Here Is How Much AIPAC Has Given to Every Member of Congress This Cycle
The pro-Israel group’s enormous conduit operation has routed millions to lawmakers, with giving focused on key defense and spending committees.
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Carville's War on the Democratic Left Is Funded by Centrist Billionaires
James Carville's firm has been paid by American Bridge, a super PAC funded by billionaires who also bankroll groups fighting progressives in primaries—and he advised a lobbying shop the crypto industry paid more than half a million dollars.
AI Boom on K Street: One in Four Lobbyists Now Work on AI
A new Public Citizen report analyzes lobbying disclosures for 2025 and finds that lobbying on AI issues has skyrocketed.
K Street’s Trump Boom
From crypto companies to defense contractors, new lobbying clients steered $145 million to firms led by Trump insiders in the first year of his return to power.
Foreign Interests Are Paying Millions to a Trump-Linked Lobbying Firm
Ballard Partners’ foreign-interest lobbying business has boomed since Trump took office, signing up new clients from Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Albania, Uzbekistan, and more.
Billionaires, Crypto Investors, and Fossil Fuel Companies Fill up Trump Super PAC
As the Trump administration doled out new corporate tax breaks and rolled back regulations, donors who gained showered millions of dollars on the president’s political operation.
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 Members Took Luxury Trip to London Amid Megabill Battle
Bipartisan representatives including Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse were gifted a luxe trip to England last month by a business-funded centrist group as the GOP advanced its budget reconciliation bill.
AIPAC-Funded Dem Leaders Duck War Powers Resolution on Trump and Iran
Sen. Schumer and Rep. Jeffries are defending Israel's attack on Iran and have refrained from backing resolutions to prevent Trump from getting the U.S. military more involved.
Crypto, Oil, and Tobacco Industry Donations Fueled Republican Super PACs
Koch Industries, one of the biggest corporate donors to help Republicans retake Congress, is now pushing to pass the Trump-GOP "megabill" that will deliver more benefits to the fossil fuel industry.