{"id":2654102,"date":"2026-09-03T12:24:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-opens-fraud-investigation-into-three-organ-donation-groups\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:29:11","slug":"doj-opens-fraud-investigation-into-three-organ-donation-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-opens-fraud-investigation-into-three-organ-donation-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ opens fraud investigation into three organ donation groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-opens-fraud-investigation-into-three-organ-donation-groups%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2654102&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-of-ballots-cast-by-possible-noncitizens-texas-ag-says\/\" title=\"Hundreds Of Ballots Cast By Possible Noncitizens, Texas AG Says\">article discusses ongoing investigations<\/a> into the organ procurement industry, focusing on allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse within transplant organizations. the Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened probes into three organ donation groups-Tennessee Donor Services, Sierra Donor Services in California, and New Mexico Donor Services-covering over 10 million people.Authorities are examining potential violations of the False Claims Act related to billing practices, use of private jets, and mishandling of kidneys. Prior safety concerns, including cases where donors were woke during surgeries or woke up after organ harvest procedures, have come under renewed scrutiny. Campaigners and recipients have called for action, with some groups accused of poor management and Medicare fraud, such as false reimbursements for private jets. <\/p>\n<p>In addition, ther is attention on the operational and ethical issues within regional monopolies known as OPOs (Organ Procurement Organizations), with specific incidents highlighting low staffing and procedural errors. The examination may also extend to the use of private planes by donor organizations and billing practices involving overcharging or duplicate billing. Simultaneously occurring, political news covers President Trump displaying ornate, gold-trimmed phones on the Resolute Desk-favorably noted by some but criticized by others-along with subtle changes in White House communications branding. other topics include reflections on academia\u2019s political climate,growing data center regulations in U.S. states, and the legacy of Roy Cohn, providing a diverse mix of current issues in politics, policy, and society.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Welcome to Thursday\u2019s edition of <\/em>Washington Secrets<em>, where we are not yet winding down for Labor Day. If a friend sent you this and you\u2019d like to sign up, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/click1.trk-washingtonexaminer.com\/xprvgynrhhctscghtpnrptnqlrtypjmjlkrlcnpvhgpdcr_jtjrvfbrrsmwbqmnsbmvsv.html?a=Washington+Secrets+Lara+Trump&#038;b=01%2F21%2F2026&#038;c=WEX_Washington+Secrets&#038;d=25812206&#038;e=da31c45955c9411a6c40ecd0e967fa8def1f0fc08362faaa0dee09386ff5c41b\">CLICK HERE<\/a>. Today, we have exclusive details of yet more investigations into the world of organ procurement, this time focused on fraud, waste, and abuse. Plus, we wonder why it took a month for the most elite reporters in the country to notice the president\u2019s new phone\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-the-department-of-justice-has-opened-an-investigation-into-three-organ-donation-groups-and-their-parent-organization-amid-a-string-of-allegations-about-mismanagement-waste-and-abuse-throughout-the-transplant-industry\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\"><strong>Department of Justice<\/strong><\/a>  has opened an investigation into three organ donation groups and their parent organization amid a string of allegations about mismanagement, waste, and abuse throughout the transplant industry.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4710121\/exclusive-doj-fraud-investigation-organ-donation-groups\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ opens fraud investigation into organ donation groups in California, Tennessee, and New Mexico<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4709295\/republicans-risk-losing-2028-redistricting-battle-before-begins\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Republicans are at risk of losing the 2028 redistricting battle before it has even begun<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4707505\/james-talarico-vegan-campaign-receipts\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>James Talarico\u2019s campaign was vegan \u2014 for a day. And we have the receipts<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The investigation is the latest effort to unearth alleged wrongdoing among organ procurement organizations after a string of patient safety and ethics scandals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congressional inquiries have heard how potential donors have woken up during procedures to recover their organs and been told of staggering levels of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/medicare\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/medicare\/\"><strong>Medicare <\/strong><\/a>fraud.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secrets\u00a0can now reveal that federal investigators are examining whether\u00a0DCI Organ Services\u00a0and its three OPOs \u2014 Tennessee Donor Services, Sierra Donor Services, which is based in Sacramento, California, and New Mexico Donor Services, which combined, cover more than 10 million people \u2014 breached the\u00a0False Claims Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The act covers fraud, waste, and abuse involving federal government contracts and programs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff have been ordered to preserve documents related to the use of private jets, reimbursement claims made to federal government programs such as Medicaid and Medicare, and details of discarded kidneys. Any potential evidence of overbilling or other types of fraud, along with reams of other documents, must not be destroyed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An email sent in March by <strong>Thomas Robulack<\/strong>, the DCI Organ Services\u2019 general counsel, and seen by <em>Secrets<\/em>, says the group has received a \u201ccivil investigative demand,\u201d which is usually the first step in an investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Campaigners welcomed the move.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve sounded the alarm to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years and nothing has changed,\u201d said <strong>Molly McCarthy<\/strong>, a three-time kidney transplant recipient. \u201cI\u2019m so thankful that law enforcement is finally now stepping in to stop the rot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Justice declined to respond to questions about the scope of the investigation. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some 55 OPOs\u00a0manage the recovery of organs and tissues for transplant. They operate as regional monopolies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions around the sector erupted into the headlines last month when Health and Human Services <strong>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4676507\/rfk-jr-disbands-kentucky-organ-donation-group-coerced-harvesting\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4676507\/rfk-jr-disbands-kentucky-organ-donation-group-coerced-harvesting\/\"><strong>announced he was decertifying Network for Hope<\/strong><\/a>, the OPO serving Kentucky and parts of Ohio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It had been under scrutiny for more than a year, after it emerged that a donor woke up after staff had started the procedure to harvest his organs. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kennedy described this group as a \u201cbad apple,\u201d but <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4682493\/rot-us-organ-transplant-system\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4682493\/rot-us-organ-transplant-system\/\"><strong>campaigners have detailed persistent safety issues<\/strong><\/a>, poor neurological evaluations, Medicare fraud \u2014 such as claiming reimbursement for personal private jet use \u2014 and exorbitant executive pay among other organizations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A source told<em> Secrets<\/em> that a whistleblower complaint described how Tennessee Donor Services was struggling with low staffing levels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On one occasion last year, nurses and the OPO\u2019s organ recovery coordinator were unaware that the patient had an external pacemaker, according to the complaint filed with the Health Resources and Services Administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey were confused when it was pointed out that this is donation by way of circulatory death, and if this patient\u2019s heart repeatedly stops during the dying process, then they\u2019re going to get a shock each time,\u201d said the source.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other words, medical staff had removed life-saving support, yet they had left in place a pacemaker that would not allow the patient to die.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A source familiar with the new investigation told <em>Secrets<\/em> that although the patient safety cases were frightening, that was not the main target of the investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDOJ is very interested in the money,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DCI Donor Services said it was cooperating with the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor over four decades, DCI Donor Services has been dedicated to saving and improving lives through organ donation and transplantation,\u201d said a spokesman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are honored to serve donor families, recipients, and communities, helping facilitate more than 5,900 life-saving organ and tissue donations each year,\u201d the spokesman added. \u201cWe take our obligations of regulatory compliance, ethical conduct, and patient safety seriously and have cooperated with inquiries by the Department of Justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The owner of DCI Donor Services is <strong>Donor Clinic Inc<\/strong>. It owns five private planes, according to Federal Aviation Administration records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The email seen by <em>Secrets <\/em>suggests that investigators want more information about their use.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/op-eds\/4693335\/trump-ban-death-organ-donation-opo-reform\/\">HARVESTED ALIVE: TRUMP MUST STEP IN BEFORE DOCTORS FARM HUMANS FOR SPARE PARTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll documents and communications related to the use of any D.C.I. affiliate, rather than a third party, for plane travel or other costs or expenses for which reimbursement was sought from a federal healthcare program, including but not limited to any comparisons to market prices,\u201d says the notice to staff setting out what information must be preserved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also demands details of policies around kidney collection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll documents and communications related to discarding kidneys or discarded kidneys that were collected or procured,\u201d it says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it asks for billing records: \u201cAll documents and communications related to upcharging, overcharging, double-charging, inflating, duplicative billing or other otherwise increasing any bills, invoices, cost reports, or claims for payment or reimbursement of any kind, whether intentional or accidental, including any corrective actions or corrective action plans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>You are reading <\/em>Washington Secrets<em>, a guide to power and politics in D.C. and beyond. It is written by Rob Crilly, who you can reach at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#d3a0b6b0a1b6a7a093a4b2a0bbbabdb4a7bcbdb6abb2bebabdb6a1fdb0bcbe\"><span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"d5a6b0b6a7b0a1a695a2b4a6bdbcbbb2a1babbb0adb4b8bcbbb0a7fbb6bab8\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/a> with your comments, story tips, and suggestion<strong>s.<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-gold-telephone-game\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The gold telephone game<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House press corps loves a shiny object almost as much as the next man, even when the next man is gilding the Oval Office and adding gold leaf to anything that doesn\u2019t move for a minute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So you can imagine their delight on spotting <strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/strong>\u2018s two telephones on Wednesday. There they were on the Resolute Desk, tricked out with golden edging, the presidential seal, his name (something that former President <strong>Joe Biden<\/strong> could probably have used), a line drawing of the White House North Portico, plus the numbers 45 and 47 for good measure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Peter Doocy<\/strong>, of Fox News, asked Trump whether he had a new phone. \u201cYeah,\u201d came the response. \u201cYou know who gave this to me? A phone company.\u201d Cisco, in case you were wondering.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">A phone with gold embellishments on the Resolute Desk during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-a-mess-team-biden-loses-track-of-20-million-covid-19-doses-report\/\" title=\"\u2018It\u2019s A Mess\u2019: Team Biden Loses Track Of 20 Million COVID...19 Doses: Report\">executive order signing ceremony<\/a> in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. The executive order establishes the Military Spouse Commission, which will be chaired by Jennifer Rauchet, wife of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and is meant to provide policy recommendations that would improve the quality of life of military spouses and families. Photographer: Allison Robbert\/The Washington Post\/Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/09\/localimages\/GettyImages-2288174627-1.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A phone with gold embellishments on the Resolute Desk during an executive order signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. Photographer: Allison Robbert\/The Washington Post\/Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social media instantly lit up, just like the little faces of the reporters, with breathless <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kaitlancollins\/status\/2095223897012478122\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kaitlancollins\/status\/2095223897012478122\"><strong>posts and pictures<\/strong><\/a>  of their phones. For sycophants, they were a handsome addition to the decor \u2014 to critics, they were another example of a president living in a gilded cage while Americans struggled with the cost of living.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What a shame, then, that the phones have been there at least a month. A <em>Secrets <\/em>reader with sharper eyes than the press pack messages to say they were captured by a photographer on Aug. 3, during an executive order signing ceremony setting up the military spouse commission.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-and-while-we-are-on-the-subject\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">And while we are on the subject\u2026<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you notice the subtle rebrand of the X account once used by <strong>Karoline Leavitt<\/strong>? Its handle remains <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PressSec\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PressSec\"><strong>@PressSec<\/strong><\/a>. But when it posted yesterday, for the first time in almost a week, it had been restyled as \u201cThe White House Press Office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This all suggests that there is little likelihood of anyone stepping into Leavitt\u2019s shoes any time soon. In the meantime, Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\"><strong>JD Vance<\/strong><\/a>  is up at the lectern in the briefing room<strong> today at 1 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">Screenshot of @PressSec on X<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/09\/localimages\/image-1.png?w=646&#8243; &#8220;https:><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-lunchtime-reading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lunchtime reading<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/arts-culture\/books\/randy-boyagoda-academia-9c501e91?st=MoiqQN&#038;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/arts-culture\/books\/randy-boyagoda-academia-9c501e91?st=MoiqQN&#038;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\"><strong>Academia is in trouble and this English professor understands why<\/strong><\/a>: Who doesn\u2019t love a campus novel? \u201cIt\u2019s a place where a traditional holiday college celebration is now an occasion for political protest. Kids freely police one another inside and out of the classroom with social media their constant, ready weapon of choice.\u201d Delicious.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2026\/09\/03\/how-data-center-backlash-is-growing-us-statehouses\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2026\/09\/03\/how-data-center-backlash-is-growing-us-statehouses\/\"><strong>How the data center backlash is growing in U.S. statehouses<\/strong><\/a>: State lawmakers have already introduced at least 375 data center bills this year, according to this useful analysis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefp.com\/p\/roy-cohn-trump-james-kirchick-american-scoundrel\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.thefp.com\/p\/roy-cohn-trump-james-kirchick-american-scoundrel\"><strong>The Devilish Legacy of Roy Cohn<\/strong><\/a>: James Kirchick reviews the new biography. It is paywalled but well worth the time. 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