Biden to Tap Fossil Fuel-Friendly Rep for White House Job
Top Democratic oil and gas PAC money recipient Rep. Cedric Richmond will be hired for an advisory role, according to reports.
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Democratic Super PACs Are Getting Wildly Outspent by GOP Groups in Georgia Senate Runoffs
By Donald Shaw 2020 Primary category in which blog post is published
Campus Reform Group Is Funneling Koch Money To Groom Right-Wing Reporters
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A Decade Later, Dems Again Say They’re Ready to Do Campaign Finance Reform
By David Moore SLUDGE REPORT Primary category in which blog post is published
Here’s How Much Dark and Gray Money Was Spent on Congressional Races
By Donald Shaw Democracy Primary category in which blog post is published
Congressman’s First Bill Would Benefit His Own Real Estate Business
A bill introduced by Rep. Chris Jacobs' (R-N.Y.)—his first since joining Congress in July—would shield real estate owners from liability for workplace injuries. Jacobs owns real estate throughout Buffalo worth up to $33 million.
Qualcomm Billionaires Launch Last Minute Attack on Granddaughter’s Progressive Opponent
Sara Jacobs' billionaire grandparents have given $3 million to the super PAC now attacking her opponent, Bernie Sanders-endorsed Georgette Gomez.
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Wall Street’s Biggest Supporter Could Lose Her House Seat
Ann Wagner, a senior Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, is in danger of losing a seat in suburban St. Louis, despite millions in bank donations.
Tillis Pushed Deregulation That Helps His Top Donor, Blackstone Group, Bilk Small Investors
Besides being Tillis’ top campaign donor, Blackstone’s CEO has given $20 million to a super PAC attacking Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham.
Republican Texas Judges Get Big Money Boost Ahead of Redistricting
Oil and gas billionaires, private equity firms, and GOP megadonors are funding ads that aim to keep the Texas Supreme Court entirely in Republican hands as state voting trends shift from red to purple.
Campaign Against ‘Dark Money’ Disclosure in Alaska Keeps Hiding Its Donors
The donors include the super PAC arm of Charles Koch's main political nonprofit and the Republican State Leadership Committee.
Anti-Abortion Ad Barrett Signed Is Tied To Group Working To Bring Abortion Cases To the Supreme Court
Federal statute instructs judges to disqualify themselves when they have a personal bias concerning a party.
The ‘Dark Money’ Behind a Pro-Gerrymandering Measure in Missouri
The campaign behind a ballot measure to reverse Missouri's voter-approved redistricting reforms did not raise money from a single Missouri resident, instead relying on funding from GOP party groups and nondisclosing conservative nonprofits.
Billionaire Trump Megadonors Behind Group That Promoted Scott Atlas as an Anti-Fauci
It's the same group that promoted hydroxychloroquine to the president in March.
House Dem in Charge of Military Budget Opposes Cuts Favored by Progressives
House Armed Services Committee chair Adam Smith (D-Wash.), a top recipient of PAC money from weapons makers, has called some Democrats "extremists" for wanting to reduce the Defense Department's $740.5 billion budget.
Baltimore County Grassroots Groups Look To Continue a Public Financing Wave
Voters in Baltimore County will soon have their say on a ballot measure that would join several other large Maryland counties, as well as the city of Baltimore, in adopting a voluntary public financing program for elections.
Blue Dog-Affiliated Group Runs Ads for Big Pharma
Center Forward, a "dark money" group with major funding from Big Pharma, is running a Facebook ad campaign touting the pharmaceutical industry as its super PAC spends millions to re-elect Blue Dog Democrats.
Arizona Judge Reinstates GOP Law Shielding ‘Dark Money’
The state's clean elections commission will now be required to defer to the IRS on which political spending groups can keep their donors secret.
How Uber and Lyft Are Buying Labor Laws
California’s Prop 22 could set back labor standards, particularly for nonwhite workers, for decades.
Billionaire Oligarchs and Anonymous Megadonors Behind Amy Coney Barrett Ads
Finance executives, industrial magnates, and right-wing megadonors have readied the groups spending tens of millions of dollars on ads to confirm Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, who often rules in line with corporate interests.
Firm With Deep Ties to Facebook’s Election Integrity Partners Busted for Meddling in Latin America Elections
Employees scrubbed from the D.C. firm's website after it was caught running social media disinformation networks in Latin America have deep and long-standing ties to groups employed by Facebook to defend global election integrity.
Ultra-Rich Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s Family Has Taken In $3 Million in Farm Subsidies
The scandal is what’s legal, as they say.
