Dave Levinthal

1 week ago | notus.org | Dave Levinthal

Add two Republican members of Congress to the growing list of lawmakers whose families made a flurry of stock trades immediately before and after President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcements. Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida and his wife, Erika Donalds, bought or sold between $8,008 and $120,000 worth of stock on April 10, a week after Trump’s tariff declaration, according to a NOTUS review of new congressional financial disclosures. Rep.

2 weeks ago | substack.com | Dave Levinthal

Support Dave Levinthal’s investigative journalism and analysis by becoming a free or paid subscriber. The penny’s value isn’t quite what it used to be, which was never that much in the first place. It now costs more than a penny to manufacture one, with the coin’s component metals – primarily zinc, with a little copper – becoming ever more expensive.

2 weeks ago | substack.com | Dave Levinthal

Support Dave Levinthal’s investigative journalism and analysis by become a free or paid subscriber. Some breaking news on the Friday afternoon heading into a holiday weekend: The Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation has filed articles of incorporation with the Florida Department of State Division of Corporations. I’ve obtained a copy of the seven-page document. It’s dated May 19 and marked “FILED” at 3:56 p.m. today.

2 weeks ago | substack.com | Dave Levinthal

Please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber to receive and support Dave Levinthal’s investigative journalism and analysis. From a security standpoint, living in Washington, D.C., is a paradox. Sometimes — like when hiking the Valley Trail or Western Ridge Trail in Rock Creek Park — you feel a world away, free from motorcades and security cameras and patrol vehicles. Abundant fauna munches on abundant flora. Especially in the winter, you might be the only person around for a half-mile or more.

2 weeks ago | huntrjay.substack.com | Dave Levinthal

Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) isn’t the wealthiest lawmakers on Capitol Hill. But Guthrie ranks among Congress’ most prolific wealth builders of the past dozen years, according to a Hunter Index analysis of congressional financial disclosure records. Guthrie’s minimum net worth in 2023 topped $7.24 million — exponentially greater than his $208k minimum net worth in 2011. The congressman’s annual congressional salary of $174k hasn’t changed a penny since 2011.