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Are we allowed to get the rest of the Epstein files now?

Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees - ProPublica Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their…

We used financial records included in this trove of data to report on Blanche owning at least $159K in crypto assets when he shut down investigations into crypto companies.

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Top DOJ Official Todd Blanche Shut Down Crypto Enforcement While Holding Crypto Assets The second-highest official at the DOJ, Todd Blanche rose to prominence as Trump’s personal defense attorney. His actions violated the federal conflicts of interest law and his ethics agreement,…

Deputy AG Todd Blanche promised to dump his crypto holdings no later than 90 days after his Senate confirmation last March.

But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies.

(Published Dec. 2025)

John Oliver (on right) gestures with his hands as he speaks. On left, a ProPublica headline from December 15, 2025 reads: “Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.” An article excerpt below says: "... turning rows red, yellow or green every few seconds, never asking a single question.”

1/ On yesterday’s @lastweektonight.com about USAID, John Oliver cited several of our investigations.

First up was our reporting about how DOGE operatives had arbitrarily cut aid programs, in some cases by literally clicking through a spreadsheet: propub.li/4cCsSKP

And this is all he had to replace Noem.

‘Operation Epstein Distraction’: Trump’s bloody Iran ‘hype videos’ seem to target niche audience White House wages online propaganda campaign with aggressive and tasteless videos seemingly designed for young rightwing American men

‘Operation Epstein Distraction’: Trump’s bloody Iran ‘hype videos’ seem to target niche audience

Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police quietly erected overnight at Capitol The memorial honoring officers who defended the Capitol was required by law to be installed by March 2023.

Exclusive: A memorial plaque honoring law enforcement’s response to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot was quietly installed inside the U.S. Capitol early Saturday morning.

The memorial was required by law to be installed by March 2023.

NYC mayor not banned from UK – Full Fact A series of videos shared on social media falsely claim that Zohran Mamdani said the UK has “lost its moral compass”, prompting Keir Starmer to ban him from the UK.

Videos shared online falsely claim Keir Starmer banned New York mayor Zohran Mamdani from the UK, after Mr Mamdani supposedly said the UK had “lost its moral compass” at an event they both attended.

But no such event happened, and he hasn’t been banned.

Opinion: The immorality of betting on war Traders on prediction markets bet on nearly anything. One made more than half a million dollars betting on the U.S. strike against Iran. But should people wager on human suffering?

Traders on prediction markets bet on nearly anything. One made more than half a million dollars betting on the U.S. strike against Iran. But should people wager on human suffering?

As Operation Metro Surge recedes, concern grows over tactics of Twin Cities bounty hunters There are no licenses needed to become a bounty hunter in Minnesota, an issue that is raising concerns after highly public actions by bounty hunters in the Twin Cities this week.

Outside Minneapolis City Hall, two protesters blocked a van labeled with “Midwest Plumbing” decals advertising a disconnected phone number. The driver pointed a pistol at them. One of the armed men shot pepperballs into the crowd.

The men weren’t federal agents. They were bounty hunters.

Reporter covering immigration enforcement detained by ICE agents A Nashville reporter has been detained by federal agents.

Reporter covering immigration enforcement detained by ICE agents

Exclusive: Since the war began, Russia has passed Iran the locations of U.S. military assets, including warships and aircraft.

The assistance signals that the conflict now features one of America’s chief nuclear-armed competitors. https://wapo.st/47vAwD9

Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

Exclusive: Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces in the Middle East, the first indication that another major U.S. adversary is participating — even indirectly — in the war.

He lied. He lied some more. There were falsehoods. There were exaggerations. There were whoppers. And he lied some more. There. Saved everyone a read.

Trump presses for congressional stock-trading ban, targets Pelosi The presidential push comes as a bipartisan effort has stalled in the House.

After Trump endorsed a ban on stock trading among members of Congress, he added, “Did Nancy Pelosi stand up? ... Doubt it.”

Turns out, Pelosi did applause and stand up before Trump’s shoutout. Read more here: politi.co/4cdWMVA

A very low energy performance by Trump. His basic message for the 2026 midterm elections is to make it harder for you to vote and easier for Republicans to cheat.

trump, whose government killed protesters and then slandered them as domestic terrorists, is talking about how bad it is to kill protesters

Trump: For the sake of time I'm just gonna read a list of names and say either "murdered" or "raped" #SOTU

After pointing at Democrats and saying they are "crazy," Trump says, "We’re lucky we have a country, with people like this. Democrats are destroying our country, but we stopped it, just in the nick of time."
Just insanely destructive. Indefensible — but Republicans stood and clapped.

Incredible shot of Rep. Al Green holding up a "BLACK PEOPLE AREN'T APES!" sign with Trump in the foreground from photographer Kenny Holston (Getty)

Trump says Republicans will ‘never lose a race’ if Congress restricts voting “We'll never lose a race. For 50 years, we won't lose a race.”

Trump claimed that if Republicans pass the SAVE America Act, they will never lose an election “for 50 years.”

The legislation is at the forefront of the GOP's election subversion scheme.

And if it becomes law, it could disenfranchise millions of voters in the 2026 midterms.

No Republicans should ever lecture anyone again on how they’re “small government” conservatives that believes the fed govt should stay out of the free market.

The Trump regime is the closest thing to a command and control economy the US has ever had.

Hey @netflix.com - remember what happened to Paramount+ when they complied in advance. Happy to cancel my Netflix account if need be.

Board of Peace contracting records viewed by The Guardian show the Trump administration plans to use more than 350 acres of land in southern Gaza to construct a 5,000-person military base—with 26 armored watchtowers, bunkers, an arms range, and a storage warehouse. trib.al/aSjZAXm

Toxic tap: Lead detected in 6 of 10 New Orleans homes' water Because of contract disputes, cost and legislative hurdles, it will likely take years before the remainder of the city’s tens of thousands of lead pipes are replaced. In the meantime, experts say resi...

New Orleans has one of the oldest water systems on the Gulf Coast, with pipes dating back more than a century, and lead experts point to the city’s corroding lead water lines as a significant public health hazard. veritenews.org/2026/02/19/e...

I think we live in a dumb enough timeline that Trump would try to charge Obama on something as stupid as this, but setting that aside, this is embarrassing to report straight-faced like this.

And if you’re *going* to report it straight-faced, how are you not reaching Obama for comment?

Shut the fuck up, Bloomberg, you cock.

This country is a moral abyss.

Why would federal prosecutors in 2019 tell authorities in New Mexico to stop their investigation into Epstein and Zorro Ranch?