Trump NLRB Pick Has History of Crushing Unions
A new financial disclosure for Crystal Carey, Trump’s nominee to be general counsel of the NLRB, reveals a long list of anti-union clients including Amazon, Apple, and Trader Joe’s.
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Trump DOL Pick is Fighting Overtime Pay for Domestic Workers
Project 2025 author Jonathan Berry, tapped by Trump for DOL solicitor, is a plaintiff’s attorney in a lawsuit that seeks to throw out an agency rule guaranteeing domestic workers are eligible for overtime pay.
Lobbyists Behind Cuomo Campaign Fight Wage Theft Protections
Tusk Strategies is fighting the EmPIRE Worker Protection Act on behalf of a fast food industry front group.
Trump Media Raises $2.5 Billion to Buy Bitcoin as Admin Boosts Crypto
Trump Media & Technology Group's crypto partners in the new venture are also lobbying Congress to pass major industry-friendly legislation now being advanced.
Billionaires Set to Gain From Trump-GOP Tax Law Extension
The top 100 donors in federal elections gave more than three times as much to Republicans as to Democrats, according to a review of 2024 contribution data.
'Swipe Fees’ Bill Introduced as GENIUS Act Amendment, Spurring Lobbying Battle
The Credit Card Competition Act, a bipartisan anti-monopoly bill, was introduced this week by its sponsors as an amendment to the Senate’s major stablecoin bill.
Agrichemical Industry Insiders Sabotage MAHA Pesticide Crackdown
Former lobbyists now in the Trump administration are working to ensure the Make American Great Again Commission report does not target agricultural chemicals like atrazine.
Trump Cabinet Members Sold Millions in Stock Before Tariff Crash
Several Democrats have called for investigations into insider trading by Trump's cabinet.
Lutnick’s Firm Bought Bitcoin Company Stock as He Pushed for Crypto Reserve
Cantor Fitzgerald increased its investment in the Bitcoin company Strategy, whose executive chairman, Michael Saylor, has been the leading industry cheerleader for creating a national Bitcoin reserve.
GOP Moves to Kill Direct File Following Intuit’s Lobbying Surge
Their reconciliation bill eliminates the free program and will push taxpayers back to a system to be developed with profit-driven tax prep companies.