of two disasters — recent Lever reporting shows how corporate meddling and regulatory failures made both of them worse.
So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish
A fish story, a perfect storm, a toxic loophole, and more from The Lever this week.
Swiping At Swiping Monopolies
The Feds take on Big Credit Card and take aim at big, bad junk fees, regulators strike again at a fossil fuel company’s poisonous machinery, and voter suppression gets suppressed.
An Oil Giant Railroads Its SCOTUS Connection To Gut Environmental Law
A fossil fuel tycoon tied to Neil Gorsuch and other corporate power brokers are pushing the Supreme Court to help approve a controversial oil train and kill environmental protections.
Lawmakers Are Hiding Their Private Equity Millions
As Wall Street fights legislative crackdowns, J.D. Vance and other top lawmakers have tens of millions invested in private equity — and most don’t have to disclose the details.
The Toxic Loophole Behind A Chemical Plant Disaster
In the years before the catastrophic BioLab chemical fire this week, chemical industry lobbyists fought to ensure disaster-prevention rules didn’t cover such facilities.
MASTER PLAN Bonus: The Federalist Society’s “Pipeline For Power”
How the former campus law organization dug its claws into the federal judiciary.