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The Department of Government Efficiency Is Inefficient

Elon Musk evinces no understanding of how government works.

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The billionaire class used the Gaza siege to purge leftists, and even left populism. Caught up in the wake were the cautious elites.

by David Dayen November 8, 2024

A look at the biggest stock gainers since Trump’s election shows that paying tribute to the next president will have its benefits.

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The congressman owns a stake in a company that benefits from offshore wind legislation he co-sponsored as a New Jersey state senator.

by David Dayen October 30, 2024

An obscure fight over cattle prices could be one reason the Nebraska senator is in trouble in her re-election campaign.

How did U.S. space and military communications programs become so dependent on one weird Trump ally whose actions border on treason?

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Until 2017, presidents hiring close family members as staff was illegal.