Kenneth P. Vogel

Reynolds American’s contribution to MAGA Inc. came about one week before the Trump administration announced a new policy on e-cigarettes the company had sought.

In a dispute over vapes, the president sided with tobacco companies that filled his groups’ coffers over his own F.D.A. commissioner, who resigned in protest.

In a dispute over vapes, the president sided with tobacco companies that filled his groups’ coffers over his own F.D.A. commissioner, who resigned in protest.

Mr. Blanche’s salvo of actions are meant to demonstrate progress on the president’s priorities, chief among them payback.

With a well-funded super PAC, the betting platforms DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics are aiming to shape future regulation of their rapidly growing industry.

People representing the three brothers have reached out to a lobbyist and an influential Jewish group that have supported clemency for others. There are no signs the White House is considering a pa...

Josh Nass, a lawyer and lobbyist, had recently represented Joseph Schwartz, a former nursing home executive pardoned by the president late last year.

Plus, the “slop bowl” is losing its appeal.

Reporters tapped sources, combed through public records and scrutinized social media to penetrate the web of influence and money underlying the president’s clemency grants.

One inmate paid lobbyists and lawyers with ties to the president’s team and walked free. Others are following his blueprint, but it is not always clear who can deliver.