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Democratic appropriators are promoting an increase in spending on border surveillance technologies to solve the impasse over Homeland Security funding. Their donors from the defense industry have been lobbying for these funds for years.
The panel created to advise the President on space policy is packed with individuals tied to the defense industry.
A white nationalist candidate for U.S. House paid for a number of Facebook ads, including one promoting the podcast of a prominent neo-Nazi.
Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon is in a safely Republican district. But as a staunch opponent of net neutrality who chairs the committee overseeing the FCC, his campaign has continued to be rewarded with telecom cash.
In a Sludge exclusive, Data for Progress’ new report shows a big advantage for advertisers backing Republicans.
Social media giant Facebook increased its state-level lobbying expenditures by 31 percent following the 2016 election.
Despite opposition from McConnell, legislation ending the use of paper forms for campaign finance reporting is close to becoming law.
An advisory opinion allowing Microsoft to give campaigns free software could set a precedent allowing companies to give in-kind donations, despite the ban on corporate political contributions.
The increase in lobbying comes months after the arrest of the suspected Golden State Killer by using familial DNA data from a genealogy research site.
