The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. January 17, 2019 T-Mobile Execs Seeking Merger Approval Bought Stays in Trump Hotel ------------------------------------------------------------------ Meanwhile, The Washington Post reports that top executives of T-Mobile booked thousands of dollars' worth of stays at Donald Trump's Washington, D.C., hotel just one day after their company announced plans for a $26 billion merger with Sprint. The Post reports the executives have repeatedly returned to the hotel-for at least 38 nights-as they seek the Trump administration's approval for the merger. .