Looking just at the most recent elections faced by House and Senate members who supported overturning the 2020 election, the Center for Media and Democracy found some mind-boggling statistics. Josh Hawley and Rick Scott are arguably the two most serious contenders for president on the Republican side in 2024. Hawley received $41,169,601 from dark money […]
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Stripe and Donorbox Face Calls to Cut Off Jan. 6 Rally Organizers
Stripe and Donorbox have previously faced calls to cut off right-wing groups such as Southern Poverty Law Center-designated hate groups, as covered in a report last year by the nonprofit Center for Media and Democracy.
Leaked calls show ALEC’s secret plan to fight Biden on climate
On a one-hour call with ALEC members in late February, former Utah state representative Ken Ivory claimed that each directive in the president’s January executive order on climate action unduly entrenched federal power and stripped authority from the states. He surfaced fears that Biden will declare a national “climate emergency” that “unlocks more than 130 […]
Waltons express ‘alarm’ on anti-transgender legislation. Alarming, too, is their financial support for the sponsors
“But, then there’s politics. The Center for Media and Democracy reports that Walton-related money has poured ($160,000) into campaign treasuries of Arkansas sponsors of anti-transgender legislation. The honor roll (please note the high standing of Randy “Cancel Culture” Zook’s Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce)”
Not-for-profit organization linked to petroleum industry: Group delivered warning about Haaland confirmation
American Energy Alliance funders include groups connected to the Koch brothers, according to SourceWatch, which is published by the nonprofit Center for Media and Democracy, based in Wisconsin.
Senate Judiciary holds hearing on “dark money” and Supreme Court
Thanks to the group’s nominations maven Leonard Leo, “judicial confirmations are more like political campaigns,” said Lisa Graves, a senior fellow at the left-leaning watchdog Center for Media and Democracy. Graves emphasized the “amicus flotilla” in operation at the court. From 2015 to 2019, she told the subcommittee, four conservative groups donated $87 million to […]
Exclusive: Emails reveal secret ‘war games’ meeting and other Pro-Trump shenanigans by Republican Attorneys General
“Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden’s office writes in an email obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy that it will “not be participating in any RLDF activities until further notice,” and any participation in RAGA will be “subject to the approval of Attorney General Wasden.” The email sent shortly after the January 6, 2021 […]
Columnist Bill Knight recognizes Supreme Court for showing a little impartiality
Janus’ legal team is made up of people from groups with histories of attacking labor, including the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, headquartered in Virginia, and the Liberty Justice Center, a Chicago-based nonprofit tied to the conservative Illinois Policy Institute and funded by Right-wing groups including the Charles Koch Institute and the Lynde […]
How the CNP, a Republican Powerhouse, Helped Spawn Trumpism, Disrupted the Transfer of Power, and Stoked the Assault on the Capitol
The Center for Media and Democracy’s Alec Kotch has recorded millions of dollars in grants from Koch and affiliates such as the Donors Trust to organizations run by leading members of the CNP. These include ALEC, as well as the State Policy Network, the Leadership Institute, the Heritage Foundation, Judicial Watch, and Turning Point USA. Some of these […]
Elon Musk, SpaceX Gave $119K to Republicans Who Opposed Biden Win After Capitol Riot
Of the $536,000 that the PAC donated, $290,500 went to Democrats—who had more incumbent candidates—and $246,000 went to Republicans. And as the Center for Media and Democracy first pointed out today, nearly half of the money donated to Republicans by SpaceX PAC went to lawmakers who voted against President Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory.