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‘Betrayed’ Paul Manafort stares down ex-partner Rick Gates
As Rick Gates testified to a packed courtroom in Alexandria, Virginia, on Monday, he carefully avoided making eye contact with his former business partner and mentor, Paul Manafort. But as Gates...
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The worst job in American politics
Almost no one in Illinois had more resources to devote to running for governor than J.B. Pritzker. At 53, Pritzker is the billionaire scion of the state’s wealthiest family. His sister, Penny, served...
View ArticleDiplomatic crisis spotlights Saudi Arabia’s spending in Washington
The growing diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi is shining a spotlight on just how integral the country — and its cash — have become to Washington, with...
View ArticleTrump’s wealthiest Cabinet members earned millions in 2017
President Donald Trump’s three wealthiest Cabinet members took in tens of millions of dollars last year, including from divesting holdings to avoid conflicts of interest, according to disclosure...
View ArticleTrump-connected lobby firms cash in with foreign governments
Zimbabwe, shunned by the international community during the years it was ruled by dictator Robert Mugabe, hadn’t retained a Washington lobbying firm in more than a decade. But after Mugabe was deposed...
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‘America first’ meets ‘Hungary first’
When Donald Trump became U.S. president, Europe’s fiercest anti-immigration leader saw an opportunity to garner international legitimacy for his policies. But for over two years, Hungarian Prime...
View ArticleBiden announces all-female White House communications team
President-elect Joe Biden turned to two Obama administration veterans on Sunday to head up his White House’s communications strategy and serve as its public face. Kate Bedingfield, who served as...
View ArticleOne of Trump’s final acts will allow former aides to profit from foreign ties
President Donald Trump’s last-minute move to scrap his administration’s own ethics rules will make it easier for his former aides to lobby on behalf of foreign interests — the same line of work behind...
View ArticleTrump made Twitter the White House’s spiked-ball cudgel. Ron Klain wants to...
After four years in which the White House used Twitter as a tool to batter the media and knife political opponents, the Biden administration is trying a softer touch. Officials are using the social...
View ArticleFrustrated industry groups see Biden’s pandemic czar as obstacle to reopening...
WASHINGTON — The White House is resisting lifting U.S. travel bans on a broad swath of foreign countries, despite a rising chorus of voices both inside and outside the administration questioning...
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