Better Jobs Together, which previously ran ads for Henry Cuellar and Kyrsten Sinema, is on the air for Rep. Kurt Schrader in his tightly contested Oregon primary contest against a progressive challenger.
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China Policy: No Time for Mixed Messages
Today on TAP: With Xi bailing out Putin, the China bill pending before Congress needs to be stripped of special-interest measures that actually help Beijing.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Does Punchbowl News Play by the Rules?
Where hosting a confab for lobbyists meets journalistic ethics
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Biden, Oil Companies Clash Over Price-Gouging Allegations
Although the petroleum giants have a laundry list of complaints, they continue to make bank.
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Amazon Warns Sellers: Marketplace Could Shut Down If Congress Tries to Regulate It
Direct email communications seek to motivate third-party sellers to lobby their representatives.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Drug Industry–Backed PAC Trying to Spike the Biden Agenda
Center Forward is funding practically all the corporate Democrats making trouble in Congress.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How Ron Wyden Wants to Weaken Taxes on Multinationals
His proposal keeps Trump loopholes and bears the fingerprints of corporate lobbyists.
Posted inBuilding Back America
Infrastructure Summer: Heidi Heitkamp’s Lobbying Journey
Before she got hired to run a dark-money outfit, she advocated for tax hikes on dynastic wealth. Now, she’s against them.
Posted inBuilding Back America
Private Equity’s Potential Payday From Build Back Better
Hundreds of billions of dollars are scheduled for industries private equity dominates. Advocates want to make sure workers and families benefit, not financiers.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The DCCC’s Top Bundler Is an Oil Lobbyist
Zachary Pfister goes to bat for the American Petroleum Institute, the industry’s most powerful lobbying group.