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EXCLUSIVE: Secret policy shift could overwhelm Social Security offices with millions of people
On Wednesday, the Social Security Administration (SSA) enacted a new policy that could impose massive demands on the agency's overburdened network of…
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Judd Legum
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Are the people who Trump sent to a Salvadoran prison actually gang members?
On March 15, President Trump signed a proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
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Judd Legum
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Trump promised to protect access to abortion pills. Things have changed.
In an interview with TIME Magazine published last December, then-President-elect Trump was asked whether he would preserve access to abortion pills.
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Judd Legum
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Noel Sims
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EXCLUSIVE: Memo details Trump plan to sabotage the Social Security Administration
An internal Social Security Administration (SSA) memo, sent on March 13 and obtained by Popular Information, details proposed changes to the claims…
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Judd Legum
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Musk attacks the Musk Watch DOGE Tracker
Yesterday, we launched the Musk Watch DOGE Tracker. This new tool authoritatively demonstrated that Elon Musk had been grossly overstating the cuts…
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Investigations

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In botched DEI purge, OSHA trashes workplace safety guidelines
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered the digital and physical destruction of 18 publications on workplace safety…
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Judd Legum
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Rebecca Crosby
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Trump maintains funding freeze at NIH, defying court order
The Trump administration is still prohibiting National Institutes of Health (NIH) staff from issuing virtually all grant funding, an NIH official tells…
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Judd Legum
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Noel Sims
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The NSA's "Big Delete"
Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words…
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Judd Legum
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Rebecca Crosby
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Musk associates given unfettered access to private data of government employees
The Musk-connected political hires include two recent high school graduates
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Caleb Ecarma
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Judd Legum
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13 things everyone should know about Pete Hegseth
Secretary of Defense is one of the most complex and consequential positions on earth.
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Corporate Power

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How to buy your way out of a federal lawsuit
On June 6, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed charges against Coinbase, a crypto trading platform, alleging that the company was…
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How a major bank cheated its customers out of $2 billion, according to a new federal lawsuit
An explosive new lawsuit filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) alleges that Capital One bank cheated its customers out of $2 billion.
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Judd Legum
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Noel Sims
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Meta goes MAGA
On Tuesday morning, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced changes to how the company will handle content moderation across Facebook, Instagram, and…
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Judd Legum
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10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021
After a violent mob stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, hundreds of corporations took action to communicate to the public that democracy…
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How Disney conspired with government officials to steal over $100 million from theme park workers
Working at the "Happiest Place on Earth" can be a nightmare.
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Media

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Despite media reports, Trump has not offered federal employees a "buyout"
Anyone who has read reports in the Associated Press, the New York Times, CBS News, CNN, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, NBC News, or Axios would be…
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A new Trump Tower of corruption
President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was a top White House official during Trump's first term.
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Trump v. Clinton: The media double standard on the influence of foreign cash
On Monday, Popular Information reported that Justin Sun, a Chinese national currently being prosecuted for fraud by the Securities and Exchange…
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Judd Legum
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Jeff Bezos isn't the only person who can make choices
On Monday, Popular Information published its report on the Washington Post's abrupt decision not to endorse in the 2024 presidential election.
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The billionaire-media complex
Jeff Bezos is the second-richest person in the world, with a net worth of approximately $211 billion. Most of Bezos' wealth is derived from his 9% stake…
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Crime

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Trump's fake crime wave
On January 19, during a rally held in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump claimed that “crime has gone through the roof” and that it “was up like…
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Lies, damn lies, and shoplifting statistics
For 32 years, the National Retail Federation (NRF) — the lobbying group representing major retailers in the United States — has produced the "National…
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Judd Legum
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Common myths about the new FBI crime statistics, debunked
This week, the FBI released its report on crime in the United States during 2023.
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Judd Legum
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Why Trump's spurious attacks on crime are working
One of the central arguments in former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign is the false claim that the United States is a crime-infested hellhole…
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California's shoplifting laws are not broken. California is "fixing" them anyway.
Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed a package of 10 bills intended to deter shoplifting and other property crime.
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As measles cases soar, RFK Jr. declares war on science
Over 250 people across multiple states have been infected with measles this year and two people have died. The vast majority of these cases are centered…
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Introducing: The Musk Watch DOGE Tracker
New tool reveals Musk has overstated verified DOGE savings by at least 92%
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The MAGA plan to cripple DC
At a rally in Washington, DC, the day before his second inauguration, President Trump promised to restore the capital city to greatness. "We will…
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Veterans Administration therapists forced to provide mental health counseling in open cubicles
As part of the Trump administration's frenzied push to end remote work arrangements for federal government workers, the Veterans Administration (VA) is…
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Trump allies deploy “book-banning pastor” to school districts across the country
In a January 24 press release from the Department of Education, the Trump administration declared that book-banning was a “hoax.”
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Strategic corruption reserve
President Trump is hawking a memecoin and collecting most of the revenue from the sale of a separate coin from a company called World Liberty Financial.
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