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Jan 21, 2025 · Follow the Money. Sludge is your guide to uncovering the hidden forces shaping politics—delivered to your inbox every day.
Here Is All the Money AIPAC Spent on the 2024 Elections
3 days ago · Lobbying group the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) was by far the largest PAC contributor to members of Congress and federal candidates in the 2023-2024 election cycle, funneling hard dollars to the campaigns of lawmakers who approved military aid packages for Israel’s war in Gaza ...
Trump Rewards Fossil Fuel Donors on Day One
6 days ago · Several of the fossil fuel executives who Trump asked at an April meeting at Mar-a-Lago to help him raise him $1 billion for his campaign are already benefiting from the new president’s actions on day one. Among the dozens of executive orders that Trump signed yesterday was one on “unleashing ...
Trump Could Pick a Big Tech Ally for Next CFPB Head
Jan 20, 2025 · Melissa Holyoak, an FTC commissioner known for her ties to tech giants like Google, is being considered for director of the consumer watchdog agency that is challenging Big Tech.
Meta Spends Record Lobbying Sum Amid TikTok Ban Debate
5 days ago · Meta spent more on D.C. lobbying in 2024 than in any previous year, as the government debated whether to enforce a ban on its rival TikTok. The surge in spending also came as Congress considered new content moderation laws, which Meta’s lobbying helped to block from passing in a year-end ...
Biden Admin Scraps Climate Disclosure Rule for Contractors
Jan 14, 2025 · Over the past couple of years, a lobbying battle has been underway over a Biden administration proposal that would have required large federal contractors to publicly disclose their annual greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks. In his announcement of the proposal in November 2022, President Biden said that it would make the U.S. the first country to require “major ...
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Dec 11, 2024 · A Sludge data analysis shows how much money the six largest American oil companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron spent on federal politics during 2023-24. Unbeknownst to voters, Trump's top super PAC received a total of $62 million in the weeks before Election Day from a dark money group whose leader ...
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