GEO Group Donated to the Trump-Tied Turning Point USA, Then Got Rave Review
TPUSA’s communications director visited a GEO Group detention facility and called it nicer than public schools she’d attended.
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Leader of Centrist Climate Caucus Has Millions Invested in Oil and Gas Companies
Rep. Rooney, who is reviving the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, favors a carbon tax plan that mirrors a proposal put forth by the fossil fuel industry.
A Lobbyist Raising Money for Biden Is Fighting Measures to Crack Down on Foreign Election Influence
Ken Jarin, who is raising money for Biden's campaign, leads Ballard Spahr’s government affairs operation, which lobbies for subsidiaries of foreign companies opposing efforts to improve lobbying transparency and prevent foreign election influence.
To Reassert Its Lost Power, Congress Must Join the 21st Century
An obscure congressional committee may help make Congress relevant again.
These Corporations and Public Charities Funded the State Abortion Bans
A Sludge investigation has uncovered the sources of millions of dollars behind advocacy efforts to pass a slew of state abortion bans this year.
Richard Neal Tells Colleagues Not to Say ‘Medicare for All’ After Taking Checks from the Health Industry
Neal’s recent contributors include multiple companies represented in anti-Medicare for All lobbying group the Partnership for America’s Health Care Future.
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As He Blocks Election Security Bills, McConnell Takes Checks from Voting Machine Lobbyists
The bills McConnell is blocking would subject the voting machine vendors to new cybersecurity regulations and could reduce their overall sales to states.
Presidential Candidate Who Attacked Medicare for All is Invested in Health Care Companies
Former Rep. John Delaney assailed Medicare for All and asked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to debate him. Turns out he has a financial stake in the for-profit health care industry.