PopInfo Weekly: Grift, gambling, and the GOP
A Popular Information investigation revealed that Lead Left, a new political action committee that spent millions boosting Democratic primary candidates with big political…
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 investigation reveals.
A GOP dirty tricks operation, exposed
Following the breadcrumbs from a “progressive” super PAC to a powerful Republican operative
One reason why the rent is too damn high
In the last few years, rents across the United States have skyrocketed.
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.
PopInfo Weekly: Bets, ballots, and ballrooms
A Popular Information investigation revealed that since taking office for a second time, President Trump has promoted his family’s business interests 110 times through social…
An oligarch’s dystopian scheme to discredit journalism with AI
A Peter Thiel-funded startup launched this month will use an “AI jury” to “subject the media’s claims to systematic investigation and judgment.” That same system of AI…
Polymarket celebrates insider trading scandal
Last week, the Justice Department indicted Master Sgt.
PopInfo Weekly: Leaks, lapses, and lies
The Trump administration has not paid third-parties for medical care provided to detainees in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody for over seven months.
Trump blames No Kings for assassination attempt
On Monday, Cole Tomas Allen, an educator from California, was charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump.
How Trump turned the presidency into an infomercial
A Popular Information investigation into how Trump is systematically using the presidency to promote his own businesses.
ICE has not paid for detainee medical care for 7 months
The termination of payments to providers has coincided with a massive spike in detainee deaths and medical crises.
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 pretending it's journalism.
Violent crime plummets in “Democrat run cities” blasted by Trump
Since his return to the White House, President Trump has repeatedly claimed that major cities across the United States are overrun with crime.
We were promised a gold-plated Trump phone
For 11 months, Trump Mobile has been collecting $100 deposits for a Trump phone. No phones have shipped to customers.
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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.
UPDATE: Vance confronted with Popular Information report on Trump stock purchases
Vance attacks reporter, offers sarcastic and contradictory response.
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.
The smoking guns in Trump’s new financial disclosure
Trump publicly praised companies the same day he bought their stock.
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 cost of the Iran War while…
The real cost of the Iran War: $72 billion for the first 60 days
Popular Information crunches the numbers. The official accounting is at least $47 billion too low.
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 codes for sports books, online…
The truth about State Farm
"So forget what we told you. It ain’t worth squat."
A lot of peanuts
As the Iran War drags on, President Trump has repeatedly belittled the economic impact of the conflict on Americans.