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Gabe Kaminsky

Gabe Kaminsky is an investigative reporter for CBS News based in Washington, D.C., covering money and influence in politics. His reporting focuses on campaign finance, corporate and foreign lobbying, and the role of nonprofit groups in American politics.

Previously at The Free Press, he reported on Elon Musk's influence in the Trump administration, presidential pardons, and federal scrutiny of billionaire-backed philanthropies. Gabe grew up outside Philadelphia and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh.

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Vance appears at secretive donor summit as 2028 presidential speculation grows

JD Vance headlined a closed-door gathering for the spring summit of the Rockbridge Network, a secretive donor group that Vance co-founded in 2019 during his stint as a private investor.

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