Washington Takes Down Financial Disclosures, Claiming Concerns Over Foreign Hackers
Senators are calling for the disclosures, which are meant to expose conflicts of interest, to be kept offline and available only upon request.
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Engel’s Top Donor is an AIPAC-Tied Group That Backs Powerful GOP Politicians
Pro-Israel America PAC has given Engel at least $127,981 this cycle.
Corporate Backers of the Blue: How Corporations Bankroll U.S. Police Foundations
Companies that say they stand with protesters have been funding police foundations for years.
AOC Attacked by Super PAC Funded by Primary Opponent’s Husband
Mailers and digital media opposing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are being distributed by a super PAC that has received the majority of its funding from Stephen Dizard, the husband of her primary opponent, Michelle Caruso-Cabrera.
Klobuchar Worked With Law Enforcement Group to Increase Police Budgets
The possible Democratic vice presidential pick sought to dramatically increase the budget for a key cop-hiring program created by Joe Biden’s 1994 crime bill.
‘Dark Money’ Groups Back Engel Against Progressive Challenger Bowman
Two nonprofits, recently incorporated in Delaware, have spent $260,000 on ads and mailers backing Engel. The groups are not required to reveal their donors.
Dark Money Pours Into West Virginia Ahead of State Supreme Court Election
A Republican Party group funded by the shadowy Judicial Confirmation Network is among the groups spending big ahead of West Virginia's Supreme Court elections.
Verizon and AT&T Partner With Pro-Police Militarization Lobbying Group
The National Sheriff's Association, which counts the telco giants as "platinum partners," lobbies Congress to make the Defense Department's 1033 military equipment transfer program permanent.
Trump Admin Finalizes Rule That Could Protect Foreign Dark Money in Elections
The rule, which takes effect today, allows dark money nonprofits to cease reporting information to the IRS that the government would need to enforce campaign finance laws.
Arati Kreibich vs. the Human Fundraising Machine
A progressive challenge for Trump’s favorite New Jersey Democrat