Tax records obtained by CMD reveal two donors to the right-wing publication’s new, affiliated nonprofit.
Who Funds The Federalist? Finally, We Know.
By Alex Kotch | at
Democracy
ALEC’s Pennsylvania Leaders Lobby to Overturn 2020 Election Results in Last-Minute Effort
By David Armiak and Arn Pearson | at
The Pennsylvania state chairs of the American Legislative Exchange Council are leading a GOP effort to overturn the state’s presidential election results when Congress convenes in January to certify the Electoral College’s election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
CMD Files Lawsuit…Again Against IRS for Refusing to Release Tax Records
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
The Center for Media and Democracy filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in federal court on Thursday, December 4, 2020, for illegally withholding tax documents for five right-wing funders.
“Dark Money ATM of the Conservative Movement” Gives $1.5 Million to White Nationalist Hate Group
By Alex Kotch | at
For the first time, DonorsTrust donated to explicitly white nationalist groups—and its contribution to VDARE tripled the group’s annual revenue.
Koch Fought the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Ten 2020 House Races
By Don Wiener | at
The election on November 3 revealed splits between business leaders, with two of the nation’s largest spending political groups squaring off on congressional contests.
ALEC Holds Virtual States and National Policy Summit
By David Armiak | at
After canceling its plans for an in-person meeting, ALEC opened its annual policy summit online yesterday to consider a wide variety of measures to limit governors’ power to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, stop a bailout for hard-hit states, and lock in a nine-member Supreme Court, provide trainings to help its overwhelmingly Republican members run better campaigns.
DonorsTrust and Donors Capital Pumped at Least $90 Million into Right-Wing Causes in 2019
By David Armiak | at
The preferred funding conduits of the Koch political donor network gave out $165 million in grants in 2019, $90 million of which went to right-wing think tanks, advocacy groups, litigation centers, media outlets, extremists, and climate deniers.
CMD Joins Legal Community Call to End Baseless Claims of Election Fraud
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
More than 1,200 lawyers across the country take a stand against the Trump campaign’s dangerous attempt to disenfranchise millions and call for the lawyers making false claims in court to be held accountable.
Koch Funding of Universities Topped $100 million in 2019
By David Armiak | at
IRS filings obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy show that the Charles Koch Foundation gave $141 million to universities and colleges, right-wing organizations, and other causes in 2019.
Voters Pass Economic Justice Measures Despite Corporate Opposition
By Alex Kotch | at
While House Democrats took a hit in the 2020 elections, voters in several states favored progressive policies.