Alaskan Natives Caught in Japan Whale Lobby's Net
As Japan seeks to drum up support for its whaling program, signs point to it once again using indigenous Alaskans as political leverage.
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ALEC Launches Effort to Protect Gerrymandering from Judges
Efforts to limit the courts' role in creating district maps come as 2020 redistricting looms.
Florida Congressman Chairs the Board of Commercial Bank, Owns Stock Options
After the arrest of Rep. Chris Collins for insider trading made possible by his board seat at a pharmaceutical firm, Sludge has discovered another member of Congress who is on the board of a for-profit business.
Pentagon’s Artificial Intelligence Programs Get Huge Boost in the NDAA
The controversial Project Maven received a 580% funding increase in this year’s defense bill.
Facing ‘Sex and the City’ Actress, Cuomo Ramps Up Spending
Cuomo campaign spends twice as much as it did fending off left-flank challenger Zephyr Teachout in 2014
Here Are the Special Interests Illegally Funding Formerly GOP-Aligned Dems in N.Y.
A group of New York State Senate Democrats that aligned with Republicans is refusing to return hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of contributions, mostly from corporations and PACs, that the state Supreme Court ruled illegal in June.
Arizona Rep Took $10,000 Trip to Speak at British Anti-Muslim Rally
Under the guise of free speech protection, Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona took a pricey trip to London in July, funded by an anti-Muslim group based in Philadelphia.
Telecom-Funded Groups Ask Congress to Oppose the Net Neutrality CRA on 'Behalf of Conservatives Everywhere'
Despite claiming to speak for all conservatives, the letter comes from a particular subset of groups on the right—those that have received funding from the telecommunications industry.
Paul Ryan-tied Super PAC Reports Last-Minute Spending in Bellwether Ohio Race
The Congressional Leadership Fund has spent almost $290,000 on advertising expenses supporting Republican congressional candidate Troy Balderson for Ohio’s 12th Congressional district.
Dark-Money Donors Must be Revealed, Court Rules
In a potentially game-changing decision, a federal court ruled that “dark-money” groups that spend more than $250 on direct political expenditures will have to disclose all donors who have given $200 or more towards those operations.