Trump's Corporate Favor Factory
We researched more than 150 top donors to Trump’s inauguration fund and White House ballroom to find the government favors they’ve received this year.
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Boeing’s Arms Sales Thrive on Gaza Genocide
With $26.7 billion in approved Israel arms sales since October 7, 2023, Boeing stands out as a top beneficiary of the Gaza war.
Defense Contractors Line Up for ‘Golden Dome’ Bonanza
Lockheed Martin and Boeing are touting their products to be part of President Trump’s missile defense project, angling to join rumored favorites SpaceX and Palantir.
Here Are the Members of Congress Invested in War
More than 50 members of Congress own stock in defense contractors whose profits are soaring from giant Pentagon budgets and supplemental weapons packages.
Hundreds of Large Companies Undermine Their Own Climate Pledges Through Lobbying: Report
According to the environmentalist organization InfluenceMap, more than 60 companies are at "significant risk of net zero greenwashing" due to lobbying that contradicts their own climate pledges
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Top Five Weapons Companies Set to Get $140 Billion From Pentagon Next Year
A Sludge analysis estimates that more than half of the fiscal year 2024 Pentagon budget will go to private contractors, with the five largest companies raking in one-sixth of all military spending.
Grassroots Groups Call on Boeing to Cut off Donations to Election Objectors
After a three-month pause in its political giving last year, Boeing has quietly become one of the top business PAC donors to the Republican members of Congress who voted to overturn the election results.
Deficit Hawk Henry Cuellar Makes it Rain for His Defense Donors
The Texas Democrat has taken hundreds of thousands from defense companies with histories of ripping off taxpayers.
Defense Contractors Are Top Donors to House Election Objectors, Report Finds
The top Fortune 500 donors this year to House GOP election objectors are weapons companies whose revenue comes overwhelmingly from defense contracts.
Lawmakers Benefit From Booming Defense Stocks
Here are the members of Congress who own stock in defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.