PhRMA Showers Millions on Dark Money Groups Fighting Drug Price Reforms
We run down the recipients of drugmaker donations revealed in PhRMA's latest tax filing.
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Big Oil’s Cybermercenary Lobbyists Exposed
The Exxon Mobil lobbyist facing a federal investigation for a hacking scheme, DCI Group, also works for the telecom industry and a pro-Democrat dark money network.
Fossil Fuel Lobbyists and Petrostates Stall U.N. Plastics Treaty
Lobbyists and influence peddlers for plastic makers were the largest single delegation at the negotiations, according to an environmental group analysis.
Trump Taps Corporate Lobbyist Jamieson Greer for US Trade Rep
Greer is a partner at law firm King & Spalding and a registered federal lobbyist for the American subsidiary of an Italian construction company.
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A Fight for the Soul of the DNC
With the race for DNC chair underway, we spoke with reform-minded DNC members on banning “dark money” in Democratic primaries and ways for the party to reconnect with voters.
Trump Is Building a Crypto Swamp
Trump's top adviser on personnel and nominee for Commerce secretary is deeply involved in controversial stablecoin project Tether.
Pam Bondi, Trump’s Attorney General Pick, Lobbied for Amazon, Uber, and Qatar
Bondi is a partner at the lobbying firm of Trump bundler Brian Ballard, where she lobbied alongside incoming White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.
Senators Reject Resolutions on Blocking Weapons Sales to Israel
The upper chamber rejected three resolutions disapproving of U.S. sales of offensive weapons to Israel.
Trump Taps Ex-Pipeline Lobbyist Sean Duffy for Transportation Secretary
Trump's nominee to head the Department of Transportation lobbied the agency for oil and gas pipeline giant Enterprise Products and other industries it oversees.
Trump's Latest Crypto Play
The President-elect's media company is in advanced talks to buy a cryptocurrency exchange company, deepening his conflicts of interest before he enters office.