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The Center for Media and Democracy obtained Turning Point USA’s 1023 tax-exempt application from the Internal Revenue Service. Turning Point USA was an organizing member of #StopTheSteal protests and the “March to Save America” rally that led to the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

The Center for Media and Democracy obtained Women for America First’s 1024 tax-exempt application from the Internal Revenue Service. Women for America First played a major role in organizing the “March to Save America” on January 6, 2021 that resulted in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) received the following April 2021 Florida American Legislative Exchange Council membership spreadsheet through a public records request with the State of Florida. The phone number column was removed by CMD in case the numbers listed were personal. ALEC does not disclose its members and donors and keeps the […]

This letter from the late David Koch to potential Americans for Prosperity (AFP) “donor activists” might be the last publicly available letter from the billionaire co-owner of Koch Industries to donors of the astroturf operation. The letter was first obtained and published by the Center for Media and Democracy, and was referenced in CMD board […]

This email was obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy through a public records request with the Idaho Attorney General’s office. The email sent shortly after the insurrection at the Capitol of which the Rule of Law Defense Fund and Republican Attorneys General Association was tied to invites the Idaho AG to a “senior staff […]

The Center for Media and Democracy obtained this invitation to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)’s newly launched “Functional Federalism Working Group,” chaired by former Utah Representative Ken Ivory. According to the invitation, potential topics include: “Protecting the Electoral College;” “Limiting the Number of Justices Concurrently Serving on the US Supreme Court to Nine;” “Presidential […]

This email detailing a new “Emergency Management Policy Reform Working Group” to “discuss proposed model policy intended to rein in executive authority” during emergencies was obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy through an open records request with the State of Utah.

This Council for National Policy (CNP) “Action Steps” memo produced by its sister organization CNP Action was provided to the Center for Media and Democracy by investigative researcher Brent Allpress. Some of the “action steps” included in this memo are related to panels at CNP’s meeting November 12-14, 2020. The program for that meeting is available […]

This Council for National Policy meeting program was provided to the Center for Media and Democracy by investigative researcher Brent Allpress.