The president said Mr. Scharf, a deeply conservative lawyer and the current staff secretary, would replace David Warrington in early September.
Category: Presidential Election of 2024
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Trump Names Will Scharf as White House Counsel
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Author of Democrats’ 2024 Autopsy Says Party Left Out Key Chapter
The New York Times – On the Runway:A dispute over the chapter between the author and the Democratic National Committee has added to the party’s turmoil as it tries to look forward, not backward.
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Trump Pulled in at Least $2.2 Billion in 2025, Financial Disclosure Shows
The New York Times – Business:The release of a mandatory financial disclosure for 2025 shows that the Trump family’s holdings, particularly the president’s crypto businesses, were stunningly lucrative.
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Jeff Bezos Praises Trump’s Second Term as ‘More Mature’
The New York Times – Business:The Amazon founder and owner of The Washington Post also rejected the idea that he has made changes at his companies to gain favor with the president.
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Democrats Examine Elon Musk’s Role in Suspension of Business Disclosure Law
The New York Times – Business:Lawmakers have asked the Treasury Department for information on how Mr. Musk may have influenced the decision to end enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act.
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Elon Musk’s Secret Web of Companies in Texas
The New York Times – Business:The megabillionaire was tied to about 90 companies in the state, which he uses for everything from paying nannies to buying land to supporting Donald Trump’s re-election, according to a Times examination.
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Fact-check: Trump’s Latest Claims on Jobs, Inflation and Crime
The New York Times – Business:Trends on jobs, inflation and crime that began before Donald Trump retook office continued, largely unabated, in his first year back.
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Trump Administration Uses ‘Equal Time’ Rule to Reshape Late-Night TV
The New York Times – Business:The F.C.C. is using the “equal time” provision to take aim at hosts like Stephen Colbert. The impact could reshape how talk shows handle politics.
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Trump’s Campaign Manager Resolves Daily Beast Defamation Suit
As part of the settlement, The Daily Beast was not required to apologize or issue any payment to Chris LaCivita, who sued the outlet last year.
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‘We’ll Sue’: White House’s Warning to CBS Is Sign of a New Media Status Quo
In previously unreported remarks, the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CBS News that Mr. Trump would “sue” the news outlet if it did not air an interview unedited.
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The S.E.C. Was Tough on Crypto. It Pulled Back After Trump Returned to Office.
An investigation by The Times found the administration’s change in enforcement benefited the industry, including companies that had ties to the president.