Tag: Public Citizen

Crypto, online betting and AI interests supplied 53% of the total, and the $737.3 million is 60% above the 2024 presidential cycle, Public Citizen found.

Public Citizen's tracker lists more than 200 corporations that benefited from canceled enforcement, and the group says its database is not comprehensive.

Advocacy groups like Public Citizen have condemned the rollout as an egregious invasion of privacy, criticizing Meta for quietly defaulting users into the system without explicit, affirmative consent.

Defense Production Act orders authorize federal support for oil, coal, liquefied natural gas, and grid infrastructure as industry profits increase during Iran conflict.

New budget documents reveal expanded FBI authority to monitor domestic extremism while the White House seeks historic increases in Pentagon spending and significant cuts to social programs.

A rarely convened federal panel voted unanimously to allow oil and gas operations to bypass key wildlife safeguards, drawing legal challenges and warnings about the use of national security claims to weaken environmental law.

A whistleblower complaint now under federal investigation alleges that a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer attempted to remove and share highly sensitive Social Security data, raising serious questions about government data security and oversight.

Rollback targets legal basis for greenhouse gas limits as environmental and public health groups prepare lawsuits.

A new executive order directs the Justice Department to sue states over “onerous and excessive” AI regulations and threatens funding cuts, drawing backlash from lawmakers, watchdogs, and governors who say it rewards major tech donors at the expense of public protections.

The EXPERTS Act and the Stop Corporate Capture Act aim to restore agency expertise, increase transparency in regulatory decisions, and reduce the influence of corporate funded studies and litigation in the rulemaking process.