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Election deniers and talking heads have spent three years trying to rewrite insurrection history. It’s not working.

[…] retweeting a segment of his show with the caption “MUST WATCH.”  Other commentators have also repeatedly downplayed the events of January 6th, like Fox News host Jesse Waters who, in August 2023, said that Trump’s attempt to overturn the election and rally his supporters to march to the Capitol was “just politics” or Daily […]

27 Trump administration policies may benefit his businesses

Administration Action: The Trump administration rolled back an Obama-era rule that enhanced protections for wetlands and smaller waterways by including them under the definition of ” Waters of the United States” (WOTUS). His new rule will cut back on environmental protections from the 1972 Clean Water Act, along with Obama’s 2015 regulation. Trump’s Business […]

Who is Giuliani: lawyer, fixer, “hero,” state agent?

[…] face serious consequences if he had financial interests that were potentially affected by his action in Ukraine. “I’m not acting as a lawyer.” To further muddy the waters, Giuliani had a bizarre phone call with The Atlantic’s Elaina Plott, wherein he bemoaned his treatment by the media, and said that he was the real […]

Another dark money donor to pro-Graham super PAC filed questionable tax return

[…] “good friends since 1992.” Sen. Graham, in fact, introduced Wilkins at the 2005 hearing on his nomination to the diplomatic post. When Sen. Graham started testing the waters for a presidential run, Wilkins ran the committee set up to raise money for expenses, which carried a very similar name to the super PAC SCCAA […]

[Update] new plaintiffs join emoluments suit

[…] restaurants joined as part of Restaurant Opportunities Centers (ROC) United, which consists of more than 25,000 restaurant workers and restaurants owned by restaurateurs including Tom Colicchio, Alice Waters, Andy Shalal and James Mallios. CREW, ROC and Washington, DC-based events booker Jill Phaneuf are represented in the case by an all-star team of top constitutional […]

Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, DC events booker join CREW emoluments lawsuit

[…] restaurants joined as part of Restaurant Opportunities Centers (ROC) United, which consists of more than 25,000 restaurant workers and restaurants owned by restaurateurs including Tom Colicchio, Alice Waters, Andy Shalal and James Mallios. The lawsuit, first filed by CREW in January, seeks to find the president in violation of the emoluments clauses of the […]

A victory in Texas

[…] in unchecked money in politics: the Texas Ethics Commission now requires that dark money groups disclose their donors, marking a welcome step toward transparency in the murky waters of campaign finance. The state’s new rule mandates donor disclosure from 501(c)4 nonprofit groups if their communications are distributed within 30 days of an election and […]

Berman lands campaign seeded with $57,000 from “dark money ATM”

[…] camouflage backers’ agendas Home/News/Opinion/Letters to the Editor Environmentalists oppose state control of public lands Reader View: Activists mar public lands debate Environmental Policy Alliance analyst: On ‘ Waters of the U.S., beware of camouflaged advocacy Oklahoman should run green decoys out of town EPA water rule pits liberal billionaires against rural farmers Letter to […]