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MapLight research on the influence of money and politics.
Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
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February 17, 2017
President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency has received $352,946 in contributions from members of the energy and natural resources sector since 2001, according to a MapLight analysis of data from the National Institute of Money in State Politics.
Bret Hendry
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February 08, 2017
Fast-food executive Andrew Puzder, President Trump’s nominee for labor secretary, will soon receive a hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. He and his family are prolific donors to political candidates and causes.
Frank Bass
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February 07, 2017
House Republicans took their first steps towards dismantling two generations of campaign finance reform measures, pushing one committee vote through today to eliminate the federal commission that ensures the integrity of U.S. elections and another to end public financing of presidential campaigns.
Frank Bass
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February 03, 2017
President Donald Trump’s vow to “totally destroy” restrictions on campaign activity by nonprofit groups, including religious organizations, has the potential to boost the political power of evangelical groups such as Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network that supported his long-shot presidential campaign.
Andrew Perez
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January 27, 2017
The company’s 2015 marketing material suggests that identifying individual users was a key part of Dataminr’s pitch to foreign governments.
Andrew Perez
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January 19, 2017
Leaked emails shed light on the largely unregulated world of international lobbying in Washington, where “strategic advisors,” “consultants” and lawyers use their U.S. government experience to benefit clients and themselves, while avoiding public scrutiny both at home and overseas.
Laura Curlin
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January 11, 2017
This week, the U.S. Senate begins holding confirmation hearings on President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Below is a snapshot of the political contributions made by or to those appointees.