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Covers:  lobbying, campaign finance, elections, money, politics, federal government, washington, government, federal policy, congress, ethics
Investigative journalist, @NOTUSreports senior editor. Fake arctic explorer, free agent placekicker, #BillsMafia.

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Dave Levinthal is an investigative journalist investigating the nexus of politics, policy and power.

Based in Washington, D.C., Dave has led Raw Story's newsroom as editor-in-chief and served as deputy editor of Business Insider, where he oversaw the publication’s political investigations and enterprise journalism. Dave has also worked as an editor or reporter at the Center for Public Integrity, Politico, OpenSecrets, the Dallas Morning News and the Eagle-Tribune.

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Naming Your Kid ‘Donald’ Has Never Been So Unpopular

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By Dave Levinthal Verified
| NOTUS Verified
President Donald Trump wants his name on most anything: money, buildings, airports, warships, even the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration. But one item is increasingly out of reach: newborns. In 2025, the baby name “Donald” hit its lowest point of popularity in U.S. history, according to data maintained by the Social Security Administration and reviewed by NOTUS.
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Florida Fliers Rage Against Trump International Airport

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By Dave Levinthal Verified
| NOTUS Verified
When word dropped that Palm Beach International Airport would change its name to honor President Donald Trump, some of the Florida facility’s frequent fliers had thoughts. Angry thoughts. Exasperated thoughts. Violent thoughts. “I will never fly in or out of this pathetic, ass-kissing airport again once you change the name to honor the most corrupt, incompetent, disastrous moron to ever hold the office,” a person identifying themselves as “Florida Native” wrote to airport officials on April 2.
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Pennsylvania organizers push county ballot measures to ban insider trading by local officials

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By Dave Levinthal Verified
| Spotlight PA Verified
We grant elected officials extraordinary power when we give them our vote, which means we must demand extraordinary accountability once they are in office. But that’s impossible if “We the People” don’t have information about what decisions they’re making and how they spend our money. That’s why Spotlight PA exists, but we can’t keep digging without your support. We’re independent, we live here, and we don’t answer to shareholders or a big corporation.
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Tonawanda (N.Y.) News as a 15-year-old stringer.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

My interview with "Your First Byline": https://yourfirstbyline.substack.com/p/my-first-byline-dave-levinthal
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