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How A Hedge Fund Billionaire Became The Democrats’ New Kingmaker

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By Katya Schwenk Verified, Luke Goldstein Verified
| The Lever Verified
In the summer of 2023, gearing up for his bid for a second term, President Joe Biden gathered with a cadre of wealthy donors at a $7.5 million mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut. As the $25,000-a-seat fundraising dinner began, the president turned to thank his host: Stephen Mandel, a billionaire hedge fund manager and devoted Democratic donor. “I wouldn’t be here, standing here as president of the United States, without a lot of you in this room,” Biden told them.
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Haley Stevens’ New Campaign Ad Features Anti-LGBTQ, Islamophobic Pastor

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By Katya Schwenk Verified, Freddy Brewster Verified, Luke Goldstein Verified
| The Lever Verified
With just days left before the Democratic primary election in the closely watched Michigan Senate race, Senate hopeful Rep. Haley Stevens released an eleventh-hour campaign advertisement featuring a pastor with a history of delivering anti-LGBTQ sermons and sharing Islamophobic posts on social media. Several scenes in the ad, paid for by Stevens’ campaign, show Bishop Christopher Martin of the Flint-based Cathedral of Faith Ministries Church of God in Christ.
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This Developer Went From Financial Peril to Billion-Dollar Deals for DHS

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By Katya Schwenk Verified
| Truthout Verified
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. This article was originally published by The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for The Lever’s free newsletter. Last summer, business was looking bad for hotshot Boston developer James Grossmann. His flashy new construction company, Rise Construction Management, had begun to spiral into financial ruin.
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