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.
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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 $3 Million in Farm Subsidies
The scandal is what’s legal, as they say.
Hawkish Dem Sherman is Next in Line to Replace Engel as Foreign Affairs Chairman
With the ouster of Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), progressives are calling for the position to be filled by someone not beholden to special interests. Next in line for the position by seniority, however, is Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) who is heavily funded by the defense indu
STOCK Act 2.0: New Bill Would Shed Light on Congress’ Stock Trades
Senator and reps would no longer be able to bury their financial details on hand-written and poorly scanned paper filings.
Bank Lobby’s Pro-Tillis Ad Follows Legislative Favors from the Senator
Deregulatory provisions from the banking industry's wishlist were sponsored by Tillis and added to the CARES Act.
Congressional Leader Lays Down Marker in Revolving-Door Battle
Rep. Raúl Grijalva has built a coalition of outside groups committed to barring corporate insiders from executive branch positions. Now he wants House members to sign on.
Chris Coons’ Support of Corporate Immunity Could Benefit His Private Equity Donors
A subsidiary of Apollo Global Management—Sen. Coons’ second largest donor—backs a chain of nursing homes in New Jersey that have had high rates of infection and death during the pandemic.
STOCK TICKER: A Critic of Trump’s Postal Policies, Wyden Stands to Benefit from Privatization
A new financial document shows Sen. Ron Wyden's (D-Ore.) spouse has been investing money with the post office's private competitors.