Defense
Dems Voting Against Pentagon Cuts Got 3.4x More Money From the Defense Industry
The Pocan amendment, rejected by defense-backed Democrats and all Republicans, would have cut next year's military budget by 10%.
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Law Enforcement PACs Give Millions to the Politicians Who Set Their Budgets
By David Moore Law Enforcement Primary category in which blog post is published
Engel’s Top Donor is an AIPAC-Tied Group That Backs Powerful GOP Politicians
By Donald Shaw 2020 Primary category in which blog post is published
‘Dark Money’ Groups Back Engel Against Progressive Challenger Bowman
By Donald Shaw Dark Money Primary category in which blog post is published
Verizon and AT&T Partner With Pro-Police Militarization Lobbying Group
By Donald Shaw Defense Primary category in which blog post is published
WaPo Runs Pro-War Column Without Disclosing Author’s Raytheon Board Seat
For author Stephen Hadley, a heightened risk of war could mean big profits, though this is not noted anywhere in his piece.
Top Democratic Recipient of Defense Industry Cash Is Silent on Iran
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.), the favorite of Lockheed Martin’s donations last cycle, has not yet joined House Democrats in criticizing President Trump’s military strike.
Will Sen. Reed Stand Up to His Defense Donors on Yemen?
Jack Reed’s campaigns and leadership PAC have taken $362,400 from four defense contractors that have sold 90% of the American weapons bought by Saudi Arabia. Now he has a key role in negotiations around banning the companies’ Saudi sales.
ICE Contracts Are Booming. See Which Vendors Are in Your State.
Companies and other entities that make money from Immigration and Customs Enforcement contracts are flush in 2019, thanks to President Trump's harsh immigration operation.
As Charles Koch Cultivates Anti-War Image, Koch Industries Profits from Defense Contracts
The right-wing billionaire has teamed up with unlikely ally George Soros on “military restraint,” but Koch Industries subsidiaries make millions by supplying the Navy with circuitry.
Democratic Leaders Rake in Corporate Cash as ‘the Squad’ Sticks With Small Donors
A Sludge analysis of new second-quarter campaign finance reports has found that the Democratic leaders in the House combined to take in nearly $1.2 million in contributions from corporate and trade association PACs.
Burning Man’s ‘Radical Inclusion’ Makes Room for Weapons Lobbyists
One of Burning Man’s new lobbyists is a former Trump campaign staffer who organized efforts to defend Trump’s Muslim ban.
Here’s How AIPAC Spends Money to Influence Congress
U.S. representatives claimed their colleague, Rep. Ilhan Omar, was anti-Semitic when she brought up AIPAC’s influence over members of Congress.
Echoing Defense Industry Donors, Democrats Call for a Surveillance Wall
Democratic appropriators are promoting an increase in spending on border surveillance technologies to solve the impasse over Homeland Security funding. Their donors from the defense industry have been lobbying for these funds for years.
