For a year now, lobbyists have swarmed the White House under President Donald Trump, attaining positions within various federal agencies just days after leaving government affairs jobs at lobbying firms, trade groups and corporations. Back in 2009, then-President Barack Obama issued an executive order on ethics that barred lobbyists from joining agencies they had lobbied […]
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This Money Politics section includes news about the efforts to reduce the influence of money over the election system that has grown substantially since the Citizens United ruling. Also see our entire section on Money Politics or our articles on Political Lobbying.
Kochs Sent GOP Lawmakers $300,000 in Donations Before Tax Vote
60 Republican members of Congress received donations from the corporate political action committee
Fossil fuel lobby wins big as Clean Air Act gutted
Hundreds of U.S. industrial facilities will be allowed to dramatically increase their emissions of the most toxic air pollutants
NYC’s public campaign finance system is in trouble
The New York City public campaign finance system is sending its first real warning signs of trouble
Fossil Fuel Lobby Spent Big to Win Tax Bill Concessions
Industry donations to Republicans spiked ‘while the final bill was being negotiated between the House and Senate’
Billionaire Democrat Donor Tom Steyer Pulls Party Funding
Steyer said Wednesday that he would not donate any money to the three main campaign arms of the Democratic Party
VIDEO: The LLC loophole and campaign finance reform
The Brennan Center’s Dan Weiner discusses the LLC loophole and campaign finance reform on Capital Tonight.
Secret super PAC donors sought in money laundering lawsuit
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is taking the Federal Election Commission to court
A Close-up Look at Big Money GOP Donors: The Mercer family
The Mercers are estimated to have contributed a total of more than $100 million to conservative causes over the past decade
Western States Leading the Way to Campaign Finance Reform
In an effort to get more transparency over the role of money in the political process and combat what is known as “dark money,” many states have passed laws that require political donors to reveal more key information.