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She flagged Jeffrey Epstein’s suspicious transactions.
She warned about high-risk clients.
She says Deutsche Bank fired her.
She warned about high-risk clients.
She says Deutsche Bank fired her.
February 14, 2026 at 3:41 AM
She flagged Jeffrey Epstein’s suspicious transactions.
She warned about high-risk clients.
She says Deutsche Bank fired her.
She warned about high-risk clients.
She says Deutsche Bank fired her.
Finally, a few top Democrats, including
@aoc.bsky.social are explicitly arguing that working-class economic populism is needed to stave off authoritarianism and defend democracy.
@aoc.bsky.social are explicitly arguing that working-class economic populism is needed to stave off authoritarianism and defend democracy.
February 13, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Finally, a few top Democrats, including
@aoc.bsky.social are explicitly arguing that working-class economic populism is needed to stave off authoritarianism and defend democracy.
@aoc.bsky.social are explicitly arguing that working-class economic populism is needed to stave off authoritarianism and defend democracy.
U.S. consumers and businesses footed 95 percent of the cost of Trump’s tariffs between January and August of last year.
February 12, 2026 at 11:10 PM
U.S. consumers and businesses footed 95 percent of the cost of Trump’s tariffs between January and August of last year.
After the East Palestine derailment, some of the residents who lived closest were offered $25,000.
In return, they had to agree never to sue Norfolk Southern in the future.
🎧 NEW Lever Time episode: When Disaster, Inc. Comes To Town
In return, they had to agree never to sue Norfolk Southern in the future.
🎧 NEW Lever Time episode: When Disaster, Inc. Comes To Town
February 12, 2026 at 10:50 PM
After the East Palestine derailment, some of the residents who lived closest were offered $25,000.
In return, they had to agree never to sue Norfolk Southern in the future.
🎧 NEW Lever Time episode: When Disaster, Inc. Comes To Town
In return, they had to agree never to sue Norfolk Southern in the future.
🎧 NEW Lever Time episode: When Disaster, Inc. Comes To Town
🚨 The Trump administration has dismantled the office created to keep ICE in check, reducing it to a skeleton crew of nine staffers.
The cuts weaken one of the only civil rights guardrails on an agency that is rapidly expanding its power.
The cuts weaken one of the only civil rights guardrails on an agency that is rapidly expanding its power.
February 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🚨 The Trump administration has dismantled the office created to keep ICE in check, reducing it to a skeleton crew of nine staffers.
The cuts weaken one of the only civil rights guardrails on an agency that is rapidly expanding its power.
The cuts weaken one of the only civil rights guardrails on an agency that is rapidly expanding its power.
🚨 Colorado lawmakers just struck down a bill that would’ve allowed the state’s mountain towns to tax empty vacation homes.
February 11, 2026 at 10:11 PM
🚨 Colorado lawmakers just struck down a bill that would’ve allowed the state’s mountain towns to tax empty vacation homes.
🚨 BREAKING: The Trump SEC just gutted a program that helped insiders expose corporate crimes and return $1.5 BILLION to investors.
February 11, 2026 at 5:54 PM
🚨 BREAKING: The Trump SEC just gutted a program that helped insiders expose corporate crimes and return $1.5 BILLION to investors.
Federal regulators have reportedly already received a complaint over prediction market Kalshi’s Super Bowl halftime show market.
February 10, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Federal regulators have reportedly already received a complaint over prediction market Kalshi’s Super Bowl halftime show market.
🚨 Newly unsealed Epstein files are drawing attention to Emirati executive Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem — the same businessman who previously asked Epstein to connect him with Elon Musk, according to emails reviewed by The Lever.
February 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
🚨 Newly unsealed Epstein files are drawing attention to Emirati executive Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem — the same businessman who previously asked Epstein to connect him with Elon Musk, according to emails reviewed by The Lever.
🚨 BREAKING: After years of tougher enforcement, the Trump administration is cutting its financial auditing watchdog’s budget and installing leaders tied to the White House and industry.
February 10, 2026 at 4:56 PM
🚨 BREAKING: After years of tougher enforcement, the Trump administration is cutting its financial auditing watchdog’s budget and installing leaders tied to the White House and industry.
NEW: The “centrist” Abundance think tank pushing Democrats toward deregulation is run by a registered corporate lobbyist for OpenAI, Larry Ellison’s Oracle, and a crypto think tank.
February 9, 2026 at 6:18 PM
NEW: The “centrist” Abundance think tank pushing Democrats toward deregulation is run by a registered corporate lobbyist for OpenAI, Larry Ellison’s Oracle, and a crypto think tank.
🚨 In a landmark antitrust case, Michigan alleges oil companies colluded to “capture and kill” clean-energy and electric-vehicle efforts.
February 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
🚨 In a landmark antitrust case, Michigan alleges oil companies colluded to “capture and kill” clean-energy and electric-vehicle efforts.
One small piece of good news in the otherwise depressing world of campaign finance.
Read: www.levernews.com/its-the-mone...
Read: www.levernews.com/its-the-mone...
February 7, 2026 at 1:46 AM
One small piece of good news in the otherwise depressing world of campaign finance.
Read: www.levernews.com/its-the-mone...
Read: www.levernews.com/its-the-mone...
Tactics include misleading borrowers through “membership” fees, embedding offers in rental-payment portals to entice renters at checkout, and partnering with existing “buy now, pay later” apps.
February 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Tactics include misleading borrowers through “membership” fees, embedding offers in rental-payment portals to entice renters at checkout, and partnering with existing “buy now, pay later” apps.
🚨 Commercial passengers are helping to foot the bill for billionaires’ private jet mania.
February 5, 2026 at 8:49 PM
🚨 Commercial passengers are helping to foot the bill for billionaires’ private jet mania.
A tax on $5M+ property sales raised $1B for housing.
Now the anti-tax machine is moving to roll it back.
This is exactly the kind of story you only get in Lever Daily.
Now the anti-tax machine is moving to roll it back.
This is exactly the kind of story you only get in Lever Daily.
February 5, 2026 at 5:21 PM
A tax on $5M+ property sales raised $1B for housing.
Now the anti-tax machine is moving to roll it back.
This is exactly the kind of story you only get in Lever Daily.
Now the anti-tax machine is moving to roll it back.
This is exactly the kind of story you only get in Lever Daily.
Millions of complaints about credit report errors
Credit bureaus: “Have we tried simply hiding the complaints?”
Credit bureaus: “Have we tried simply hiding the complaints?”
February 4, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Millions of complaints about credit report errors
Credit bureaus: “Have we tried simply hiding the complaints?”
Credit bureaus: “Have we tried simply hiding the complaints?”
⚠️ This is what happens when essential news institutions are owned by billionaires and run like corporate assets — not public trusts.
February 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
⚠️ This is what happens when essential news institutions are owned by billionaires and run like corporate assets — not public trusts.
🚨 NEW: Michigan says Big Oil didn’t just lie about climate change, but illegally teamed up to kill electric vehicles and clean energy for decades. A literal “capture-and-kill” strategy.
February 4, 2026 at 2:39 PM
🚨 NEW: Michigan says Big Oil didn’t just lie about climate change, but illegally teamed up to kill electric vehicles and clean energy for decades. A literal “capture-and-kill” strategy.
🚨 NEW: Wall Street is reviving the same mortgage securities that fueled the 2008 crash, while pushing regulators to weaken disclosure rules. We have seen how this ends.
February 3, 2026 at 5:20 PM
🚨 NEW: Wall Street is reviving the same mortgage securities that fueled the 2008 crash, while pushing regulators to weaken disclosure rules. We have seen how this ends.
🚨 Before Citizens United, there was another Supreme Court decision that opened the door to this.
That ruling opened the door. It armed billionaires and corporate power brokers with the constitutional cover they still use to shape elections.
That ruling opened the door. It armed billionaires and corporate power brokers with the constitutional cover they still use to shape elections.
February 2, 2026 at 7:18 PM
🚨 Before Citizens United, there was another Supreme Court decision that opened the door to this.
That ruling opened the door. It armed billionaires and corporate power brokers with the constitutional cover they still use to shape elections.
That ruling opened the door. It armed billionaires and corporate power brokers with the constitutional cover they still use to shape elections.
🚨 Before Citizens United, there was another Supreme Court decision that opened the door to this.
That ruling armed billionaires and corporate power brokers with the constitutional cover they still use to shape elections.
@davidsirota.com
That ruling armed billionaires and corporate power brokers with the constitutional cover they still use to shape elections.
@davidsirota.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
🚨 Before Citizens United, there was another Supreme Court decision that opened the door to this.
That ruling armed billionaires and corporate power brokers with the constitutional cover they still use to shape elections.
@davidsirota.com
That ruling armed billionaires and corporate power brokers with the constitutional cover they still use to shape elections.
@davidsirota.com
This is what life looks like for some families in East Palestine, years after the toxic train derailment. Our investigation by Katya Schwenk examines what happened to the $600 million settlement meant to help residents recover.
February 2, 2026 at 3:09 PM
This is what life looks like for some families in East Palestine, years after the toxic train derailment. Our investigation by Katya Schwenk examines what happened to the $600 million settlement meant to help residents recover.
A $600 million settlement was meant to help East Palestine residents rebuild after a toxic train derailed in their town. But many say they’re still waiting for the relief they were promised.
Katya Schwenk investigates ⬇️
Katya Schwenk investigates ⬇️
January 30, 2026 at 10:48 PM
A $600 million settlement was meant to help East Palestine residents rebuild after a toxic train derailed in their town. But many say they’re still waiting for the relief they were promised.
Katya Schwenk investigates ⬇️
Katya Schwenk investigates ⬇️
The Lauder family orbit extends into NYC politics, too ⬇️
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The Lauder family orbit extends into NYC politics, too ⬇️