OpenSecrets' weekly newsletter on Money-in-Politics

Your weekly newsletter on money in politics.
View this email in your browser ([link removed])
[link removed]
DONATE ([link removed])
July 30, 2020
This week in money-in-politics

Influential lobbying groups battle over GOP coronavirus liability proposal


Controversial liability protections for businesses that are a top priority for the influential U.S. Chamber of Commerce are included in the Republican proposal for a second round of COVID-19 stimulus. It’s a move strongly opposed by the American Association for Justice, a powerful trade group representing trial lawyers who would theoretically represent plaintiffs in such cases.

Both trade groups are among the most powerful lobbying forces on the Hill, with the Chamber generally supporting Republicans and the Association for Justice propping up Democrats.
Read More ([link removed])

Stay informed in 2020. Support transparency and accountability journalism. ([link removed])
[link removed] Share ([link removed])
[link removed] http%3A%2F%2Feepurl.com%2Fg_J5Ln Tweet ([link removed] http%3A%2F%2Feepurl.com%2Fg_J5Ln)
[link removed] Forward to Friend ([link removed])
[link removed]


** Pop-up super PACs hide donors as they influence GOP Kansas Senate primary
------------------------------------------------------------
Outside groups are injecting over $10 million into Kansas’ Senate race to blanket the airwaves with inflammatory ads aimed at influencing Republican primary voters. About two-thirds of that spending comes from groups that won’t disclose their donors before the Aug. 4 election takes place. That’s because “pop-up” super PACs tied to both parties are abusing loopholes in election law.
Read More ([link removed])
[link removed]


** Trump’s new rules on drone sales benefit influential defense contractors

------------------------------------------------------------
The White House last week announced loosened restrictions on the sales of certain military-grade drones to foreign countries, benefiting some powerful defense companies. The decision primarily impacts Northrop Grumman and General Atomics, two drone manufacturers that may now sell some of their unmanned aircrafts abroad under less stringent rules.
Read More ([link removed])
[link removed]


** Democrats eye quickly changing district in ruby-red Indiana
------------------------------------------------------------
Indiana is considered the “crossroads of America” — the state people don’t go to, but go through. But in one of the most conservative states outside the Deep South, House Democrats see an opportunity to expand their ranks in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District. The race pits Republican state Sen. Victoria Spartz against former Democratic state Rep. Christina Hale in a battle for the suburban district.
Read More ([link removed])

============================================================
Have a friend you think would like our money-in-politics newsletter?
** Click here to forward this email! ([link removed])

‘Dark money’ group tied to Tom Cotton targets Democrats in Trump-won districts


A “dark money” group launched by allies of Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is spending on digital attack ads targeting incumbent Democrats facing reelection in congressional districts President Donald Trump won in 2016.

America One Policies was launched by Cotton’s former aide and allies in July 2019 with Cotton facing re-election in 2020.

A representative of America One Policies told Arkansas news outlet Talk Business & Politics the group planned to raise $2 million in the 2020 election cycle for “advocacy efforts around conservative issues, such as national security and free enterprise, which could help other federal and state Republican candidates on issue messaging.”
** Read More ([link removed])


OpenSecrets in the News

See our media citations from outlets around the nation this week:

* ** Oil and Gas Groups See ‘Some Common Ground’ in Biden Energy Plan (The New York Times) ([link removed])
Despite Trump's massive lead in fundraising from the industry, some energy executives are pleased that Joe Biden is not calling for a fracking ban and said they could work with him.

* ** Senate race breaks fundraising records (Helena Independent Record) ([link removed])
Montana's Senate race is one of the most closely watched in the nation, as Republican Sen. Steve Daines is seeking a second term against term-limited Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock.

* ** Inside the rise of the green super PACs (E&E News) ([link removed])
Outside groups connected to the green movement have massively expanded their influence spending this cycle.

** The Wall Street Journal ([link removed])

** The Washington Post ([link removed])

** Politico ([link removed])

** CNBC ([link removed])

** McClatchy DC ([link removed])

** USA Today ([link removed])

** Honolulu Civil Beat ([link removed])

** The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ([link removed])

** Rome News-Tribune ([link removed])

** Deadline Detroit ([link removed])

** Buffalo News ([link removed])

** Boston.com ([link removed])

** The Colorado Sun ([link removed])

** San Antonio Current ([link removed])

** WMTW Portland ([link removed])

** Quartz ([link removed])



** See more here ([link removed])

** tryu2.jpg ([link removed])
** count-cah-make-change.png ([link removed])
** Chair-nave.jpg ([link removed])
4 star rating for 8 consecutive years
Copyright © 2020 Center for Responsive Politics, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website, OpenSecrets.org.

Our mailing address is:
Center for Responsive Politics
1300 L Street NW
Suite 200
Washington, District of Columbia xxxxxx
USA
** unsubscribe from this list ([link removed])
** update subscription preferences ([link removed])