Evening Edition: Secret trove illuminates the lives of billionaires: Buying influence, avoiding taxes

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     (Washington Post illustration; iStock) Secret trove illuminates the lives of billionaires: Buying influence, avoiding taxes While cash may be the traditional means of providing untraceable gifts to politicians, the very wealthy often turn instead to the offshore world to produce an alternative currency: companies registered in secrecy havens and stuffed with valuable assets. By Peter Whoriskey and Agustin Armendariz ●  Read more »   Senate Democrats mull temporary debt ceiling offer from GOP as pressure mounts By Tony Romm ●  Read more »   How Trump's health department fell in love with charter jets EXCLUSIVE ●  By Dan Diamond and Carol D. Leonnig ●  Read more »   Biden to speak about vaccine mandates during Chicago trip Thursday By Washington Post staff ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Pandemic loan to troubled trucking company had Trump White House backing, emails show By Yeganeh Torbati and Aaron Gregg ●  Read more »   White House announces $1 billion purchase of rapid, at-home tests By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Dan Diamond ●  Read more »   In weighing 2024 run, Pence tests whether there is political life after Trump By Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   'More to come' from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, her lawyer says By Cristiano Lima ●  Read more »   WHO endorses use of first-ever malaria vaccine By Paulina Firozi, Marisa Iati and Erin Cunningham ●  Read more »   White House proposes restoring parts of environmental law, reversing Trump By Maxine Joselow ●  Read more »   Supreme Court considers whether information widely known can be 'state secret' By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out National News email alerts for breaking news email alerts for major national and political news whenever it breaks. Sign up »

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