…business enterprises into a true blind trust managed by an independent trustee having no family relationship with you, or the equivalent, in accordance with the guidelines of the Ethics in…
Trump Urged to Put Nation Before Family Profits
Jeff Sessions and Trump’s White House Swamp
…cabinet secretaries with independent legal advice while enforcing the laws of the United States. But let’s face it: It will take an exceptionally strong and independent-minded AG to call a…
Rex Tillerson and Exxon Spent Big on Climate Change Denial while Misleading Public, Evidence Shows
…of the world’s leading independent scientists about any massive expansion of the burning of fossil fuels–will be probed at potential confirmation hearings early next year. Notably, Tillerson’s block of shareholders…
Trump Names Controversial Lawyer to be White House Counsel
…McGahn also oversaw an NRCC scheme in 2002 to circumvent the McCain-Feingold soft money ban by transferring $1 million to the Leadership Forum, a front group set up by House…
5 Things to Know about Billionaire Betsy DeVos, Trump Choice for Education
…Since 2010, AFC has spent at least $4.5 million on independent expenditures and issue ads in Wisconsin. This amount doesn’t include the individual donations given by members of the DeVos…
Fracking Special Interests Spent Big in 2016 Elections
Corporations that profit from fracking funneled millions to PACs for “independent expenditures” in the 2016 election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission filings. For example, the fracking giant Devon Energy…
Don McGahn, Trump White House Counsel, Has Long Courted Controversy
…an NRCC scheme in 2002 to circumvent the McCain-Feingold soft money ban by transferring $1 million to the Leadership Forum, a front group set up by House Republican leaders. An…
Progressive Policies Win at the Ballot Box
…groups and regulating independent expenditures. This model will be one to emulate, see CMD’s previous report on this. And in Missouri citizens voted 70-30 to establish limits and regulations to…
Dispatches from COP 22, UN Climate Negotiations in the Hottest Year on Record
…Clearly Trump has problems with racism, women, and paying taxes, and for climate we need the US to lead with cutting emissions.” When I referred to the fact that Trump…
WI Senate Race Tightens with Flood of Last Minute Ads against Russ Feingold
…face of poll numbers giving Clinton the edge. They have spent more than $75 million on independent expenditures, according to Open Secrets. Its largest donor is casino magnate Sheldon Adelson,…
