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Two “progressive” super PACs linked to House GOP
Two newly formed super PACs which purport to be progressive are linked to House Republicans and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), a Popular Information…
18 hrs ago • Judd Legum
One reason why the rent is too damn high
In the last few years, rents across the United States have skyrocketed.
May 28 • Rebecca Crosby and Noel Sims
A GOP dirty tricks operation, exposed
Following the breadcrumbs from a “progressive” super PAC to a powerful Republican operative
May 27 • Judd Legum
Trump promotes unregulated online casino after $1 million Super PAC donation
On Truth Social, Trump has repeatedly promoted Stake, an unregulated online casino that, according to state gambling regulators, is operating illegally.
May 26 • Judd Legum
PopInfo Weekly: Praise, payoffs, and peanuts
A Popular Information investigation found that several stock purchases were made on the same day Trump publicly praised the companies.
May 22 • Rebecca Crosby and Noel Sims
A lot of peanuts
As the Iran War drags on, President Trump has repeatedly belittled the economic impact of the conflict on Americans.
May 21 • Rebecca Crosby and Noel Sims
UPDATE: Vance confronted with Popular Information report on Trump stock purchases
Vance attacks reporter, offers sarcastic and contradictory response.
May 20 • Judd Legum
Inside California’s ICE facilities: deaths, denied care, and “dog food”
During the second Trump administration, the population detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has ballooned.
May 19 • Rebecca Crosby and Noel Sims
The smoking guns in Trump’s new financial disclosure
Trump publicly praised companies the same day he bought their stock.
May 18 • Judd Legum
PopInfo Weekly: Slop, scams, and subpoenas
A Popular Information investigation found that a network of award-winning newspapers has quietly published over 17,000 online articles pushing promo…
May 15 • Rebecca Crosby
UPDATE: Media parrots Pentagon’s low-ball cost estimate for Iran War
This week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Acting Undersecretary Jules Hurst, the Pentagon’s Chief Financial Officer, answered questions about the…
May 14 • Judd Legum and Rebecca Crosby
Pulitzer-winning newsrooms are quietly publishing mountains of gambling slop
A large network of prominent regional newspapers has posted thousands of low-quality articles promoting gambling and prediction markets — and is…
May 13 • Judd Legum
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