Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump are developing a multibillion-dollar resort in Albania. But the resort, which will include 10,000 hotel rooms and is located in one of Europe’s most environmentally sensitive areas, is facing backlash and mass protests. On Monday, Albania’s Special Structure Against Corruption and Organized Crime confirmed that it was investigating the project, including changes made to the land’s protected status and how Kushner-controlled entities obtained the rights.
After acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told a House committee on Tuesday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) was “not moving forward” with Trump’s $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” many major media outlets quickly published headlines citing Blanche’s comments and claiming that the fund was “dead” or had been “scrapped.” But this is not what Blanche said. President Trump has also continued to defend the fund in recent days.
Last week, a Popular Information investigation found that two “progressive” super PACs spending millions attacking Democrats from the left are linked to House Republicans’ fundraising arm, the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF). This week, we connected those super PACs to Republican communications shop Cavalry LLC, further revealing their true political motivations.
