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The plot to undermine the 2026 elections
The Trump administration is engaged in a multi-pronged effort to undermine the integrity of and confidence in the 2026 election.
 • Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims
DraftKings and FanDuel spending millions on 2026 midterms, new filings reveal
The two largest online sports gambling companies, DraftKings and FanDuel, have already spent millions of dollars on the 2026 midterm elections…
 • Judd Legum
Social media as state media
Silicon Valley was once viewed as a tool for liberation. Now, from blocking apps to banning groups, it is helping the White House suppress dissent.
 • Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims
How legacy media fell for Trump’s fake “pivot” in Minnesota
No, Trump did not "change course."
 • Judd Legum and Noel Sims
The hollow corporate response to the Minnesota killings
At the beginning of December, the Trump administration launched “Operation Metro Surge,” sending thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE…
 • Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims
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The corporate enablers of the ICE crackdown
How Amazon, AT&T, and Citizens Bank are profiting from the administration’s mass deportation campaign.
 • Judd Legum
DOGE staffer signed deal to share Social Security data with election deniers
UPDATE, 2/2: This piece has been updated to include True the Vote's denial that it was involved in the agreement with DOGE referred to in the legal…
 • Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims
In 2026, ICE detainees are dying at an alarming rate
In 2025, 32 people died in the custody of the U.S.
 • Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims
ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
 • Judd Legum
These companies advertised on X as Grok produced sexualized images of kids
At least 37 major companies were advertising on the platform this week, a Popular Information investigation reveals.
 • Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims
UPDATE: The Saudi payback
On November 18, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) visited President Trump at the White House.
 • Judd Legum
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