Scott Pruitt Runs for Senate After Trip Through Revolving Door
Trump's former EPA chief is raising campaign cash from his fossil fuel industry consulting clients.
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Corporate America is Helping to Elect Anti-Abortion Attorneys General
Abortion access is on the ballot in several states this year, where Democratic AG candidates have pledged not to enforce restrictive abortion laws and Republicans have said they would enforce the bans.
Florida GOP Deregulates Nursing Homes
Florida’s Republican politicians are shielding their campaign donors from liability while chipping away at safety standards for elderly residents.
Protesters Target Michigan Businesses Over Voter Suppression
State business and political elites at the Mackinac Policy Conference were challenged by community groups over a Republican plan to pass new restrictions on elections and circumvent a veto from the governor.
Steny Hoyer’s Secretive Island Club is Sponsored by the Gun Lobby
The Jefferson Islands Club brings D.C. elite together for duck hunts and oysters.
Heidi Heitkamp Lobbies Against a Democratic FCC
The former Democratic senator is running misleading ads claiming that FCC nominee Gigi Sohn would be bad for rural America.
Three More Senators Violated the STOCK Act
At least two more Democrats and a Republican senator failed to report stock transactions last year as a ban on congressional stock trading flounders in a Senate working group.
Your Tax Dollars Are Propping Up the Gun Lobby
Some well-known gun makers hold rich contracts with the federal government as they lobby against firearms regulations.
Supreme Court Strikes Candidate Loan Repayment Limits
The decision in a case brought by Sen. Ted Cruz means candidates with the means to loan their campaigns more than $250,000 can fully repay themselves with contributions raised after they are elected.
Pro-Israel Lobby Spends Big to Defeat Progressive Summer Lee
Nearly three out of four dollars backing Lee's Democratic primary opponent Steve Irwin came from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee or super PACs deeply tied to it.