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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Crypto Industry Is Spending More on Lobbying Than Ever
Eyeing major legislative wins, the cryptocurrency industry is on pace to spend a record amount on federal lobbying, according to a Sludge analysis of disclosures covering the first half of 2025.
House GOP Plans ‘Crypto Week’ to Pass Deregulatory Bills on Digital Assets
The bills are backed by crypto industry lobbying groups whose funders spent tens of millions last year to help elect pro-crypto lawmakers.
Lobbyists Behind Cuomo Campaign Fight Wage Theft Protections
Tusk Strategies is fighting the EmPIRE Worker Protection Act on behalf of a fast food industry front group.
Trump Media Raises $2.5 Billion to Buy Bitcoin as Admin Boosts Crypto
Trump Media & Technology Group's crypto partners in the new venture are also lobbying Congress to pass major industry-friendly legislation now being advanced.
Trump’s Corporate Clemency Spree
Inaugural donors and companies linked to president's associates have seen federal enforcement cases against them dropped since Trump took office.
SEC Drops Coinbase Lawsuit Following $1 Million Donation
The decision hands a win to Coinbase, a Trump inauguration donor, ending a case that the crypto company was operating an unregistered securities exchange.
How Trump’s Meme Coin Enables Corruption—Even Without a Direct Payoff
A watchdog group says that Trump’s crypto token enables anyone to “effectively bribe the president.”
Crypto Ally French Hill to Lead Financial Services Committee
The next Congress, dubbed “the most crypto-friendly Congress ever” after massive election spending by the industry, will have a crypto-savvy Arkansas Republican atop a key committee.
The Crypto Industry Could Decide the Fate of the Senate
Crypto industry super PACs have now poured $120 million into 2024 elections, backing a blend of Republicans and Democrats in key races.