See our media citations from outlets around the nation this week:
A Nerve Center for the Right Wing Rises in Washington (The New York Times)
The Conservative Partnership Institute has become a breeding ground for the next generation of Trump loyalists and an incubator for policies he might pursue. Its fast growth is raising questions.
Unlike some charities, which can engage in some political activity, a tax-exempt nonprofit like C.P.I. cannot be partisan. That said, such groups are permitted to be ideological, according to Anna Massoglia, the editorial and investigations manager at the watchdog group OpenSecrets.
Could how Democrat Tom Suozzi campaigned on immigration help his party win nationally? (ABC News)
The House Majority PAC said that its internal research showed that Democrats did better "when they went on offense" to speak about the economy during the 2022 midterm elections. "Democrats must do the same on immigration," the group wrote. The House Majority PAC spent around $7 million to support Suozzi's bid, according to an analysis of Federal Elections Commission records by OpenSecrets.
Tax records reveal the lucrative world of covid misinformation (The Washington Post)
Four nonprofits that capitalized on the spread of medical misinformation during COVID-19 raised over $118M. Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine group founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., received $23.5M in 2022 alone. Some of the individuals behind the family foundations or trusts that fund the four groups also contributed the legal maximum in personal donations to Kennedy’s presidential bid, according to OpenSecrets, which tracks political donations
