The Post Most from The Washington Post Conservative nonprofit with obscure roots and undisclosed funders paid Matthew Whitaker $1.2 million; Sarah Palin mocks Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘basic civics’ knowledge, falls into Twitter ratio abyss; Nancy Pelosi is the best person to lead the House Democrats. That’s why she should retire. Democracy Dies in Darkness Most popular right now Romaine lettuce is not safe to eat, CDC warns U.S. consumers E. coli contamination sickens dozens; feds say throw away lettuce By Joel Achenbach, Lena Sun  •  Read more » Conservative nonprofit with obscure roots and undisclosed funders paid Matthew Whitaker $1.2 million The acting attorney general worked for the group for three years. 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