Robert Faturechi

Trump’s Secretive ‘Deep Industry’ Teams Hired To Roll Back Regulations

Trump, who spent his business career on the other side of government regulations, has put an emphasis on cutting old rules.

Trump’s Secretive ‘Deep Industry’ Teams Hired To Roll Back Regulations

President Trump entered office pledging to cut red tape, and within weeks, he ordered his administration to assemble teams to aggressively scale back government regulations. But the effort 2014 a signature theme in Trump's populist campaign for the White House 2014 is being conducted in large part out of public view and often by political

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Trump’s Health Secretary Bought Drug Stocks, Then Pushed Pharma’s Agenda In Australia.

Before he was named Trump’s health secretary, Price took a congressional trip to Australia and pressed officials to extend protections for drug companies in an international trade agreement.

Trump’s Health Secretary Bought Drug Stocks, Then Pushed Pharma’s Agenda In Australia.

In the spring before the 2016 presidential election, the Obama administration's 12-nation trade agreement known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, was still alive. Negotiators worked on details as Congress considered whether to ratify the pact. The Australian government was getting in the way of one change demanded by U.S. pharmaceutical

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Democratic Senators Ask Jeff Sessions To Explain Preet Bharara Firing

The lawmakers cited a ProPublica report that U.S. Attorney Bharara was investigating HHS Secretary Tom Price when the Trump administration reversed course and removed him.

Democratic Senators Ask Jeff Sessions To Explain Preet Bharara Firing

Attorney General Jeff Sessions should explain whether the firing of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara had anything to do with Bharara's reported probe into stock trades by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, three Democratic U.S. senators said Tuesday. Price came under scrutiny during his confirmation hearings for investments he made while

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The Continuing Muddle At A Pro-Trump Political Committee

‘America Comes First’ can’t seem to decide if it’s a PAC or a super PAC, but in either case its federal filings remain problematic.

The Continuing Muddle At A Pro-Trump Political Committee

(REPORT) — A political action committee that backed Donald Trump's bid for the presidency is continuing to flout campaign finance laws. Earlier this month, ProPublica reported that the America Comes First PAC had violated the

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Clay Pigeons: How Lobbyists Secretly Woo Top Election Officials

Big-money corporate lobbying has reached into one of the most obscure corners of state government: the offices of secretaries of state, the people charged with running elections impartially.

Clay Pigeons: How Lobbyists Secretly Woo Top Election Officials

The targeting of secretaries of state with campaign donations, corporate-funded weekend outings and secret meetings with industry lobbyists reflects an intense focus on often overlooked ballot questions, which the secretaries frequently help write. The ballot initiatives are meant to give voters a direct voice on policy issues such as the

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Trump Fallout: Super PAC Scrambles To Solicit Donations To Save Republican Senate

An errant email from a PAC supporting Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania highlights Republican anxiety: “Trump has taken a real hit this week.”

Trump Fallout: Super PAC Scrambles To Solicit Donations To Save Republican Senate

To understand how Donald Trump’s comments and alleged mistreatment of women are stoking the anxiety of other Republicans, look no further than the private appeal sent Wednesday to a billionaire from a super PAC backing Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey. Without a last-minute infusion of money, Republicans could lose the Senate, the Prosperity for

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What Does Newt Gingrich Really Think Of Donald Trump

Gingrich characterized Donald Trump as “an American nationalist” who uses a deliberately unpredictable mix of hostility against “stupidity,” liberals and political correctness.

What Does Newt Gingrich Really Think Of Donald Trump

Newt Gingrich, a leading candidate to be Donald Trump's running mate, told Republicans at a closed-door meeting earlier this year that Trump is not a conservative, speaks to voters "at the lowest level of any candidate in either party," and could lose in a landslide if he didn't significantly change his approach to campaigning. Gingrich

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