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November 30, 2023
Pro-Israel lobbying presses for US military aid in war with Hamas
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During the 2022 election cycle, AIPAC spent $13 million in political contributions to key players in recent pro-Israeli legislation during the Israel-Hamas war and over $2.7 million on lobbying legislation related to the conflict.
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Congressional lawmakers, advocacy groups urge FEC regulation on deceptive AI
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Citing artificial intelligence’s potential to disrupt U.S. elections, lawmakers and advocacy groups urged the FEC to regulate deceptive AI.
(Shown above is a video shared by Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, and includes AI-generated images of former President Donald Trump hugging Dr. Anthony Fauci.)
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Pro-Israel groups comprise one of, if not the most, powerful international issue lobby. Well-financed and politically powerful, the pro-Israel lobby is a major force on American foreign affairs that looks to continue U.S. military and fiscal support of the Jewish nation-state.
From AIPAC to the more liberal J Street, the pro-Israel lobby is not entirely unified on policy decisions.This chart shows the top 20 Members of Congress who received the most money from pro-Israel groups in their careers.
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As Groundwater Dwindles, Powerful Players Block Change (New York Times) [[link removed]]
Here are some of the people fighting efforts to conserve a vital resource that’s disappearing across the United States. Barrick, along with its joint venture, has made $1.7 million in campaign contributions since 1994, according to data from OpenSecrets, a nonprofit group that tracks political donations. That makes it one of the state’s largest corporate political donors.
‘It should never have happened’: death of boy, 16, at sawmill highlights rise of child labour in US (The Guardian) [[link removed]]
Republicans are pushing to loosen child labour laws in at least 16 states, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Those efforts are driven by groups such as the Foundation for Government Accountability, funded by conservative donors including Richard “Dick” Uihlein, who has also backed a group that sponsored the January 6 Capitol rally in 2021, according to Opensecrets.org.
If Trump convicted, Home Depot billionaire says he'd still likely fund campaign (Reuters) [[link removed]]
Marcus and his wife Billi Wilma Marcus were the seventh-largest individual Republican donors in the 2020 election cycle, giving nearly $25 million to Republican campaigns, according to OpenSecrets, a nonprofit group that tracks money in politics. Business magazine Forbes estimates Marcus' net worth at around $8.8 billion.
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