by jmerritt | Jul 13, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
Washington Post: Trump’s sons invest heavily in defense tech as father’s administration pours money in President Donald Trump’s sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have amassed a portfolio of defense technology start-ups that are benefiting from new Pentagon...
by jmerritt | Jul 9, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
Washington, D.C. — The Trump administration is using federal power to punish critics and enrich itself, sometimes in the same week. ICE has repurposed its own internal-affairs office to track down Americans who criticize the agency online. The president made more than...
by jmerritt | Jul 2, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
Washington, D.C. — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is threatening to prosecute nonprofit leaders and seize their organizations’ assets. The right-wing dark money outfit Capital Research Center is cheering him on. And the Justice Department has quietly assigned...
by jmerritt | Jun 30, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
The New Republic: The Trump Administration Is Siding With Hate Groups For more than a decade, right-wing Christian groups have taken issue with the Southern Poverty Law Center, the nonprofit organization founded more than 50 years ago that researches and challenges...
by jmerritt | Jun 29, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
The New York Times: Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit. When Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick met with Kazakhstan’s president at the St. Regis Hotel last September in New York, President Trump jumped in by phone as the men sealed a deal...
by jmerritt | Jun 25, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
Washington, D.C. — New court filings reveal the Trump Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation based on a political wish list from extreme conservative groups. A new op-ed exposes the administration’s war on nonprofits, and how it’s working exactly as...
