Eric Lipton

Washington, D.C.

Investigative Reporter at The New York Times

Investigative reporter NYT. Helping cover President Biden and former President Trump-without fear or favor. I write about people and power.

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Staying Vigilant Against Phishing

1 week ago | independentagent.com | Eric Lipton

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Trump family’s cash registers ring as financial meltdown plays out

2 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Eric Lipton |Teddy Schleifer |Theodore Schleifer |Zolan Kanno-Youngs

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Trump family’s cash registers ring as financial meltdown plays out

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Eric Lipton |Teddy Schleifer |Theodore Schleifer |Zolan Kanno-Youngs

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. MIAMI – The financial market meltdown was under way when President Donald Trump boarded Air Force One on his way to Florida on Thursday for a doubleheader of sorts: a Saudi-backed golf tournament at his family’s Miami resort and a weekend of fundraisers attracting hundreds of donors to his Palm Beach club.
Trump Family's Cash Registers Ring as Financial Meltdown Plays Out

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Eric Lipton |Teddy Schleifer |Theodore Schleifer |Zolan Kanno-Youngs

LIV Golf - a venture intended to lift the Saudi profile worldwide even as it has burned through hundreds of millions of dollars of state funds - is styled as a daylong party, with club music pumping out of speakers lining tournament courses and machines dispensing wine and large beers. On Friday, fans watched a bit of golf and danced on the edges of the course. Others in MAGA hats walked around smoking cigars. In short, the economic turbulence seemed far away.
Trump-era pivot on seabed mining draws global rebuke

3 weeks ago | sanjuandailystar.com | Eric Lipton

By Eric Lipton Nearly 40 nations, big and small, have voiced opposition to a plan by a Wall Street-backed mining company to team up with the Trump administration to circumvent international law and start seabed mining in the Pacific Ocean with a U.S. permit. The widespread furor reflected a rare alignment from countries as varied as China, Russia, India, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Indonesia, France, Argentina, Uganda and the small island nations of Mauritius and Fiji.
Mining company seeks Trump support to shortcut access to seabed metals

3 weeks ago | lasvegassun.com | Eric Lipton

The long-running battle over whether to allow Pacific Ocean seabed mining took an unexpected turn Thursday when a company disclosed it had been confidentially negotiating a plan with the Trump administration to circumvent a United Nations treaty and obtain authorization from the United States to start mining in international waters.
Trump-Era Pivot on Seabed Mining Draws Global Rebuke

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Eric Lipton

"We believe we have sufficient knowledge to get started and prove we can manage environmental risks," Mr. Barron said, adding that the company planned to ask the United States to approve mining in these same areas. The Law of the Sea has been ratified by more than 165 nations, but one major exception is the United States. Dating back to the Reagan administration, there were concerns related to seabed mining provisions and how they might limit mining by American companies.
Musk Is Positioned to Profit Off Billions in New Government Contracts

3 weeks ago | virginislandsdailynews.com | Eric Lipton

WASHINGTON — Within the Trump administration’s Defense Department, Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocketry is being trumpeted as the nifty new way the Pentagon could move military cargo rapidly around the world. In the Commerce Department, SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service will now be fully eligible for the federal government’s $42 billion rural broadband push, after being largely shut out during the Biden era.
Mining Company Seeks Trump Support to Shortcut Access to Seabed Metals

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Eric Lipton

Mining companies and the Trump administration want the metals to boost manufacturing. Environmentalists and some countries worry industrial mining would harm oceans.
Musk Is Positioned to Profit Off Billions in New Government Contracts

1 month ago | benton.org | Eric Lipton

Within the Trump administration’s Defense Department, Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocketry is being trumpeted as the nifty new way the Pentagon could move military cargo rapidly around the globe. In the Commerce Department, SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service will now be fully eligible for the federal government’s $42 billion rural broadband push, after being largely shut out during the Biden era.