Obama Fundraisers-Turned-Ambassadors Are Back to Make It Rain for Biden
They were rewarded for their donations to Obama. Now they’re lining up to raise money for Biden.
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Reps Overseeing Pipeline Safety are Profiting From Pipeline Companies
American oil and gas pipelines continue to expand while the agency that’s supposed to oversee them sits idly by.
California Climate Change Denier Has a Progressive House Challenger
Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa has supported legislation to loosen environmental protections and increase post-fire logging, which can exacerbate forest fires, in his state.
SLUDGE REPORT: Corporate Lobbyist Fundraisers, ‘Financial Gerrymandering,’ and Suspicious Toilet Removal
Your biweekly summary of the most shameful corruption in politics.
Health Industry Lobbyists Pump More Money into Democrats' Congressional Campaign Arm
Lobbyists who represent health industry companies and trade groups campaigning against Medicare for All have become valuable fundraising assets for the DCCC.
Joe Biden, Net Neutrality Skeptic, to Attend Fundraiser Held by Comcast’s Top Lobbyist
As a senator, Biden took thousands from Comcast employees and did not back bipartisan net neutrality legislation.
What the Mueller Report Tells Us About Campaign Finance Law and Foreign Interference
The report exposed vulnerabilities in our campaign finance system that extend far beyond Russia.
Democratic Leader Ben Ray Luján Endorses Green New Deal, Won’t Take Fossil Fuel Exploration Money
A spokesperson for Luján told Sludge that he won’t take money from fossil fuel PACs and executives, but he hasn’t signed the No Fossil Fuel Money pledge.
Richard Neal Says He Supports the Striking Stop & Shop Workers
His record on Medicare for All, and his cozy relationship with the health insurance and pharmaceuticals industries, says otherwise.
Beto O’Rourke Says He Won’t Take Fossil Fuel CEO Money—But He Already Has
Two Houston-based oil and gas CEOs each gave the maximum allowed donation to O’Rourke’s campaign on March 29.