The most heated exchanges during Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week concerned his ever-shifting explanation of what he discussed—or didn’t discuss—with Russian officials while serving as Donald Trump’s “go-to person” on foreign policy during the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Koch Troops Queasy About Killing State and Local Tax Deduction to Fund Tax Breaks for the Rich
Koch-funded groups are split on a key issue in the tax debate.
Koch Demands Corporate Welfare From One of America’s Poorest Cities
The Koch Brothers talk a good game against “corporate welfare,” but have received some $363 million in taxpayer subsidies.
ALEC’s Corporate Sponsors Top Nation’s Lawbreaker List
Fourteen of the pay-to-play group’s biggest corporate funders are among the 100 worst federal violators since 2000.
This Group Helps Lobbyists Influence Public Officials. The Trump Hotel Is Hosting Its 2018 Gala.
The American Legislative Exchange Council, a controversial group that brings corporate lobbyists together with state legislators to formulate business- and Republican-friendly policies, will host its 45th anniversary gala at the Trump International Hotel next year.
Cleaning Up the Courts, Citizen Hearings at Three Locations in Wisconsin
Judges petitioned the state’s highest court for new recusal rules, they refused to even have a public hearing. Now citizens are having their own hearings.
Voter ID Suppressed the Vote Exactly as Wisconsin Republicans Predicted
New study documents that tens of thousands were disenfranchised.
Trump v. Mueller?
As Mueller homes in on the White House, the need to protect his investigation grows
Trump Ally Sinclair Moves to Consolidate TV Empire
Trump TV could become a reality if the FCC approves the media merger between Sinclair and Tribune Company.
Government Watchdogs Urge Support of Bills to Prevent Firing of Special Counsel Mueller
The Center for Media and Democracy signed onto a letter yesterday with 22 other government watchdog groups and ethics experts calling on senators to support two bipartisan bills designed to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller from being fired by President Trump.