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September 1, 2023
New filings reveal more luxury trips and opaque payments to Clarence Thomas’ wife, Ginni
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A new filing reveals Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ undisclosed trips bankrolled by billionaire donor Harlan Crow, and a secretive stream of payments to Ginni Thomas’ firm.
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Tax prep companies that spent over $90 million lobbying against free tax-filing system face new scrutiny from lawmakers
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Top tax prep companies spent over $90 million on lobbying in the past two decades since the IRS Free File Program’s launch.
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Primaries underway for America's third largest party with grassroots and self-funded candidates
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Libertarian presidential candidates differ in campaign strategy, policy positions and election goals
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OpenSecrets in the News
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Giuliani loses support of billionaires Langone, Cooperman: ‘I wouldn’t give him a nickel’ (CNBC) [[link removed]]
Giuliani was beloved by several business titans when he was mayor of New York City, who supported his 2008 presidential campaign that raised more than $60 million, according to those familiar with the matter and data from the nonpartisan OpenSecrets.
Tim Scott’s Marital Status Is None of America’s Business (The Washington Post) [[link removed]]
Donors play an outsized role in American politics because candidates typically need to attract many of them in order to qualify to participate in debates and because campaigns have become so expensive. During the 2020 election, candidates shelled out a staggering nearly $14 billion (doubling 2016’s spending), according to OpenSecrets.
Elon Musk says Vivek Ramaswamy should be the GOP's VP pick for the 2024 election (Business Insider) [[link removed]]
While Musk has publicly said he's behind various GOP figures, his political donations history, as tracked by OpenSecrets, shows he has a history of giving money to Democrats and Republicans alike. The current frontrunner in the GOP race is former President Donald Trump, who Musk has openly feuded with.
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