A newly released survey found that 49 percent of Americans say that it is wrong for the federal government to own a stake in private companies, while just 19 percent of voters agree with the policy as President Donald Trump continues to intertwine the government and the private sector.
The top investor in a South Korean company currently in a trade dispute with the United States made a $2 million payment in 2025 to President Donald Trump’s holding company, which was seen by critics as the latest example of the president using the White House to enrich himself and his family.
Ken Griffin, the hedge fund billionaire, has opened his checkbook to support Republicans before the 2026 midterm elections and has invested about $40 million into these campaigns, according to a report last week in The Wall Street Journal.
The AIPAC-owned U.S. House of Representatives last week voted to kill an amendment that would have banned aid to Israel, which got the backing of nearly half the Democrats in the body.