Defense
GM, Ford, and DTE Among Companies Funding Michigan Republicans Behind Voter Suppression Measure
Michigan Republicans took a step to pass restrictive voting laws using a state quirk that dodges both voters and a gubernatorial veto.
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Your Tax Dollars Are Propping Up the Gun Lobby
By Eoin Higgins Defense Primary category in which blog post is published
AIPAC Makes Its First Campaign Donations
By Donald Shaw Quick Hits Primary category in which blog post is published
Deficit Hawk Henry Cuellar Makes it Rain for His Defense Donors
By Donald Shaw 2022 Primary category in which blog post is published
Months After Divesting, Ro Khanna’s Spouse Keeps Trading Fossil Fuel and Defense Stocks
By Donald Shaw STOCK TICKER Primary category in which blog post is published
House to Vote on the Largest Defense Budget in History
House progressives have again introduced amendments to significantly reduce the massive Pentagon budget of at least $768 billion.
Defense Contractors Are Top Donors to House Election Objectors, Report Finds
The top Fortune 500 donors this year to House GOP election objectors are weapons companies whose revenue comes overwhelmingly from defense contracts.
General Electric Gets Billions in Defense Contracts While Reps Hold Its Stock
Texas Republican Michael McCaul owned up to $6 million in G.E. shares as he sits on the House Armed Services Committee that sets defense funding levels.
Lawmakers Benefit From Booming Defense Stocks
Here are the members of Congress who own stock in defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.
For the People Act Would Slow the Revolving Door
A 13-word provision tucked into the massive voting and ethics package could help curb shadow lobbying, particularly by former Department of Defense employees.
Committee Asking for More War Ships Is Led by a General Dynamics-Funded Rep
Chairman Joe Courtney has received $237,000 from General Dynamics' PAC and employees over his House career.
Publicly-Funded Weapons Companies Donate to Election Objectors
Top defense contractors have quietly restarted their PAC donations after a pause, including to Republican election objectors.
Lockheed-Backed Reps Lobby Against F-35 Spending Cuts
As the F-35 fighter comes under Pentagon review for potential cuts, bipartisan groups of lawmakers are calling to continue high levels of spending on the troubled $1.7 trillion program.
Biden’s Likely Ambassador to China Is Entangled In Tech and Defense
Nicholas Burns’s senior position with the Cohen Group consultancy blurs public service and private-sector work.
