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title: "These stories rocked the boat."
date: "2026-04-06"
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# These stories rocked the boat.

See the reporting that’s made waves.

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Thanks for joining the _Lever_ community. 

We’re proud to be one of the few truly independent reader-supported news outlets covering money and politics. 

We wanted to share with you some of the stories that our readers have shared the most widely — and that have driven national news cycles, congressional investigations, and more.

[![](https://content.app-us1.com/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=650,dpr=2,fit=scale-down,format=auto/xNKw7/2025/07/22/89aac271-8971-410b-8c28-bd433a965e58.png)](https://levernews.acemlnb.com/lt.php?x=41Zy~GE6J3CiDHR9yN5MUhR0~a-mv%5FbwkMVlYKXKUIbLDaKt0Uy.0OVu2n7zjND0jfY1bHPHJFadT8Dvz%5F1NUuZvQK%5FjwQNmjuo4Z5LDJnkKIO37) 

**[Musk Just Scored More Government Cash While Pushing Education Cuts](https://www.levernews.com/musk-just-scored-more-government-cash-while-pushing-education-cuts/?vgo_ee=fxNlmMiL77y5%2BSKliCSs2YKArUQTBIVUi6cPShdqcajsGib82TGw1g%3D%3D%3ALtWrh8Axj%2BMXF%2FGCXxCEEWMeC4ENnbg8)**

As the billionaire was reportedly slashing Education Department contracts, SpaceX secured a multimillion-dollar “supplemental” deal from NASA.

[![](https://content.app-us1.com/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=650,dpr=2,fit=scale-down,format=auto/xNKw7/2025/07/22/58821356-3930-4f9e-8d0c-156d6b1d1f61.png)](https://levernews.acemlnb.com/lt.php?x=41Zy~GE6J3CiDHR9yN5MUhR0~a-mv%5FbwkMVlYKXKUIbLDaKt0Uy.0OVu2n7zjND0jfY1bHPHJFaeT8Dvz%5F1NUuZvQK%5FjwQNmjuo4Z5LDJnkKIO37) 

**[The Rise Of Big Potato](https://www.levernews.com/the-rise-of-big-potato/?vgo_ee=KHkpvcv5Gwm5Ju3ubINRcayAgEKJPRniRND07qTIyF98pR%2F6e68KlA%3D%3D%3AJMnMIh%2FNhCbKo0MWs48FhvPUY5bVQyb6)**

Allegations of price collusions among the potato cartel reveal the new, sophisticated methods food corporations are using to keep prices high.

[![](https://content.app-us1.com/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=650,dpr=2,fit=scale-down,format=auto/xNKw7/2025/07/22/d28a52d9-ddc1-4ea7-8bee-8ebfc7625afb.png)](https://levernews.acemlnb.com/lt.php?x=41Zy~GE6J3CiDHR9yN5MUhR0~a-mv%5FbwkMVlYKXKUIbLDaKt0Uy.0OVu2n7zjND0jfY1bHPHJFafT8Dvz%5F1NUuZvQK%5FjwQNmjuo4Z5LDJnkKIO37) 

**[FDA Approved — And Ineffective](https://www.levernews.com/fda-approved-and-ineffective/?vgo_ee=80h4TFGQnKa51gqD0UVUG87bsp0h%2BAtuBDlENeCYJr2oPx9kPlmgjQ%3D%3D%3ANu7wWnp2KkGf7n%2F2As%2F9%2Bjhnq5dXajcx)**  

Federal regulators have authorized hundreds of drugs without evidence they work, and many are dangerous.

[![](https://content.app-us1.com/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=650,dpr=2,fit=scale-down,format=auto/xNKw7/2025/07/22/e330e521-ccf9-4249-bfbb-33de5957f02b.png)](https://levernews.acemlnb.com/lt.php?x=41Zy~GE6J3CiDHR9yN5MUhR0~a-mv%5FbwkMVlYKXKUIbLDaKt0Uy.0OVu2n7zjND0jfY1bHPHJFagT8Dvz%5F1NUuZvQK%5FjwQNmjuo4Z5LDJnkKIO37) 

**[Airlines Are Collecting Your Data And Selling It To ICE](https://www.levernews.com/airlines-are-collecting-your-data-and-selling-it-to-ice/?vgo_ee=ZsNCVYM96y3YpCGgqyw%2B4LO8wvk4n7855ZPj82CrWc9kHUU1UOjwPQ%3D%3D%3A4UMKwVH%2BcbHWo1geSrw0%2FCidM3ynq8NV)**  

An aviation industry clearinghouse is collecting passenger information from billions of past and future flights and selling it to Trump’s immigration enforcers.

[![](https://content.app-us1.com/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=650,dpr=2,fit=scale-down,format=auto/xNKw7/2025/07/22/8c7735f8-af10-4851-8ec5-c1e5269146e8.png)](https://levernews.acemlnb.com/lt.php?x=41Zy~GE6J3CiDHR9yN5MUhR0~a-mv%5FbwkMVlYKXKUIbLDaKt0Uy.0OVu2n7zjND0jfY1bHPHJFahT8Dvz%5F1NUuZvQK%5FjwQNmjuo4Z5LDJnkKIO37) 

**[Trump IRS Pick Was Just Enriched By Tax Schemers](https://www.levernews.com/trump-irs-pick-was-just-enriched-by-tax-schemers/?vgo_ee=j4Z%2BipxahACB7pRqgwZCOv4dR6IGW9pgAf3mHWXK4vEF5IyN0TEfmQ%3D%3D%3ATJgO4axdDhO2vSvUeOKryjQK7nKb5Wso)**

New documents show Billy Long’s $130,000 personal debt was suddenly paid off by donors at firms policed by the tax agency he’d lead.

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