LEVER WEEKLY: Trump's Cabinet Of Curiosities

This is Lever Weekly, a recap of our work from the past week. If you only read one email from us all week, this should be it.

What The Lever Published This Week: 

Trump AG Pick Linked To Musk’s Fraud Lawyer

If confirmed, Pam Bondi could shut down a Justice Department probe of Musk’s company, which was represented by her brot…

The Lever •David Sirota

The Art Of Deception

A radical magic contest reveals the secrets of manipulation in a post-truth world.

The Lever •Lois Parshley

The Secret Recordings Netanyahu Wants Censored

A new documentary exposes never-before-seen video of the Israeli leader — and argues he’s prolonged the Gaza War to eva…

The Lever •Arjun Singh

Trump Gives Airlines Their Deregulator

Sean Duffy, a former representative-turned-airline industry lobbyist and reality TV star, could now oversee the industr…

The Lever •Katya Schwenk

The Crypto Triad Won The Election

After gargantuan industry donations, the government is ready to go all-in on cryptocurrency — at the risk of consumers …

The Lever •Freddy Brewster

GOP Takes First Steps To Shut Down Climate Groups

Democrats are helping give Trump the power to wipe out enemy nonprofits — and there’s already a road map on how to defu…

The Lever •Lois Parshley

Trump Picks Oz, Champion Of Medicare Privatization

Trump says he will nominate the TV doctor, who has been paid to push Medicare privatization while investing in health c…

The Lever •Andrew Perez

What Trump’s Energy Secretary Pick Says Behind Closed Doors

At a major fossil fuel summit, Chris Wright, Trump’s choice to run the Energy Department, declared, “There Is No Climat…

The Lever •Chris Walker

Handbook For The Politically Deceased With Sen. Chris Murphy

In this bonus Lever Time episode, David Sirota and Sen. Chris Murphy discuss the soul-searching Democrats need to do to…

The Lever •Arjun Singh

YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Freeing Captive Audiences

Employers have to free their captives, the Feds curb a health care giant’s shopping spree, Google’s big breakup levels …

The Lever •Sam Pollak

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The Lever In The News:

• Sunday Long Read — The popular newsletter, which compiles the week’s best features, highlighted David Sirota’s essay on where Democrats went wrong in 2024.
• The New Abnormal — Lucy Dean Stockton joined The Daily Beast podcast to discuss which Biden administration regulations will likely be the first to go.
• Daily Kos —  The author references Master Plan in a far-reaching essay exploring how the next Trump administration could jeopardize citizenship.
• The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz — David Sirota joins the syndicated sports talk show to discuss American systems that are succeeding despite rampant corruption — and riff on the Nuggets.

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