Trump’s HHS Pick Recently Worked For Groups Suing To Keep Drug Pricing Secret
President Donald Trump vowed to bring down high drug prices. Now he’s nominated Alex Azar, a veteran of a major drug company and a key lobbying organization for the biotech industry, for secretary of Health and Human Services.
Behind The Tax Cut: Records Reveal The Donors Republicans Fear
GOP members of Congress are feeling intense pressure from major donors to pass a tax cut bill for President Donald Trump to sign into law.
One Year After Hillary’s Loss, Have Clinton Foundation Donors Stopped Giving?
One year after Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 presidential election, the Clinton Foundation has wound down a major initiative and is trying to revive its fundraising operation.
Koch Brothers Come To The Aid Of Their Man In Virginia, Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie, the Republican nominee for governor, has longstanding ties to the Koch brothers who have directed millions of dollars into efforts to elect him.
Did Obama’s Stimulus Hurt The Planet? How Trump Could Revive Homegrown Solar
Millions of taxpayer dollars turned the solar boom into an import boom, decimating U.S. manufacturing and slowing action on climate change.
Billionaire Trump Friend Linked To Two Indicted Campaign Officials
The man who introduced newly indicted Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort to Team Trump is a real estate billionaire and one of the president’s best friends.
Vocational Education May Be Better Strategy Than College For Many Americans: Study
A new paper suggests that a greater emphasis on vocational education in the United States could save jobs and help lower-income earners.
US Treasury Cites Koch-Funded Research In Critique Of Consumer Protections
In its blistering critique of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the U.S. Treasury cited the work of an academic whose career has benefited from years of funding from the billionaire Koch brothers.
Can Public Campaign Finance Systems Empower Small Donors?
As the political influence of wealthy Americans and corporations continues to grow, communities are fighting back with public financing programs at the state and local level.
The Koch Brothers Want A Tax Cut. Pence Is Ready To Help
Relying on the libertarian billionaires’ support is nothing new for the vice president. Now Mike Pence and the Koch brothers are working together to pass tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.
Bernie Sanders Courts Black Allies In The South, Ahead Of Possible 2020 Run
In advance of a possible 2020 White House run, Sen. Bernie Sanders seems determined to fix a problem that may have cost him the 2016 Democratic nomination.
Before Vegas Shooting, Donald Trump Jr. Wanted Silencers. Where Congress Stands
A bill before Congress would make silencers easier to purchase, even as critics warn that it could make mass shootings more lethal. The largest manufacturer of silencers in the U.S. donated heavily to the Republican Party in 2016.
Who Is Lobbying On Key Provisions Of Trump’s Tax Plan?
Reports from the first half of 2017 show corporations and special-interest groups weighing in on key provisions of Trump’s new tax framework.
Democrats Fought For 25 Years Over Single-Payer. Now Many Back Medicare-For-All
With Democrats rushing to support Bernie Sanders’ Medicare-For-All bill, the party’s health care policy fight may finally be resolved. Here’s a timeline of their long, internal struggle.
After Harvey, Democrats See Opportunity In A Conservative District
Two Texas Democrats are running for Congress in a “safe” Republican district. Will the environmental impact of Hurricane Harvey improve their chance to win?
Despite Irma, Florida Congressman Aims To Let Companies Hide Climate-Change Risks
Only weeks before Hurricane Irma came ashore, Florida U.S. Rep. Bill Posey reintroduced legislation designed to block federal regulators from forcing companies to better disclose their climate-related risks to shareholders.
Equifax Lobbied To Kill Rule Protecting Victims Of Data Breaches
The credit reporting company that exposed 143 million people's private data to hackers has lobbied for the right to block consumers from suing.
Texas Chemical Plant Sued For Millions, First Responders Charge Gross Negligence
Seven members of local law enforcement and the fire department who responded to explosions at an Arkema chemical plant in the Houston area are suing the company, alleging that it failed to properly inform them of the dangers of toxic fumes they faced.
Dangerous Hurricane Nears Florida, State Led By Climate-Change Deniers
Hurricane Irma closes in on the coast of Florida — a state where officials banned the terms “climate change,” “global warming” and “sea-level rise.”
For Years, Chemical Industry Has Pressured Government To Defund Key Chemical Incident Database
A former top official from the Chemical Safety Board says the crisis at a Houston plant could have been prevented if the plant owner's lobbying group hadn't fought the board's work.
Texas Republicans Helped Chemical Plant That Exploded Lobby Against Safety Rules
Arkema, the company that owns a Texas chemical plant that spewed “noxious” smoke Thursday, successfully lobbied to delay the enactment of plant safety rules — regulations that would've gone into effect five months ago.
How Big Pharma Secretly Funds The Fight To Keep Drug Prices High
Big Pharma's primary trade association created a "ghost corporation" to spend millions of dollars — from hidden corporate donors —
against an Ohio ballot measure aimed at lowering drug costs.
How Undercover Activists Cost Breitbart, White Nationalist Sites, Their Advertising And Platforms
After the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, companies are severing ties with racist and anti-Semitic websites, removing their ads or online infrastructure.
Who Is Lobbying Mike Pence And Why? Health Insurers and Big Oil Seek To Influence Vice President
Vice President Mike Pence has been directly lobbied by major health care and drug companies, Wall Street firms, oil and gas interests and industry groups interested in shaping a federal infrastructure privatization initiative.
Mitch McConnell’s Super PAC Raises, Spends, Big For Alabama Senate Race
The super PAC affiliated with Mitch McConnell is pouring cash from the finance and fossil fuel industries into a Senate Republican primary race in Alabama, backing candidate Luther Strange.
Corporate Cash Could Help Republicans Keep Control Of State Governments, Influence Redistricting
Fossil fuel and pharmaceutical donations flooded into a super PAC that boosts state legislative elections. That could help the GOP counter the unpopularity of the Trump administration and keep control of state governments.
Bernie Sanders’ Drug Price Bill Would Save Billions, Congressional Analysts Say
A new Congressional Budget Office analysis shows that a bill introduced by Sanders and Senate Democrats allowing foreign drug imports would save the federal government $6 billion. But other Democrats aren't onboard.
Democratic Group Angers Progressives — Bets On Conservative Wing, Wall Street Money, To Win Back House
To the fury of progressives, the Democratic congressional campaign group is relying on the party’s conservative wing and Wall Street money to help win back the U.S. House.
Prison And Missile Stocks Soar, Guns Slump Under Trump Administration
The U.S. stock market has seen a major boom since Donald Trump was elected, with the private prison, defense, finance and materials industries making big gains. Gun manufacturers and coal companies, however, have seen better days.
2020 Democratic Candidate? California Sen. Kamala Harris Meets With Big Clinton Donors And Lobbyists
The California senator — in the spotlight thanks to her sharp interrogations of Jeff Sessions and other officials — met with major Democratic fundraisers last weekend.
