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UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son…
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Kushner’s Moscow mission wasn’t just corrupt. It was unconstitutional.
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…
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Department of War Crimes
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.
Dec 2
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Top Trump negotiator retains partnership with Ukraine-sanctioned billionaire
Steve Witkoff coached a top Putin aide on managing Trump and created a peace plan that mirrored Russian demands
Dec 1
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Musk’s AI supercomputer, used by U.S. military, secretly relies on Chinese hardware
Records obtained by Oligarch Watch reveal that the facility relies on Chinese transformers, creating a major security vulnerability.
Nov 26
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Investigations
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2025's Willie Horton ad
Virginia's Republican gubernatorial candidate dishonestly links her opponent to a notorious sex offender
Sep 4
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Your favorite brands are funding anti-abortion legal campaigns
Big-name companies are donating to a powerful political group using the legal system to expand abortion restrictions nationwide.
Aug 13
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Days after $5 million donation to MAGA Inc., Trump freezes Medicare waste crackdown
Trump pledged to root out "waste, fraud and abuse." Then a big contribution to his Super PAC came in.
Aug 4
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Does Trump's alleged letter to Epstein "sound like" Trump? An investigation.
On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal published a bombshell report about President Trump's relationship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Jul 21
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Musk’s Neuralink falsified federal forms, claims to qualify for racial diversity program
The company, owned by the world's wealthiest man, says it is a "small disadvantaged business"
Jul 19
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Corporate Power
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Billionaire surveillance enthusiast set to acquire TikTok's US operations
In the near future, Larry Ellison, an 81-year-old tech oligarch, could be in control of one of the world's most powerful media empires.
Sep 23
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How airlines lobbied away your flight compensation
After a $62 billion federal bailout, the airline industry secures the repeal of a key consumer protection.
Sep 8
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Your favorite brands are funding anti-abortion legal campaigns
Big-name companies are donating to a powerful political group using the legal system to expand abortion restrictions nationwide.
Aug 13
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Musk’s Neuralink falsified federal forms, claims to qualify for racial diversity program
The company, owned by the world's wealthiest man, says it is a "small disadvantaged business"
Jul 19
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Caleb Ecarma
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Prime Day is a scam
Amazon Prime Day is a four-day sale promoted by the mega-retailer as a rare opportunity to secure "deep discounts" on a variety of consumer items.
Jul 8
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UPDATE: Kimmel returns — but not on Sinclair or Nexstar affiliates
Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show returned last night, less than a week after ABC indefinitely suspended production in response to Kimmel’s comments about…
Sep 24
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Sinclair "Special Report" depicts Kirk as prophet
"Many Americans are standing shoulder-to-shoulder, believing God is still working and opening the hearts of a new generation."
Sep 22
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A New York Times editor on Trump's new $15 billion lawsuit
Popular Information talks to David Enrich, who wrote the book on how powerful people exploit the legal system to silence journalists.
Sep 17
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CBS News hires Trump loyalist to review news coverage
CBS News has hired Kenneth R.
Sep 10
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How Axios rebranded conservative ideology as objectivity
The biggest lie in media is the one that it tells about itself.
Jul 28
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Crime
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Criminal propaganda
On Tuesday, President Trump pledged to deploy the military in Chicago and Baltimore.
Sep 3
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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
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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…
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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
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The secret to Baltimore's extraordinary year
This April, Baltimore saw five homicides.
Jul 16
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Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge
One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R…
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What’s our next story?
Welcome to Popular Information, a newsletter dedicated to accountability journalism.
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Why Lindsey Halligan, Trump loyalist turned U.S. Attorney, is in trouble
The former insurance lawyer submitted a grand jury indictment that most grand jurors never saw.
Nov 20
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How Trump’s trillion-dollar war machine enriches the 1%
Congress will decide in the coming weeks whether to approve a $1 trillion military budget for 2026.
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EXCLUSIVE: How the Trump administration sparked a health crisis for ICE detainees
An abrupt decision on October 3 left thousands of ICE detainees without access to vital medical care — a crisis that is ongoing.
Nov 18
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Grand theft government
President Trump is in the process of sending millions of dollars in taxpayer money directly to his political allies — and himself.
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