Trump Invests in Media Merger His Administration Controls
Days after the Ellison family expressed interest in buying Warner Bros. Discovery, Trump bought up to $1 million in its debt. He is now reportedly pushing the deal to be approved.
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TikTok Billionaire Donates Millions to Trump as He Repeatedly Delays Ban
Jeff Yass, co-founder of ByteDance investor Susquehanna International Group, made his largest ever political donations to Trump’s MAGA Inc. super PAC in the first half of the year, per a new FEC filing.
Gottheimer, Who Pushed TikTok Ban, Invests in Microsoft as It Bids to Buy the App
The House intelligence committee member is buying millions of dollars worth of stock options in Microsoft.
Meta Spends Record Lobbying Sum Amid TikTok Ban Debate
The Instagram and Facebook parent company spent $24.4 million on lobbying last year as lawmakers banned its rival TikTok.
Yass-Funded Group Is Top Donor to Pro-Trump Pennsylvania Campaign
The group's big donation to the pro-Trump effort came after Trump came out against banning TikTok, in which Yass is heavily invested.
Meta Shatters Lobbying Record as House Passes TikTok Ban
A new disclosure reveals Instagram owner Meta spent more than ever on lobbing Congress and the White House as legislation to potentially ban its competitor, TikTok, was drawn up and passed.
ALEC Gala to Face Protest From Pro-Democracy Groups
The industry-funded group is celebrating 50 years with a gala in D.C.
TikTok Hires Former Biden Staffer as it Fights U.S. Ban
The company is facing pressure from U.S. lawmakers over its data practices and its ownership by a Chinese company.
TikTok Owner Uses Back Door to Donate in Honor of Members of Congress
Chinese company ByteDance does not have a PAC, but it still found a way to make donations honoring hundreds of members of Congress.