Maggie Severns
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Past articles by Maggie:
How FTX played both parties and almost won Washington
Inside the crypto giant’s year-long campaign to shape regulation. → Read More
Larry Ellison has only tweeted once. Why is he pouring $1 billion into Elon Musk’s Twitter bid?
Oracle has lobbied aggressively against Big Tech and funded a dark money group attacking the platform as anti-conservative. → Read More
Elon Musk hates government subsidies. His companies love them.
A Grid analysis of Musk’s companies shows more than $7 billion in government contracts alone. → Read More
'The Tea Party to the 10th power': Trumpworld bets big on critical race theory
Republicans aren’t coy about what they are trying to do. It’s not just about changing curricula. It’s about taking back Congress. → Read More
Warren re-ups bill to ban stock trading by lawmakers
The Massachusetts Democrat is making her push while two of her colleagues, Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, are under fire for their stock trades. → Read More
Terry McAuliffe wants to be governor again. Women: Not so fast.
“I understand the desire for someone to come back and have a sequel, second chapter," said one Virginia Democrat. "But times change, and new leaders evolve.” → Read More
Liberty University confirms Falwell is out
Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.) told POLITICO he has spoken with a Liberty board member about the possibility of taking the helm of the university. → Read More
Falwell denies reports of his resignation
The embattled Evangelical leader says that reports of his departure from Liberty University are incorrect. → Read More
Falwell’s use of yacht comes under scrutiny
The Liberty president vacationed on NASCAR mogul’s yacht after university inked lucrative sponsorship deal. → Read More
The Koch network, avatar of the tea party, rejects shutdown protests
The decision reflects changes in the focus and tactics of the Koch-led movement in the Trump era. → Read More
Trump team’s use of big insurer to dispense recovery funds comes under scrutiny
A White House economist with close ties to UnitedHealth is helping oversee a program administered by the firm. → Read More
Recovery bill allows the Fed to spend billions without keeping records
A little-noticed provision of the Senate bill exempts board members from a wide swath of the federal open-meeting law. → Read More
Biden to get cover from major super PAC as GOP attacks ramp up
Priorities USA, the main Democratic super PAC focused on the presidential race, says it will back Biden with ads rebutting GOP attacks. → Read More
Biden's donors give him one more shot
The former vice president's campaign is showing new signs of strength after a rough early-state start. → Read More
Dem megadonors stand pat as Bernie soars
There is little appetite among major Democratic donors to try to stop Bernie Sanders' rise in the primary. → Read More
Dems race to avoid going broke before Super Tuesday
Apart from Bernie and the billionaire, the Democratic presidential field is hurting for cash. → Read More
Warren leaves door open for super PAC spending
A new pro-Warren super PAC has launched in Nevada, despite the senator's condemnations of big money in politics. → Read More
Pro-Klobuchar super PAC pumps money into Nevada and South Carolina
The new group, Kitchen Table Conversations, was formed late last week. → Read More
Black donors fear 2020 candidates are falling flat
The Democratic Party's black donor class believes the candidates aren't doing enough to court the black community. → Read More
Reeling Biden campaign scrambles to soothe nervous supporters
One surrogate warned of "down-ballot carnage" if Bernie Sanders marches to the nomination — a tactic to keep Biden backers on board. → Read More