A bipartisan network of political consultants—from Reagan White House alumni to Obama and Biden operatives—is raking in millions as pro-Israel groups pour money into congressional races, turning ...

A newly filed disclosure shows the President bought stock in defense contractors, crypto firms, and AI companies whose ...

A key architect of Trump’s nuclear safety rollbacks simultaneously served on the board of a venture firm backed by nuclear industry investors.

From crypto companies to defense contractors, new lobbying clients steered $145 million to firms led by Trump insiders in the first year of his return to power. Ballard Partners’ foreign-interest ...

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is advancing a space nuclear agenda closely aligned with SpaceX’s Mars ambitions.

This article is Part 1 of an ongoing Sludge series on donor-advised funds. Click here to read the other parts. Several charitable gift funds, including the largest charity in the United States, are ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has grown its network of private industry partners since the start of the second Trump administration to support its agents as they storm into cities and ...

This post was authored by independent journalists Justin Glawe and Jeremy Borden and produced with support from the Fund for Investigative Journalism. As members of Congress pat themselves on the back ...

Lobbying group the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) was by far the largest PAC contributor to members of Congress and federal candidates in the 2023-2024 election cycle, funneling hard ...

In the third quarter of this year, as the Democratic leaders of Congress were scrambling to decide what to keep in President Biden’s reconciliation package and what to cut, Senate Democratic leader ...

The fossil fuel industry has given more money than ever this election cycle to the two super PACs tied to the leaders of the Republican caucuses in the House and Senate. Including companies like ...

Breonna Taylor was a tax-paying citizen of Louisville, Kentucky. She paid a five percent income tax on her salary as an emergency medical technician, and a six percent sales tax on most purchases. In ...