Accountability
After Ignoring Warnings, Trump’s Negligence Fueled Wisconsin’s Coronavirus Outbreak
By Cole Driver on March 26, 2020.
In January, President Trump was briefed by his own intelligence officials on the potential threat of coronavirus should it spread rapidly within U.S. borders, and instead of taking immediate action to prevent the potential pandemic, the president continued to
By Cole Driver
on March 20, 2020.
As the Coronavirus crisis becomes increasingly severe throughout the U.S., the Trump White House continues to scramble to contain a spreading pandemic that, for weeks, they chose to ignore. Accountability
Trump White House Continues to Stumble Over Coronavirus Response
Accountability | Georgia
Loeffler Claimed Her $740 Million Business Was A “Small Startup”
By Cole Driver on March 19, 2020.
In an interview on the Daily Signal podcast on March 13, unelected Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler claimed the business she owned before being appointed Senator was a “small startup” despite that business being valued at approximately $740 million.
Accountability | New Hampshire
Sununu Keeps Family-Owned Ski Operation Open During Coronavirus Outbreak
By Cole Driver on March 18, 2020.
As New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu ordered restaurants and businesses to close their doors amid the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak, his family-owned ski operation has continued to keep its doors open as other ski slopes closed to prevent the spread of the highly infectious disease.
Accountability
Trump Properties Flouted Coronavirus Quarantine Guidelines
By Cole Driver on March 18, 2020.
Despite warnings by federal and local authorities, a litany of Trump-owned properties flouted Coronavirus guidelines days, even weeks, after the crisis had begun rapidly intensifying across the U.S.
Accountability | Colorado
Gardner’s Office Was A Revolving Door For Corporate, Pharma Lobbyists
By Cole Driver on March 16, 2020.
Over the course of Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner’s public career, a dozen of his staffers beelined from his office into high-paying corporate lobbying roles - including stints lobbying for pharmaceutical giants such as GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca - raising suspicions about Gardner’s continued silence on issues like capping prescription drug prices.
Accountability | Montana
Daines Helped Expand Chinese Business as it Fired American Workers
By Cole Driver on March 11, 2020.
During the 1990s, Montana Sen. Steve Daines helped run a manufacturing plant for Procter & Gamble in China as the organization fired thousands of American workers to help fund its shift to international ventures.