The Money Behind Hakeem Jeffries
Executives at Anduril and Palantir, crypto industry advocates, and investors giving through AIPAC helped fund the Democratic leader preparing to become speaker.
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Israel Hires Trump Fundraising Vendor for 'Persuasion Pilot'
Starboard, which has collected thousands from Trump’s joint fundraising committee and runs a network of conservative news sites, registered as a foreign agent days before the midterms to run a $500,000 influence campaign for Israel.
House Dems’ Super PAC Attacks Republicans Over Data Center Money While Taking Millions From the Industry
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Pop-Up Dark Money Group Funnels Millions Into Super PAC Backing Peltola
Peltola pledges to fight dark money, but her campaign did not say whether she would urge the groups backing her to reveal their funding sources.
Senate’s Top Data Center Investor Backs Environmental Rollbacks to Power the Industry
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse holds millions in data center stocks while helping negotiate a bill that would limit states’ water-quality reviews and restrict court challenges to energy projects.
Pipeline CEO Turned Senator Wants to Limit States’ Power to Block Pipelines
Sen. Alan Armstrong holds tens of millions in stock in Williams Companies, the company he led, plus performance awards that could pay him up to $32.5 million. Williams has publicly backed his bill.
Black Caucus Groups Take $1.6 Million From Big Tech as Caucus Weighs Data Center Stance
Beyond the money, the groups have hosted executives from Meta, Exelon and Entergy at their conferences, and caucus aides toured a data center with a think tank that has received funding from Google, Meta, and Amazon.