Manchin and Sinema’s Parting Gift to Corporate America
The two centrist senators handed Trump control of the National Labor Relations Board, dealing a blow to labor unions and workers.
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Pam Bondi, Trump’s Attorney General Pick, Lobbied for Amazon, Uber, and Qatar
Bondi is a partner at the lobbying firm of Trump bundler Brian Ballard, where she lobbied alongside incoming White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.
Trump Taps Ex-Pipeline Lobbyist Sean Duffy for Transportation Secretary
Trump's nominee to head the Department of Transportation lobbied the agency for oil and gas pipeline giant Enterprise Products and other industries it oversees.
Big Oil Sends Trump Its Wish List
Oil and gas trade group the American Petroleum Institute released a policy roadmap that will drill, frack, and flare.
Trump’s Top Campaign Aide Is a Tobacco Lobbyist
Susie Wiles of Mercury Public Affairs, a senior advisor to Trump's campaign, is lobbying for Swisher as it fights a proposal meant to reduce youth smoking.
Here Are the Companies Behind Trump's Rollback of Shareholder Rights
A new report by InfluenceMap found that ExxonMobil and GM led big business groups in supporting federal rules that made it harder for shareholders to submit proposals on climate action, diversity, and corporate transparency.
Corporate America Rewards Trump Enablers With Cushy Jobs
Trump staffers are worried that the insurrection might hurt their career opportunities, but many of their former colleagues had no trouble finding nice jobs in the political influence industry.
Trump Admin Bails Out Oil and Gas Companies That Gave Millions to GOP Groups
As the economy collapsed in the pandemic, oil and gas companies that have donated over $10 million to Republican super PACs got tax breaks and lease pauses from Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, a former fossil fuel industry lobbyist.