#Political Influence

Articles (30)

• 🇺🇸 Burry still bearish on Palantir despite Trump endorsement — 10/04/2026 [USA] Related: #Investor Sentiment, #Market Valuation
• 🇺🇸 Analysis-Trump’s abrupt Iran reversal exposes limits of his leverage — 08/04/2026 [USA] Related: #Foreign Policy, #Geopolitics
• 🇬🇧 New crypto regulations likely to be big favor to the Trump family, industry insiders say — 22/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Regulators narrow securities definitions – a shift that could benefit Trump family’s crypto projects</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-new...

  Related: #Cryptocurrency Regulation
• 🇺🇸 How Corey Lewandowski Wielded Power Inside D.H.S. — 21/03/2026 [USA]

  While he was supposed to serve in a limited role as an adviser to Kristi Noem, Mr. Lewandowski had wide influence over contracts, personnel and operations inside the agency over the last year.

  Related: #Government Ethics
• 🇺🇸 DOJ denies outside influence from Trump ally in antitrust reviews — 21/03/2026 [USA]

  Trump ally and lawyer Mike Davis allegedly pushed antitrust officials at the Justice Department to approve his deals, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation.

  Related: #Antitrust
• 🇺🇸 One Year After Trump’s $400 Million Ultimatum, a Different Columbia — 21/03/2026 [USA]

  As they sought to respond to charges of antisemitism and harassment on campus, administrators and trustees made promises. Many have been kept, but not all.

  Related: #University Transformation
• 🇺🇸 Trump convinces GOP primary challenger to drop bid for Colorado House seat — 20/03/2026 [USA]

  President Trump announced on Friday that he met with a primary challenger of Rep. Jeff Hurd’s (R-Colo.) and was able to get her to drop her bid as Republicans look to avoid a nasty contest in a House ...

  Related: #Primary Elections
• 🇬🇧 Trump-backed television merger moves forward — 20/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Critics fear the consolidation will add to strains facing local news and degrade coverage.

  Related: #Media Consolidation
• 🇺🇸 Trump Friend Asked ICE to Detain the Mother of His Child — 20/03/2026 [USA]

  Paolo Zampolli, a former modeling agent and a longtime Trump ally, was in a custody battle over his son. An ICE official agreed to help.

  Related: #Immigration
• 🇺🇸 Trump’s Handpicked Arts Commission Approves Gold Coin With His Face on It — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  Many of America’s founders were fiercely against taking steps that would make its government officials appear like kings, and that included featuring them on the country’s coins.

  Related: #Commemorative Currency
• 🇺🇸 FCC Enforcement Chief Offered to Help Brendan Carr Target Disney, Records Show — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  Last year, as FCC chair Brendan Carr threatened ABC over a Jimmy Kimmel monologue, a civil servant overseeing West Coast stations privately pledged support, according to emails obtained by WIRED.

  Related: #Regulatory Oversight
• 🇺🇸 What a Key AIPAC Loss in Illinois Signals for Pro-Israel Lobby in Midterms — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  The historically bipartisan American Israel Public Affairs Committee faces headwinds among Democrats angered by the country’s current government and war in Gaza.

  Related: #Election Dynamics
• 🇺🇸 JB Pritzker flexes his political muscle: From the Politics Desk — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  Gov. JB Pritzker flexed his political muscle in Illinois after helping Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton win a crowded Democratic primary for Senate.

  Related: #Democratic Party
• 🇺🇸 Top US spy accused of omitting Iran intel that contradicts Trump — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  Top US spy was accused of altering testimony on Iran, omitting details that contradict Trump’s threat claims.

  Related: #Intelligence Controversy
• 🇺🇸 Trump’s takeover of DC landmarks reaches legal apex — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  President Trump’s government real estate projects in the nation’s capital are reaching an apex in court. Environmental groups, a Democratic congresswoman and even golfers have sued. Judges so far ha...

  Related: #Legal Apex
• 🇺🇸 Illinois Primary Election Takeaways: Stratton Wins and AIPAC’s Power Is Tested — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  Democratic voters put Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on a path to the Senate, while the pro-Israel lobby notched its first major victories of the year but also faced a tough defeat.

  Related: #Elections
• 🇺🇸 King of Illinois: Pritzker swings Senate race as he targets Trump — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  Juliana Stratton’s victory in a heated Senate primary vindicates the governor’s political operation heading into 2028.

  Related: #Election Strategy
• 🇺🇸 AIPAC attacks fall flat as Democrat Daniel Biss wins Illinois House primary — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  The suburban Chicago mayor, who has criticized Israel, will succeed retiring Rep. Jan Schakowsky.

  Related: #Primary Election, #Israel Policy
• 🇺🇸 Year After Trump Takeover, Institute of Peace Is Little More Than Scenery — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  As a lawsuit by the former staff drags on, the fight highlights President Trump’s upending of traditional peace-building and the lasting effects of his administration’s cost-cutting blitz.

  Related: #Institutional Change
• 🇬🇧 US Senate heeds Trump’s call to debate restrictive Save America Act voting bill — 17/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Senate voted 51-48 to begin discussion on bill that would require proof of citizenship for new voters</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/17/us-senate-voter-id-...

  Related: #Voting Rights
• 🇺🇸 Kennedy Center votes to shut down ahead of Trump-backed renovation project — 16/03/2026 [USA]

  The Kennedy Center's board of directors has voted to shut down operations for two years following this summer's July 4 celebrations.

  Related: #Arts Funding
• 🇺🇸 Trump gives second wind to reforming college sports regulation — 16/03/2026 [USA]

  An effort to regulate the big business of college sports is receiving a second burst of energy on Capitol Hill thanks to President Trump’s insistence that more be done to curb what many regard as an i...

  Related: #Sports Regulation
• 🇺🇸 Professors Are Changing What They Teach, Even Far from Trump’s Gaze — 16/03/2026 [USA]

  Harvard is the White House’s biggest target, but professors all over the country have been censoring themselves, avoiding provocative topics and rewriting grants.

  Related: #Academic Adaptation
• 🇺🇸 Trump says he’s ‘thrilled’ to see Brendan Carr looking at FCC licenses of news organizations — 16/03/2026 [USA]

  President Trump on Sunday said he was “thrilled” to see the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr reviewing license renewal applications for broadcast corporations after accusing ...

  Related: #Media Regulation
• 🇺🇸 Universities slow hiring, faculty navigate rocky future amid Trump attacks on higher education — 14/03/2026 [USA]

  The Trump administration’s attacks on universities have led to a slowdown in hiring, with international academics particularly caught in the crossfire. Colleges are being forced to navigate both thre...

  Related: #Higher Education
• 🇺🇸 Illinois' open U.S. Senate race tests Gov. Pritzker's influence ahead of possible presidential bid — 12/03/2026 [USA]

  A rare opening for Illinois to elect a new U.S. senator has sparked a political brawl among the top three candidates in the Democratic state.

  Related: #Election Dynamics
• 🇺🇸 New drone maker partly owned by Trump sons hopes to win Pentagon contracts — 11/03/2026 [USA]

  Among dozens of companies competing for Pentagon contracts to supply attack drones, one stands out: Powerus, flush with cash and ballooning in size as it buys up rivals

  Related: #Defense Industry
• 🇺🇸 Intel shareholder claims board gave US an equity stake to avoid Trump’s social media attacks — 11/03/2026 [USA]

  Lawsuit also criticised law firm Skadden for advising both Intel and the government

  Related: #Corporate Governance
• 🇺🇸 Emma Wall, Betsy Hershey Talk U.S. Climate Activism in Adam McKay-Produced ‘Just Look Up’: ‘It’s No Coincidence Venezuela and Iran Are Oil-Producing Countries’ — 11/03/2026 [USA]

  During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, filmmakers Emma Wall and Betsy Hershey (“Guerrilla Habeas”) jumped on a life-changing Zoom call organized by a lauded host: Oscar-winning director Adam McKa...

  Related: #Climate Activism, #Documentary Filmmaking, #Environmental Policy
• 🇺🇸 Kremlin backs covert campaign to keep Orbán in power — 11/03/2026 [USA]

  Vladimir Putin endorses plan drawn up by Russian consultancy that is under western sanctions

  Related: #Foreign Interference