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The Lever
• Veronica Riccobene
Key Democratic voters want a 2028 presidential candidate who will cut off military aid to Israel.
The Lever
• Veronica Riccobene
The $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery could cause thousands of workers to lose their jobs, according to new research.
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Politically dicey investment portfolios, social media mega-banks, and more from The Lever this week.
The Lever
• Lyna Bentahar
Your commute gets renewable, paddles win out over profits, whales catch a break, and Big Bend fights back.
The Lever
• Lyna Bentahar
Test your knowledge of primary elections, A.I. training, and other issues that really matter.
The Lever
• Freddy Brewster
GEO Group made the donation weeks after securing two five-year immigration detention-center contracts expected to generate more than $160 million annually.
The Lever
• Freddy Brewster
The GOP Michigan Senate candidate now supports a one-year moratorium on data center construction in the Wolverine State.
The Lever
• Freddy Brewster
Right-wing dark money groups and Big Oil are pressuring the Supreme Court to shield the fossil fuel industry from paying for climate change-related damages.
The Lever
• Veronica Riccobene
Moderna’s cancer vaccine results doubled its stock price after taxpayers paid to help develop the treatment.
The Lever
• Luke Goldstein
Peter Kauffmann helps lead a billionaire-funded network intervening in Democratic primaries — while representing a front group fighting to keep your credit fees high.
The Lever
• Ben Solis
Mike Rogers took thousands from AT&T, pushed to let telecoms share private customer data without a warrant, then joined the company as a security adviser.
The Lever
• Veronica Riccobene
Democratic socialist Angie Nixon won the Sunshine State’s Senate primary yesterday after being out-fundraised roughly 16 times over.
The Lever
• Veronica Riccobene
The Trump administration is stacked with 57 “ultra-millionaires.”
The Lever
• Freddy Brewster
Michigan Republican Mike Rogers holds millions in AI-related investments while backing Donald Trump’s push to fast-track the infrastructure fueling the industry.
The Lever
• Veronica Riccobene
Refunds from Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs are boosting corporate quarterly earnings, while Consumers who paid the tariffs are shut out.
The Lever
• David Sirota
House Dems’ leader declared his opposition to Medicare For All on the same day a new poll shows almost all Democratic voters support it.
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Socialists hit a speed bump, moderates declare war, a Connecticut billionaire pulls electoral strings, and more from The Lever this week.
The Lever
• Lyna Bentahar
Meta’s billion-dollar disturbance, a sanctions regime topples, voters vote to win, and clean energy cleans up.
The Lever
• Luke Goldstein
Despite lawmakers’ warnings about Musk, New York gave the world’s first trillionaire a critical approval in his plan to turn X into an “everything app.”
The Lever
• Lyna Bentahar
Test your knowledge of the socialist backlash, Democratic donors, and other issues that really matter.
The Lever
• David Sirota
Democrats keep losing Florida. DSA-endorsed Oliver Larkin believes he knows why — and that his insurgent campaign against Rep. Jared Moskowitz can turn the tide.
The Lever
• Veronica Riccobene
Third Way’s director for “anti-extremism" will conduct opposition research against the Democratic Socialists of America and launch a guerrilla media campaign against their ideas.
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Luke Bronin toppled an incumbent in the name of generational change. Behind his rise is a hedge fund billionaire building a new Democratic political machine.
The Lever
• Veronica Riccobene
Francesca Hong lost her Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor after progressive leaders declined to back her campaign.
The Lever
• Veronica Riccobene
Amid a spike in detention center deaths, taxpayers gave billions of dollars to private prisons so that Immigration and Customs Enforcement may escape oversight.
The Lever
• Katya Schwenk
Stephen Mandel is bankrolling a new political apparatus built to “redefine” the Democratic Party — but what does he actually want?
The Lever
• David Sirota
Russell Vought rewires the government for a no-limits president.
The Lever
• Reed Galen
Third Way is spending $15 million to crush the Democratic left. Its campaign could produce exactly the insurgency it fears.
The Lever
• Jonathan Easley
Immigration officials are rapidly increasing their collection of genetic material.
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Trump’s oil giveaway, airlines lobbying for smaller font sizes, FEMA cuts, and more from The Lever this week.
