McKinsey Employees Open Their Wallets for Alumnus Pete Buttigieg
Executives from the consulting firm’s energy, banking, and health care practices have maxed out to Mayor Pete's presidential campaign.
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Major Charity Finances Anti-Immigrant Hate Group Tied to Stephen Miller
The Foundation for the Carolinas says it “supports the needs of immigrants” but gave $1.9 million to the Center for Immigration Studies, which promotes white nationalist ideas, from 2015-18.
Grassroots Money Beats Amazon in Seattle
“Democracy dollars” and an influx of small donations powered progressive city council members to victory over corporate money.
Big Pharma Keeps Bankrolling House Republicans' Dark Money Arm
The leading pharmaceutical lobby gave to numerous Republican groups—and one key Democratic one.
The Koch Empire Backed Louisiana's Democratic Governor on Criminal Justice. Now Its Money is Being Used to Defeat Him.
The Koch network's criminal justice team-ups only go so far.
McConnell Accelerates Judicial Confirmations After Taking a Quarter Million from Prominent Conservative Legal Activist
Federalist Society board member and Committee for Justice founder C. Boyden Gray recently gave his largest contribution ever to McConnell’s joint fundraising committee.
Ethics Committee Republicans Defy Committee's Own Financial Disclosure Recommendations
Three out of the five GOP members of the House Ethics Committee file paper disclosures, even as the committee “strongly urges” members to file electronically.
🚨 SLUDGE REPORT: Billionaires’ Class Solidarity 🚨
Your regular summary of the most shameful corruption in politics.
Facebook Lobbyists Have Close Ties to Democratic Leaders
Several Facebook lobbyists have worked for top Democrats like Pelosi and Schumer, while none have worked for members of the Republican leadership.
Kyrsten Sinema, the Only Anti-Net Neutrality Dem, Linked to Super PAC Run by a Comcast Lobbyist
The super PAC has made independent political expenditures to support Sinema's elections, and Sinema has directed donations to it through a PAC she used to chair.