Democrat-Aligned ‘Dark Money’ Group Hires Crypto Lobbyist
The lobbying registration by Contours Inc. comes amid multiple unreported ties to crypto billionaire Mike Novogratz and his company Galaxy Digital.
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Private Equity Execs Bankroll Super PAC Backing Moulton vs. Markey
Partners at major private equity and venture capital firms wrote the largest checks to Advance Progress, which is working to unseat Sen. Ed Markey in the Sept. 1 primary. The industry accounts for more than 40% of the super PAC’s receipts.
AIPAC-Linked PAC Boosts Nguyen Despite Her Gaza Stance
A pro-choice super PAC, largely funded by a group whose biggest outside donor is AIPAC’s United Democracy Project, has spent at least $450,000 on ads backing state Rep. Tram Nguyen in the MA-06 primary, despite her calls to cut off U.S. military aid to Israel.
Dark Money Group Sends Staffers to Tech and Pharma HQs to Kick Off August Recess
Center Forward, funded in part by the companies it sent congressional staffers to visit, paired the tours with policy briefings for aides who sit on the committees the companies lobby.
Lobbying Filings Reveal What Companies Paid for Trump's Freedom 250
Freedom 250 isn't required to disclose what its corporate sponsors paid, but new lobbying filings reveal the first documented contribution amounts for some of its biggest backers.
Cleta Mitchell's Voter Suppression Charity Tripled Its Spending Ahead of the Midterms
The FAIR Elections Fund's latest tax filing shows the charity bankrolled ads warning Latino voters that casting a ballot could get them deported, and paid the consulting firm of an ally who now oversees election policy at the Department of Homeland Security.
Democrats' Fundraisers Are Also Running AI's Congressional Access Operation
Consultants paid by Rep. Haley Stevens and other Democratic Senate campaigns are also managing a nonprofit that gives Google, Meta, Palantir, and other AI companies direct access to the congressional staff who regulate them.
Former Trump Officials Are Lobbying the Agencies They Just Left
A Sludge review of Q2 lobbying disclosures found multiple revolving-door hires from the Trump White House are already lobbying the very agencies they just left, after President Trump declined to issue an ethics pledge.
Jeffries Opposes Bid to Cut Israel Aid After Record AIPAC Earmark
The House Democratic leader's campaign operation recently took in AIPAC PAC's largest earmarked donation ever, from a billionaire hedge fund investor.
The 'Dark Money' Web Behind the Biden-Harris Campaign Is Finally Coming Into View
New tax filings reveal $173 million that flowed into the Future Forward dark money group from obscure nonprofits tied to powerful Democratic operatives.