NFL reports lobbying spending increase ahead of Super Bowl LVII
As the 49ers and Chiefs prepare to face off at the Super Bowl in Las Vegas, the National Football League continues to lead the industry in federal lobbying spending.
Trump political network spent over $60 million on legal costs in 2023
Former President Donald Trump’s network of political groups spent more than $60 million in donor funds on legal costs in 2023 — more than any prior year, a new OpenSecrets analysis found.
TurboTax maker Intuit spent millions in record lobbying blitz amid threats to tax prep industry
After decades of lobbying by commercial tax prep companies, income tax filing season officially started on Jan. 29 with the launch of a new pilot program that will allow some taxpayers in 13 states to file taxes for free using government-run software.
Megadonors flocked to pro-Haley hybrid PAC in final weeks of 2023
Political donors seeking an alternative to ex-President Donald Trump flocked to former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley as the Republican field in the presidential primary narrowed late last year, recently-filed campaign finance reports show.
As the highest-profile races in the country, presidential elections also have a tendency to be the most expensive, with each election cycle setting various new records.
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Since 2016, NRA revenue fell more than 40 percent, while membership dues were down roughly 50 percent, according to tax filings through the end of 2022. Between 2018 and 2022, tax filings show the NRA spent more than $181 million on legal expenses — more than three times the amount it spent on federal candidates over the past three election cycles, according to spending tracked by OpenSecrets.
AI-related lobbying reached new heights in 2023, with more than 450 organizations participating — a 185% increase from 2022, according to federal lobbying disclosures analyzed by OpenSecrets on behalf of CNBC.
Democrats have taken in $7.16 million — compared to Republicans’ $7.05 million — from companies that deal in “pharmaceutical/health products” during the 2023-2024 cycle, according to OpenSecrets.
