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No billionaire overlords. No false equivalencies. No BS.Popular Information is unbought and unbossed.Upgrade to paid to support independent accountability journalism.In the three weeks since Trump was inaugurated, Popular Information and its new sister publication, Musk Watch, have been breaking news and making an impact. Musk Watch broke the news that Musk’s associates at the Office of Personnel Management received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive personal information for millions of federal employees. Musk's team was given permission to extract information from databases that store medical histories, personally identifiable information, workplace evaluations, and other private data. Musk Watch's report has already been cited in two federal lawsuits filed against the Trump administration. It was also included in a letter from Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to Tesla, X, xAI, and other entities controlled by Musk, demanding the companies "preserve all documents and answer questions on their role in Musk’s potential violations of ethics requirements and federal law." Some other examples of our reporting since January 20:
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BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants
Friday, February 14, 2025
An internal memo issued February 12 was obtained by Popular Information. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Trump executive order leads to $100 energy bill hike for hundreds in Alabama
Friday, February 14, 2025
Donald Trump promised that, as president, he would drastically lower Americans' energy bills. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
How a major bank cheated its customers out of $2 billion, according to a new federal lawsuit
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
An explosive new lawsuit filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) alleges that Capital One bank cheated its customers out of $2 billion. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Landlords gouge victims of LA fires
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
The devastating fires in Los Angeles have killed 24 people. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
The corporate lobbyist who will run the Trump White House
Monday, January 13, 2025
During the 2024 campaign, Trump condemned the power of lobbyists in Washington, DC, and pledged that, if he returned to the White House, they would have no influence. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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