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Who Is Making Money from ICE in Your State?
Hundreds of for-profit and nonprofit corporations have pulled in billions of dollars worth of ICE contracts in recent years. See where these ICE operations take place and where the corporations are headquartered.
The Anti-Big Money PAC Backing Corporate-Financed Democrats
End Citizens United raises millions by railing against corporate money in politics, but they donate to members of Congress who finance their campaigns with corporate PACs.
In Crowded Upstate Primary, Delgado Heads To Battleground Race
Attorney Antonio Delgado was the fundraising leader in the jam-packed primary, raising $2.28 million this election cycle.
Is This Ex-Congressman Using His Leftover Campaign Funds To Help Lobbying Clients?
Former Rep. Buck McKeon has been donating to members of the House Armed Services Committee while lobbying for defense contractors and Saudi Arabia.
Spouses of Congressional Staffers Are Lobbying Congress—and It’s Perfectly Legal
A Sludge investigation finds more than 20 top legislative aides are married to registered lobbyists who represent special interests before members of Congress, and quite possibly the very offices of their spouses.
Koch Brothers Continue to Influence Tax Policy After Huge Cuts Last Year
A congressional staffer during the 2017 tax cut negotiations left Congress in January and immediately began to lobby on the tax bill’s implementation for Koch Industries