Federal Government

U.S. federal executive departments, independent agencies, military service branches, and weapons programs that appear as actors in documented incidents — whether as regulators, contracting parties, or recipients or grantors of benefits.

• Bureau of Land Management

  Government Body
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  Commodity Futures Trading Commission

  Government Body
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  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

  Government Body
• Council on Environmental Quality

  Government Body
• Department of Commerce

  Government Body
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  Department of Defense

  Government Body
• Department of Education

  Government Body
• Department of Energy

  Government Body
• Department of Health and Human Services

  Government Body
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  Department of Justice

  Government Body
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  Department of Labor

  Government Body
• Department of State

  Government Body
• Department of the Interior

  Government Body
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  Department of the Treasury

  Government Body
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  Environmental Protection Agency

  Government Body
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  Federal Communications Commission

  Government Body
• Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council

  Government Body
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  Internal Revenue Service

  Government Body
• NASA

  Government Body
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  National Park Service

  Government Body
• Office of Management and Budget

  Government Body
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  Securities and Exchange Commission

  Government Body
• Small Business Administration

  Government Body
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  U.S. Air Force

  Government Body
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  U.S. Department of Homeland Security

  Government Body
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  U.S. Export-Import Bank

  Government Body
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  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

  Government Body
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  U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

  Government Body
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  United States

  Government Body
• United States Agency for International Development

  Government Body

Actions involving organizations in this sector, players affiliated with them, or sector-wide benefits.

• Private Action

  July 2026
  FIFA reverses a US player's World Cup ban after Trump's call
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  July 2026
  Trump's Homeland Security pays CoreCivic $1.47B for two ICE prisons$1.47B
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Private Action

  June 2026
  Trump banked $2.2 billion in year one, mostly from crypto he regulates$2.2B
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  June 2026
  Trump owns private-prison stocks his deportation drive is enriching
  U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementDonald Trump
• Government Action

  June 2026
  Trump DOJ drops Abbott baby-formula criminal probe for civil deal
  Department of JusticeTodd Blanche
• Government Action

  June 2026
  Trump's DOJ closes Paramount-Warner probe before staff could object
  Department of Justice
• Government Action

  May 2026
  Trump's DOJ drops the FIFA bribery case, calls bribery no priority
  Department of Justice
• Government Action

  May 2026
  Trump's DOJ forever-bars IRS claims against Trump and family$1.8B
  Department of JusticeDepartment of the TreasuryInternal Revenue ServiceDonald TrumpStanley Woodward Jr.T. Elliot GaiserTodd BlancheTrent McCotter
• Government Action

  May 2026
  Trump's DOJ drops bribery case against billionaire Gautam Adani
  Department of JusticeTrent McCotter
• Government Action

  April 2026
  U.S. Air Force orders drones from Trump-tied Dominari portfolio firm
  U.S. Air Force
• Government Action

  April 2026
  Trump donor's firm wins no-bid deal to clean Reflecting Pool$1.7M
  National Park Service
• Government Action

  March 2026
  Trump's Interior Department generates record $164M from Alaska oil lease sale$163.7M
  Bureau of Land ManagementDoug Burgum
• Government Action

  February 2026
  Trump threatens to block Gordie Howe Bridge opening to punish Canada
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  February 2026
  Moroun lobbies Lutnick before Trump threatens Gordie Howe Bridge
  Donald TrumpHoward Lutnick
• Government Action

  February 2026
  Trump's EPA eliminates climate endangerment finding and emission rules
  Environmental Protection AgencyDonald TrumpLee Zeldin
• Private Action

  January 2026
  ByteDance TikTok U.S. spin-out names MGX, Oracle, Silver Lake
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2026
  Trump's commodities regulator scraps its proposed ban on betting contracts
  Commodity Futures Trading CommissionMichael Selig
• Government Action

  January 2026
  Trump's two top market regulators launch joint 'Project Crypto'
  Commodity Futures Trading CommissionSecurities and Exchange CommissionMichael SeligPaul Atkins
• Government Action

  December 2025
  Trump pardons Tina Peters, Colorado clerk in stop-the-steal case
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  December 2025
  FIFA invents a peace prize, hands the first to Trump
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  December 2025
  Mullin pushes to ease FDA kratom rules while invested in Botanic Tonics
  Department of Health and Human ServicesRobert F. Kennedy Jr.
• Government Action

  December 2025
  Trump's Justice Department drops kratom case against Botanic Tonics
  Department of Justice
• Government Action

  November 2025
  Trump admin releases 35,000 Nvidia AI chips to Saudi Arabia's Humain
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  November 2025
  Trump pledges F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia, calls MBS 'phenomenal' on rights
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  November 2025
  Trump and Lutnick cut a mining deal their sons stand to profit from$1.6B
  U.S. Export-Import BankU.S. International Development Finance CorporationDonald TrumpHoward Lutnick
• Government Action

  October 2025
  Interior reopens 1.56-million-acre ANWR Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing
  Department of the InteriorDonald TrumpDoug Burgum
• Government Action

  October 2025
  Trump approves Ambler Road across Alaska wilderness for critical-minerals access
  Bureau of Land ManagementDonald Trump
• Government Action

  October 2025
  US government takes 10% equity stake in Trilogy Metals for $35.6M Ambler District investment$35.6M
  Department of Defense
• Private Action

  October 2025
  Corporations pledge funding for Trump's $300M White House ballroom
  Donald TrumpHoward LutnickKelly Loeffler
• Private Action

  October 2025
  Timothy Mellon donates $130M to Pentagon for military pay during shutdown$130M
  Department of Defense
• Government Action

  October 2025
  Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao after BSA conviction
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  October 2025
  Trump DOJ drops Roger Ver tax case for $49.9M, no guilty plea$49.9M
  Department of JusticeKetan BhirudTodd Blanche
• Private Action

  October 2025
  Truth Social launches prediction market with Crypto.com affiliate
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  September 2025
  Dar Global launches $1B Trump Plaza Jeddah, second Saudi collaboration$1B
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  September 2025
  Greg and Anna Brockman donate $25M to MAGA Inc.$25M
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  September 2025
  Trump TikTok deal names Tahnoon's MGX as U.S. operator
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  August 2025
  Trump doubles India tariffs to 50% on day of Apple investment event
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  August 2025
  Apple adds $100B to U.S. manufacturing pledge, total $600B$100B
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  August 2025
  Tim Cook gifts Trump gold souvenir during Apple tariff lobbying
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  August 2025
  Trump deal makes Nvidia, AMD pay 15% of China chip revenue to U.S.
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  August 2025
  Trump exempts Apple and other tech investors from 100% chip tariffs
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  August 2025
  Trump orders Labor Department to allow alternative assets in 401(k)s
  Department of LaborSecurities and Exchange CommissionDonald Trump
• Government Action

  August 2025
  Trump's SEC ends Biden-era Ripple Labs crypto enforcement case$125M
  Securities and Exchange Commission
• Government Action

  July 2025
  Trump order expedites federal permits for AI data centers
  Council on Environmental QualityDepartment of CommerceDepartment of DefenseDepartment of EnergyDepartment of the InteriorEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Permitting Improvement Steering CouncilDonald Trump
• Government Action

  July 2025
  Trump signs bill delaying Medicare price cuts on top-selling drugs
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  July 2025
  Trump tax law scraps the 1934 levy on silencers and short-barrel guns
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  July 2025
  Trump tax law lets oil drillers dodge the corporate minimum tax
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  July 2025
  Trump's reconciliation law slips spaceports a $1B+ tax break
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  July 2025
  DOJ drops Polymarket probe, clearing path for US reentry
  Department of Justice
• Government Action

  July 2025
  FCC approves T-Mobile deals after DEI rollback under Trump pressure
  Federal Communications Commission
• Government Action

  July 2025
  Qatar donates luxury Boeing 747 to U.S. defense department
  Department of DefenseDonald TrumpPete Hegseth
• Private Action

  July 2025
  Rolex gifts Trump a desk clock during Swiss tariff lobbying
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  July 2025
  Trump cuts Swiss tariffs 39% to 15% after Rolex lobbying
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  July 2025
  Trump's commodities regulator closes Polymarket betting probe
  Commodity Futures Trading Commission
• Government Action

  June 2025
  Air Force pulls Qatar jet retrofit funds from Sentinel ICBM program
  U.S. Air ForceDonald TrumpTroy Meink
• Private Action

  June 2025
  FIFA pays the president's family business for a mostly empty office
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  May 2025
  Trump commutes donor Imaad Zuberi's foreign-lobbying sentence
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  May 2025
  Crypto blogger Christensen buys $TRUMP for dinner invite
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  May 2025
  Justin Sun becomes top $TRUMP holder to secure dinner invite$19M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  May 2025
  MemeCore buys $TRUMP memecoin for top-25 dinner reception
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  May 2025
  Trump hosts golf-club dinner for memecoin holders after $148M buy-in$148M
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  May 2025
  Treasury launches fast-track CFIUS review UAE lobbied for
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  May 2025
  Fr8Tech buys $20M in $TRUMP memecoin as trade advocacy$20M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  May 2025
  Trump International Hotel Dubai launches $1B 80-story project$1B
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  May 2025
  UAE firm uses $2B Trump-Witkoff stablecoin for Binance stake$2B
  Donald TrumpSteve Witkoff
• Government Action

  May 2025
  White House grants UAE access to advanced AI chips for G42
  Donald TrumpSteve Witkoff
• Private Action

  April 2025
  Dar Global signs Qatar government deal for Trump-branded golf and villas
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  April 2025
  Serbia approves Trump-Kushner hotel on government-owned land
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  April 2025
  Trump pardons Paul Walczak weeks after mother's $1M Mar-a-Lago dinner
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  April 2025
  Russian-linked DWF Labs buys $25M in Trump crypto tokens$25M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  April 2025
  Elizabeth Fago attends $1M MAGA Inc. dinner before son's pardon$1M
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  April 2025
  SEC approves JBS NYSE listing after Pilgrim's $5M Trump donation
  Securities and Exchange Commission
• Government Action

  April 2025
  Trump's SEC pauses Gemini Trust enforcement lawsuit
  Securities and Exchange CommissionPaul Atkins
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Trump commutes Galanis, second Biden-inquiry witness given clemency
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Trump pardons Nikola founder Milton, wiping $676M restitution
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Trump pardons Devon Archer, first Biden-inquiry witness given clemency
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Senate confirms Trump's personal lawyer Blanche as Deputy AG
  Donald TrumpTodd Blanche
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Senate confirms WWE co-founder McMahon as Education Secretary
  Donald TrumpLinda McMahon
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Polymarket CEO attends Trump White House crypto summit while under federal investigation
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  March 2025
  Tahnoon pledges $1.4T UAE investment in Oval Office meeting with Trump$1,400B
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  March 2025
  Trump pardons BitMEX co-founders for Bank Secrecy Act violations
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  February 2025
  Senate confirms top MAGA donor Lutnick as Commerce Secretary
  Donald TrumpHoward Lutnick
• Government Action

  February 2025
  Trump creates National Energy Dominance Council chaired by Burgum
  Chris WrightDonald TrumpDoug Burgum
• Government Action

  February 2025
  Trump's Energy Department grants Commonwealth LNG first post-pause export license
  Department of EnergyChris Wright
• Government Action

  February 2025
  Senate confirms Trump endorser Kennedy as HHS Secretary
  Donald TrumpRobert F. Kennedy Jr.
• Government Action

  February 2025
  CFPB drops enforcement case against TransUnion and John Danaher
  Consumer Financial Protection BureauRussell Vought
• Government Action

  February 2025
  SEC pauses Justin Sun securities fraud lawsuit
  Securities and Exchange Commission
• Government Action

  February 2025
  Trump's CFPB drops Capital One consumer-protection lawsuit$2B
  Consumer Financial Protection BureauRussell Vought
• Government Action

  February 2025
  Trump's CFPB drops four more enforcement lawsuits in same-day sweep
  Consumer Financial Protection BureauRussell Vought
• Government Action

  February 2025
  Trump's SEC closes Robinhood crypto investigation with no action
  Securities and Exchange Commission
• Government Action

  February 2025
  Trump's SEC dismisses civil enforcement case against Coinbase
  Securities and Exchange CommissionMark T. Uyeda
• Private Action

  February 2025
  X pays Trump $10M to settle 2021 Twitter suspension suit$10M
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Senate confirms Zeldin as EPA chief despite no climate background
  Donald TrumpLee Zeldin
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Senate confirms hedge fund founder Bessent as Treasury Secretary
  Donald TrumpScott Bessent
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Senate confirms Hegseth as Defense Secretary on Vance tiebreaker
  Donald TrumpPete Hegseth
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump restarts stalled natural gas export approvals paused by Biden
  Chris WrightDonald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Trump committees paid Dhillon Law $13.9M before founders joined admin$13.85M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Trump PAC paid Blanche Law $9.3M before Blanche became Deputy AG$9.27M
  Donald TrumpTodd Blanche
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Trump PAC paid Otis Law $2M before Sauer became Solicitor General$2.02M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Trump PACs paid Habba's firm $8.9M before Habba joined White House$8.92M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Trump launches $TRUMP memecoin days before inauguration
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  UAE-backed Aryam buys 49% of Trump crypto venture four days before inauguration$500M
  Donald TrumpSteve Witkoff
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Jared Isaacman donates $2M to Trump-Vance inaugural$2M
  Jared Isaacman
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Jeffery and Melinda Hildebrand donate $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Melinda Hildebrand
• Private Action

  January 2025
  John/Terry Rakolta donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  John Rakolta
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Ken Howery donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Ken Howery
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Linda McMahon donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Linda McMahon
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Melissa Argyros donates $2M to Trump-Vance inaugural$2M
  Melissa Argyros
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Meta donates $1M to Trump inauguration amid admin outreach$1M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Meta pays $22M to Trump library to settle Facebook ban suit$25M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Tilman Fertitta donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural$1M
  Tilman Fertitta
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht on Day One
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump order ends EV mandates and state emissions waivers
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump order scraps the rules behind federal environmental reviews
  Council on Environmental QualityDonald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump order directs agencies to rescind energy-burdening regulations
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump order directs EPA to reconsider 2009 endangerment finding
  Environmental Protection AgencyDonald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump revokes twelve Biden climate and environmental orders
  Donald Trump
• Government Action

  January 2025
  Trump's SEC crypto enforcement falls 60% in first year$142M
  Securities and Exchange CommissionPaul Atkins
• Private Action

  January 2025
  Warren Stephens donates $4M to Trump-Vance inaugural$4M
  Warren Stephens
• Private Action

  December 2024
  Dar Global and Trump Org launch $533M Trump Tower Jeddah$533M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  November 2024
  Justin Sun anchors Trump DeFi token sale with $30M buy$30M
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  October 2024
  Convicted Nikola founder Milton donates to Trump while facing prison
  Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
• Private Action

  October 2024
  Warren Stephens donates $3M to MAGA Inc.$3M
  Warren Stephens
• Private Action

  September 2024
  Linda McMahon donates $20M to MAGA Inc.$20M
  Linda McMahon
• Private Action

  September 2024
  Trump family launches World Liberty Financial crypto platform
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  August 2024
  Howard Lutnick donates $8.75M to MAGA Inc.$8.75M
  Howard Lutnick
• Private Action

  June 2024
  Kelly Loeffler donates $1.50M to MAGA Inc.$1.5M
  Kelly Loeffler
• Private Action

  April 2024
  Timothy Mellon donates $25M to pro-RFK Jr. super PAC$25M
  Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
• Private Action

  March 2024
  Kelly Loeffler donates $825K to Trump 47 Committee$824.6K
  Kelly Loeffler
• Private Action

  March 2024
  Linda McMahon donates $815K to Trump 47 Committee$814.6K
  Linda McMahon
• Private Action

  February 2024
  Scott Bessent donates $500K to MAGA Inc.$500K
  Scott Bessent
• Private Action

  January 2017
  Imaad Zuberi routes $900K to Trump inaugural via shell company$900K
  Donald Trump
• Private Action

  November 2016
  NRA spends record $30.3M to elect Trump in 2016$30.3M
  Donald Trump

Derived from affiliations to organizations in this sector.

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  Chris Wright

  Secretary, Department of Energy · Government Official
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  Donald Trump

  President, United States · Government Official
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  Doug Burgum

  Secretary, Department of the Interior · Government Official
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  Howard Lutnick

  Secretary, Department of Commerce · Government Official
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  Jared Isaacman

  Administrator, NASA · Private Sector Figure
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  John Rakolta

  Ambassador, Department of State · Private Sector Figure
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  Kelly Loeffler

  Administrator, Small Business Administration · Government Official
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  Ken Howery

  Ambassador, Department of State · Private Sector Figure
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  Ketan Bhirud

  Senior Advisor, Department of Justice · Government Official
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  Lee Zeldin

  Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency · Government Official
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  Linda McMahon

  Secretary, Department of Education · Private Sector Figure
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  Mark T. Uyeda

  Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission · Government Official
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  Melinda Hildebrand

  Ambassador, Department of State · Private Sector Figure
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  Melissa Argyros

  Ambassador, Department of State · Private Sector Figure
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  Michael Selig

  Chair, Commodity Futures Trading Commission · Government Official
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  Paul Atkins

  Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission · Government Official
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  Pete Hegseth

  Secretary, Department of Defense · Government Official
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  Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

  Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services · Government Official
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  Russell Vought

  Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau · Government Official
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  Scott Bessent

  Secretary, Department of the Treasury · Private Sector Figure
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  Stanley Woodward Jr.

  Deputy, Department of Justice · Government Official
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  Steve Witkoff

  Special Envoy, Department of State · Government Official
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  T. Elliot Gaiser

  Director, Department of Justice · Government Official
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  Tilman Fertitta

  Ambassador, Department of State · Private Sector Figure
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  Todd Blanche

  Deputy, Department of Justice · Government Official
• Trent McCotter

  Deputy, Department of Justice · Government Official
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  Troy Meink

  Secretary, U.S. Air Force · Government Official
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  Warren Stephens

  Ambassador, Department of State · Private Sector Figure

• Betting Goes Legal
• Crypto in the Family
• Don Jr.'s Board Seats
• Donations In, Favors Out
• Donors, Cases Dropped
• Easing Up on Crypto
• Elon Musk / DOGE Conflicts
• From Donor to Diplomat
• Gulf Money, U.S. Favors
• His Lawyers, Now at Justice
• Public Land, Private Hands
• Speech Isn't Free
• The $251M Inauguration
• The AI Land Rush
• The Bank Watchdog Stands Down
• The Climate Rollback
• The Family Business Abroad
• The Fossil Fuel Comeback
• The Pardon List
• The President's Own Brands
• Trump Cabinet
• Trump's Megadonors
• Where the Settlements Went
• Who Got a Tariff Break