Justice Amy Coney Barrett declined to recuse herself in a case involving a nonprofit that spent over $1 million getting her confirmed to the Supreme Court.
Money Politics & Power
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Meet the Consulting Firm That’s Staffing the Biden Administration
WestExec represented major corporations throughout the Trump years. Now it’s in the White House.
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The Council Implementing New York’s Climate Law Is Stacked With Industry Executives
A top energy executive, whose firm is designing pro-gas talking points, has a seat at the table charting the state’s path to decarbonization.
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The Smallest Regulations Can Make a Big Difference
An obscure Consumer Financial Protection Bureau guidance will protect people from financial scams. It shows how much executive branch action matters.
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Manchin Profits From Coal Sales to Utility Lobbying Group Members
Here’s what we found about the Manchin family coal brokerage and its business with members of the powerful Edison Electric Institute.
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Zoe Lofgren: The Democratic Holdout on Big Tech Legislation
Lofgren, who represents part of Silicon Valley, opposes the suite of bills challenging the dominant tech platforms. She’s also taken a lot of money from those companies.
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The Private Equity Firm That Made a Killing From the Saudi Death Squad
The darker side of defense cooperation
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Steve Ricchetti, and Democrats’ Failures at Self-Awareness
The White House could be known as a force for improving people’s lives—or the kind of place that gives plum jobs to sons and daughters of top officials.
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How the GameStop Hustle Worked
How hedge funds and brokers have manipulated the market.
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Fossil Fuel–Funded Think Tank Takes Tonko to Coal Country
Congressional exchanges that overlook the climate crisis
