Corey Lewandowski Wants to Run for Senate. He’s Spent the Last 3 Years in Trump’s Swamp.
Corey Lewandowski testifies at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on September 17..Alex Wong/Getty Halfway through the fourth hour of Corey Lewandowski’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee last week, Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) asked the former Trump campaign manager about his work since the 2016 election. By and large, that work appears to have entailed…
Kremlin-Controlled Russian Bank Hires Trump Insider as a Lobbyist
Rep. John Sweeney at a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on April 27, 2005Joe Raedle/Getty With Congress mulling legislation to slap new sanctions on Russia for its attack on the 2016 American election, an important Russian bank connected to Vladimir Putin’s government has turned for help to a well-positioned lobbyist in Washington: a Trump insider and…
Juul’s Campaign to Raise the Tobacco Age Is More Complicated Than It Seems
Mother Jones illustration; Getty On July 25, Juul, the $38 billion e-cigarette company, appeared before the United States House Oversight Committee to explain its role in youth nicotine addiction. Juul presented itself as a steward of public health before Congress. “Our incentive is to help [smokers] achieve their goal of transitioning from cigarettes,” said James…