How Uber and Lyft Are Buying Labor Laws
California’s Prop 22 could set back labor standards, particularly for nonwhite workers, for decades.
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Billionaire Oligarchs and Anonymous Megadonors Behind Amy Coney Barrett Ads
Finance executives, industrial magnates, and right-wing megadonors have readied the groups spending tens of millions of dollars on ads to confirm Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, who often rules in line with corporate interests.
Firm With Deep Ties to Facebook’s Election Integrity Partners Busted for Meddling in Latin America Elections
Employees scrubbed from the D.C. firm's website after it was caught running social media disinformation networks in Latin America have deep and long-standing ties to groups employed by Facebook to defend global election integrity.
Ultra-Rich Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s Family Has Taken $3 Million in Farm Subsidies
The scandal is what’s legal, as they say.
Hawkish Dem Sherman is Next in Line to Replace Engel as Foreign Affairs Chairman
With the ouster of Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), progressives are calling for the position to be filled by someone not beholden to special interests. Next in line for the position by seniority, however, is Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) who is heavily funded by the defense indu
In Heavily Gerrymandered Wisconsin, a Bipartisan Grassroots Movement Fights for Fair Maps
The Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition has helped pass resolutions in 54 of 72 counties calling on the state legislature to adopt nonpartisan redistricting, with 11 more on the ballot in November.
STOCK Act 2.0: New Bill Would Shed Light on Congress’ Stock Trades
Senator and reps would no longer be able to bury their financial details on hand-written and poorly scanned paper filings.
Bank Lobby’s Pro-Tillis Ad Follows Legislative Favors from the Senator
Deregulatory provisions from the banking industry's wishlist were sponsored by Tillis and added to the CARES Act.
Ohio GOP Leader Co-Wrote Bailout Bills With Lobbyists for Energy Companies Behind Alleged Bribery Scheme
Ohio House Leader Bill Seitz, the third-ranking Republican who is considering a run for speaker next year, advanced energy industry bailout bills since 2017 that are now part of a federal investigation.
Congressional Leader Lays Down Marker in Revolving-Door Battle
Rep. Raúl Grijalva has built a coalition of outside groups committed to barring corporate insiders from executive branch positions. Now he wants House members to sign on.