Since Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, election deniers have come to outnumber other election administrators in 15 counties in key swing states, leading voting rights advocates to warn that their efforts to delay vote counts could create uncertainty and allow for the spread of disinformation.
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The American Invasion: Climate Denialism Crosses the Atlantic
In a coordinated effort to undermine climate science and slow environmental progress, prominent American climate change denial organizations recently teamed up with conservative European climate denialist groups to strategize on defeating climate solutions that threaten the fossil fuel industry or are otherwise deemed too radical.
ULINE CEO’s Restoration PAC Hauls in $51.8 Million in Third Quarter
GOP megadonor Richard Uihlein’s Restoration PAC disclosed raising $51.8 million and dispersing $30.4 million in a Federal Election Commission filing for the third quarter reviewed by the Center for the Media and Democracy.
Leonard Leo’s Concord Fund Again Tops Funders of Republican AG Group in Third Quarter
The Concord Fund’s $1.5 million contribution to the Republican Attorneys General Association in the third quarter made it the top funder of the right-wing group leading opposition to abortion rights and other key aspects of President Biden’s agenda.
A Constitutional Convention Would Supercharge Project 2025
The Heritage Foundation, the prime force driving Project 2025, has strongly endorsed the effort to call an Article V convention.
Climate Clarity: The Biggest Problems, The Best Solution
After reporting from every UN climate conference since the one in Peru in 2014, I have come to realize that the climate problems we face and their solutions have crystallized for me in the following way.
A Koch-Funded Lawfare Group Is Suing The Biden Admin To Protect Vaccine Skepticism
A corporate-aligned litigation outfit with deep ties to right-wing petrochemical billionaire Charles Koch is once again suing key officials and agencies within the Biden administration for their alleged role in influencing content moderation decisions made by social media companies.
Super PAC Spending on Montana Senate Race Breaks Records
Montana is a must-win state for both parties in the 2024 general election for the U.S Senate, and it is shaping up to be the most expensive in U.S. history in terms of the cost per vote.
Project 2025 Architects Weaponize State Superintendents in Culture War
Hundreds of pages of materials obtained and reviewed by the Center for Media and Democracy demonstrate how Heritage has weaponized state superintendents to ramp up culture war divides, move education policy to the Right, and promote the privatization of schools.
Turning Point Turns Into a Trump Field Operation
TPUSA, along with its political arm Turning Point Action, has emerged as one of Trump’s most loyal and valuable allies in his campaign for reelection, and has amplified his ongoing grievances with the 2020 election and unfounded claims of voter fraud.