Sunday, February 9, 2025

Tag: campaign finance

Elon Musk’s quarter-billion dollar influence: How his spending helped elect Trump

Elon Musk spent over $250 million to support Trump’s 2024 election, raising questions about billionaire influence in democracy.

The billionaire behind RFK Jr. and Trump: Timothy Mellon’s influence on...

Timothy Mellon, the secretive billionaire, bankrolls both RFK Jr. and Donald Trump in the 2024 election, raising critical concerns about the influence of wealth on American democracy.

UAW unleashes powerful campaign to unite working class against Trump and...

The UAW’s latest ad calls for nationwide solidarity among workers to counter the influence of the billionaire class and defeat Donald Trump, highlighting the stakes for the future of America’s working class.

19 things we learned about money in politics in 2019

The year in campaign finance had highs and lows (mostly lows).

Trump 2020 campaign ad payments hidden by layers of shell companies

The Trump campaign and representatives of the firms had not responded to request for comment.

House passes HR 1 – a sweeping anti-corruption bill to get...

“HR 1 restores the people’s faith that government works for the public interest, the people’s interest, not the special interest.”

Democrats reintroduce DISCLOSE Act to combat dark money ‘poison’

It will restore public faith in our government. It will mark a major step towards fixing what's broken in Washington."

STUDY: PBS Remains Gold Standard For Coverage Of Campaign Finance Reform

This report analyzed coverage of campaign finance reform on Sunday morning talk shows and four nightly news programs.

Voters Can Now Weigh In On Citizens United

California voters will be able to vote for overturning Citizens United.

Staffing Up for Corruption

There was a new category of staffing added to Big Money in politics. Campaigns are now hiring “donor maintenance managers” as personal concierges to millionaire supporters—another example of plutocratic corruption of our democratic elections.

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Tesla paid zero federal income tax in 2024 while GOP pushes more corporate tax...

Musk’s trillion-dollar company paid nothing in federal taxes while working Americans foot the bill.

Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran while reimposing sanctions amid nuclear tensions

U.S.-Iran tensions escalate as Trump balances threats, sanctions, and potential diplomacy.

Trump administration orders USDA and Forest Service to remove climate change references, suppressing critical...

The systematic erasure of climate change information from government websites threatens scientific transparency, public safety, and environmental policy.

White House announces 53rd state!

"Mr. President, are there any plans for a 53rd state now that stars for Canada and Gaza have been officially added to the flag?"

Accumulation of microplastics in human brain tissue rising rapidly: Study

The research team discovered that plastic concentrations appeared higher in the brain than in the kidney or liver, and higher than earlier reports for testes and placentas.