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Outside Groups Spend Big on Pennsylvania Supreme Court Race
The Republican Party's state campaign arm is running last-minute attack ads in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court election after taking large donations from Koch Industries, hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin, and Big Tobacco.
Manchin Got Big Donations From Son-In-Law’s Oil & Gas Employer
As he stripped major climate programs, Sen. Joe Manchin received large donations from Enterprise Products, the energy giant where his son-in-law is a senior employee and whose lobbying groups are fighting the reconciliation bill.
Senators Own up to $25 Million in Big Tech Stocks
Senators invested in tech stocks like Amazon, Apple, and Google may soon be voting on antitrust bills introduced in the Senate that would impact their portfolios.
Democrats Have Lost Nine Senate Seats in Close Contests Since 2012
The populist economic message that kept Democratic voter turnout high in this year's Georgia Senate runoffs has largely been absent over the past decade of close losses.
Manchin Got $400k From Fossil Fuel Donors Before Axing Climate Plan
Joe Manchin raised $1.6 million in the third quarter, including donations from many fossil fuel industry PACs as he announces he is strongly opposed to the major climate program in the reconciliation bill.
Members of Congress Own Millions in Facebook Stock While Weighing New Tech Laws
Here are the senators and representatives who hold stock in Facebook.
Top Democrats Own Stock in AT&T, Funder of Far-Right OAN Network
A recent investigation revealed that 90% of the far-right network OAN's funding comes from AT&T-owned platforms.
Harrison Nominates New Corporate Lobbyists to Join the DNC
DNC members say they were not allowed input on the nominees, who were put forward as a slate by Chair Jaime Harrison and will almost certainly be approved.
More and More Medicare Money is Flowing to Private Equity
Recent academic studies have found that private equity investment is rushing in to for-profit healthcare companies, but patients may not benefit.