Monday, May 19, 2025

Tag: lobbyists

Republican party raking in millions from Trump-tied foreign agent and lobbyist...

Most of the lobbyists raising money for the RNC and joint fundraising committee are from Trump-connected lobbying firms that brought in record revenues in 2019.

State of money in politics: Billion-dollar ‘dark money’ spending is just...

The dark money landscape is more than just direct spending, hundreds of millions more is being funneled through other kinds of groups that don’t fully disclose their donors.

With the Super Bowl around the corner, NFL money blitzes Washington

A massive, culturally significant business can’t afford to stay on the sidelines of American politics and rather than waiting on a Hail Mary pass, the NFL takes control of their fate through lobbying and its PAC.

Where there’s smoke, there’s Boehner

But the crassness of this Boehner cannabis pitch somehow symbolizes, to me anyway, how low too many of our craven, so-called public servants are willing to stoop for an almighty buck once they’re out of office.

‘Lobbyists are here. Goldman Sachs is here. Where’s labor? Activists?’ Tlaib...

"Democratic leadership signs off on these events. The new class isn't having it."

Donald Trump vs. the Koch brothers: A major rift – or...

Steve Bannon is back, almost – and is likely pulling Trump’s strings in his supposed feud with the Koch brothers.

After long career bailing out big banks, Obama Treasury Secretary Tim...

"Your economy, rigged to redistribute wealth to the top."

Oil companies and lobbyists say they’re ready to solve climate change....

But when one examines the fine print of the deal – and the financial benefits flowing to some of the people touting it – the effort looks much less utopian.

Want to bring down Donald Trump?

Follow the people who follow the money.

The $24 million reasons Dems back America’s worst banks

In a world where Republicans have already been bought and paid for, there is no room for Democrats who act in bad faith.

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House Republicans advance massive budget bill with Medicaid cuts and tax breaks after secret...

GOP lawmakers pushed a sweeping bill forward in a rare Sunday vote after cutting a backroom deal with far-right Republicans to fast-track deeper Medicaid cuts and slash food aid—while offering permanent tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.

Adidas follows global trend to end use of kangaroo leather in all products

Adidas' announcement follows a global trend toward ethical and sustainable fashion, where Nike, Puma, New Balance, and Diadora also ended the use of kangaroo leather in its products in recent years.

Knowledge is not just power but what drives unrivaled U.S. prosperity – slashed on...

Fantasy magic thinking is a very expensive folly when human lives are at stake.

Trump-Musk Social Security fraud hunt yields chaos, not criminals

An internal document reveals that the Trump administration’s crackdown on supposed fraud in Social Security phone claims has identified just two questionable cases out of more than 110,000—prompting bipartisan outrage and warnings of a politically motivated attack on the program.

The rise of AI warfare: How autonomous weapons and cognitive warfare are reshaping global...

The future of warfare may be decided by AI, but will humans have a role to play?