AI Industry Picks up Crypto’s Big Money Playbook
A new AI industry group, Leading the Future, has amassed $100 million from heavy hitters like Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI with aims to knock off candidates who favor stricter regulation.
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Torres Invested in Weapons Makers as He Backed Billions in Arms for Israel
The congressman's office tells Sludge the defense contractor stocks were bought by an independent manager and that he will no longer be buying individual corporate stocks.
Lawmakers Hold Stocks in Defense, Energy, and Tech Companies They Oversee
Here are 13 senators and representatives whose stock portfolios raise conflict-of-interest questions.
Gallego Holds Nantucket Fundraiser With Wall Street and Crypto Lobbyists
The Arizona Democrat courted big-money donors, including executives and lobbyists from major financial and crypto firms, as he continues to flirt with a 2028 presidential run.
Fossil Fuel Lobby Derails UN Plastics Treaty
Global talks to curb plastic pollution collapsed last week after industry lobbying and opposition from a handful of petrostates.
Dem Super PACs Refund FTX Money Under DOJ Pressure
Future Forward and Women Vote waited years to refund their FTX money, only doing so after being pressed by the Justice Department.
Lutnick Family Firm Invests in Bitcoin and Stocks Boosted by Trump WH Policies
The firm Cantor Fitzgerald deepened its investments in assets tied to Trump administration crypto and tariff policies in Q2, according to its new SEC disclosure.
DNC Chair Moves to Confront Corporate and Dark Money in 2028 Primaries
Here is the new resolution from DNC Chair Ken Martin targeting unlimited corporate spending and dark money, starting with the 2028 presidential primary.
House Dem Kept His Bitcoin-Linked Stock Position Secret While Helping to Pass Key Crypto Bills
Michigan Democrat Shri Thanedar is just the latest of dozens of lawmakers to violate the STOCK Act’s disclosure requirement.
Blinken, Who Told Congress That Israel Was Not Blocking Aid in Gaza, Joins CAP’s Board
Antony Blinken was quietly added to the board of the Center for American Progress. His 2024 certification, overruling two U.S. government bodies, kept weapons flowing to Israel in the war in Gaza.