🚨SLUDGE REPORT: Pay-to-Play Ambassadorships🚨
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Alex Kotch
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DLCC Set Up One-On-One Meetings for Lobbyists and Lawmakers at Summer Conference
Documents reveal that over 140 lobbyists representing oil, pharma, insurance, and other industries scored one-on-one meetings with state legislative leaders.
Nation’s Biggest Charity Is Funding Influential White Nationalist Group
A charitable nonprofit linked to Fidelity Investments has donated at least $100,000 to the New Century Foundation, the organization behind white nationalist publication American Renaissance, since mid-2015.
Major Charity Finances Anti-Immigrant Hate Group Tied to Stephen Miller
The Foundation for the Carolinas says it “supports the needs of immigrants” but gave $1.9 million to the Center for Immigration Studies, which promotes white nationalist ideas, from 2015-18.
Ethics Committee Republicans Defy Committee's Own Financial Disclosure Recommendations
Three out of the five GOP members of the House Ethics Committee file paper disclosures, even as the committee “strongly urges” members to file electronically.
🚨 SLUDGE REPORT: Billionaires’ Class Solidarity 🚨
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Facebook Lobbyists Have Close Ties to Democratic Leaders
Several Facebook lobbyists have worked for top Democrats like Pelosi and Schumer, while none have worked for members of the Republican leadership.
Who’s Behind Dems’ New $75 Million Ad Campaign?
The campaign is run by Acronym, a dark money group, but here are some clues as to who’s funding it.
Super PAC Backing ‘Middle-Class Joe’ Is Led by Lobbyists, Corporate Consultants, and Democratic Fundraisers
Today, Unite the Country announced its top staffers, most of whom either work for major corporations or run groups funded by corporate interests.
🚨 SLUDGE REPORT: 'Not Discouraging' Super PACs and Breitbart as 'Trusted' News 🚨
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