Turning Point USA Blurs the Line Between Charity and Pro-Trump Political Group
TPUSA President Charlie Kirk attacked several of Trump’s potential 2020 opponents at an official event hosted by his charitable nonprofit.
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Shadow Lobbyist Crowley to Raise Money for Kennedy’s Race Against Green New Deal Chief Sponsor
Crowley is one of several revolving-door influence peddlers who will host an upcoming fundraiser for Kennedy.
Koch-Backed Republicans Want to Tax Your Electric Car
The free-market economics devotee who owns an oil giant is bankrolling campaigns attacking electric car buyers and light rail systems.
Democrats Lose in NC-9 After Being Dramatically Outspent
The DCCC has raised $20 million more than its Republican counterpart this year, but it barely showed up to back Dan McCready in the toss-up special election race.
Meet the Oligarchs Funding Campaign to Kill Anti-Poverty Programs
Top funders behind a campaign against food stamps and Medicaid include some well-known rightwing political megadonors.
DSCC Raked In Cash From Health Care and Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Before Endorsing Hickenlooper
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is intervening in Colorado’s crowded Senate primary to boost a candidate who opposes Medicare for All and the Green New Deal.
These Companies Promised to Be Socially Responsible, But They Are Pushing ALEC’s Right-Wing Agenda
Just days before their CEOs pledged to work for all Americans, a dozen major corporations sent lobbyist to ALEC’s annual retreat to work in secret with lawmakers on bills to promote fossil fuels and bust unions.
As Charles Koch Cultivates Anti-War Image, Koch Industries Profits from Defense Contracts
The right-wing billionaire has teamed up with unlikely ally George Soros on “military restraint,” but Koch Industries subsidiaries make millions by supplying the Navy with circuitry.
Democratic Leaders Rake in Corporate Cash as ‘the Squad’ Sticks With Small Donors
A Sludge analysis of new second-quarter campaign finance reports has found that the Democratic leaders in the House combined to take in nearly $1.2 million in contributions from corporate and trade association PACs.
After Supreme Court Refusal, It’s Up to the People to End Gerrymandering
The first step is to transfer redistricting power away from legislators to independent commissions.