David Fahrenthold
@Fahrenthold
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Investigative reporter for the New York Times, focused on nonprofits. Tips? [email protected]
Washington, DC
Joined July 2009
NEW: A pastor in Wisconsin wanted to endorse @AOC in church. He wound up without a church.
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The I.R.S. says churches can now support candidates during services, but many denominations still forbid it. A Wisconsin pastor learned the hard way.
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RT @kenvogel: NEW: A biotech company donated $5M to attend a March 1 dinner with Trump. The company's co-owner brought a flier opposing a….
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RT @DevlinBarrett: New: The Justice Dept has issued subpoenas as it investigates whether NY Attorney General Letitia James violated the civ….
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Letitia James, New York’s attorney general and a longtime nemesis of the president, is being investigated in two separate inquiries, in a remarkable use of executive power to pursue a foe.
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A shaky pilot, a wary instructor, an overwhelmed air-traffic controller: How three lives intersected tragically in the Jan. 29 disaster over the Potomac.
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Documents released in the inquiry into the deadly midair collision over the Potomac River on Jan. 29 reveal new details about three people whose decisions shaped the outcome of the disaster.
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RT @BenMullin: news: legendary Washington Post sports columnist @SallyJenki is taking the buyout
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NEW: How conservative Christians convinced the I.R.S. to grant them an exemption from a 70 year-old law, and let them endorse candidates from the pulpit.
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The I.R.S. recently said that churches could endorse candidates from the pulpit, a shift from a longstanding interpretation of American nonprofit law.
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Why we almost got a "Make America Great Again" Instant Pot.
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Instant Brands announced a new line of pots emblazoned with the slogan “Make America Great Again.” David Fahrenthold explains what’s behind this decision and explores the link between this brand and...
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NEW: What happened to the MAGA Instant Pot?. A tale of a company -- and an appliance -- trying and failing to navigate Washington's new rules.
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As its private-equity owner fought antitrust allegations, the countertop cooker suddenly embraced the president’s politics, trying the new playbook of lobbying through flattery.
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RT @tripgabriel: U.S. Quietly Drafts Plan to End Program That Saved Millions From AIDS. PEPFAR, the campaign to end H.I.V. globally, would….
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PEPFAR, the campaign to end H.I.V. globally, would morph into an effort to detect disease outbreaks and sell American products, according to documents obtained by The Times.
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NEW: The V.A. was under pressure to slash spending. Then it started to feed @DOGE misleading budget cuts, inflating its progress.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs claimed credit for canceling contracts that had not been canceled, and tallied savings unrelated to the cost-cutting efforts.
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RT @ByMikeBaker: We have been mapping and studying the known flood risks at Camp Mystic. It turns out that not only was the camp in a flo….
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RT @jaybsauceda: We've dropped the paywall on all of our flood coverage at @TexasMonthly. Our journalists have been in the field with first….
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Catastrophic flooding hit Kerrville overnight. Fourth of July revelers and campers are feared lost in the floodwaters.
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RT @tylerpager: NEW: I tried to interview Joe Biden for my book on the 2024 election. I called his cell phone, and he agreed but cut it sh….
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The effort by Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s inner circle to limit access to him helps explain why it took him more than three weeks to drop his re-election bid after his disastrous debate performance.
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NEW: IRS says that churches can now endorse candidates from the pulpit -- granting them an exemption from a 70 year-old ban on politicking by tax-exempt groups.
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In a court filing, the tax agency said a decades-old ban on campaigning by tax-exempt groups should not apply to houses of worship speaking to their own members.
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Good question! The documents that the IRS filed tonight only formally apply to one case in Texas. But the IRS is using them to state a broader belief about how the law applies to everyone nationwide.
@Fahrenthold @irs Question: Does this only apply in Texas? Does this ruling fall within the scope of the SCOTUS decision that lower court ruling only apply in the local district?.
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NEW TONIGHT: @IRS says that churches can now endorse candidates from the pulpit, carving out an exemption to a decades-old ban on politicking by tax-exempt nonprofits.
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In a court filing, the tax agency said a decades-old ban on campaigning by tax-exempt groups should not apply to houses of worship speaking to their own members.
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This was an incredibly moving story by the Washington Post's @arelisrhdz.
Michael McCown, father of Linnie, went to Camp Mystic to walk and search. He needed to find his daughter. I respectfully share this short dispatch about a grieving father and am so grateful to him for letting me in.
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RT @ByMikeBaker: Texas officials have long worried about the dangers to children who packed into camps each summer along the flood-prone Gu….
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RT @lisagartner: New from @wpinvestigates:. We wanted to understand why youth crime shot up so stunningly in D.C. in 2023. Today, we publis….
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RT @DanaBashCNN: DOGE claims to be responsible for $175B in estimated savings but investigative reporter @Fahrenthold tells @InsidePolitics….
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