Trump foreign business dealings attract scrutiny as New York probe heats up
As the New York attorney general’s criminal investigation into the Trump Organization heats up, former President Donald Trump’s business empire is facing further scrutiny in Scotland while scrubbing longtime Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg’s name from corporate filings across the globe.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski rakes in the cash despite Trump-endorsed Alaska challenger
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) hasn’t announced if she’ll run for reelection in 2022. But if she does, she’ll have a war chest at the ready. Read More.
Voting to impeach Trump hasn’t hurt these House Republicans’ fundraising
The 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump are still raising plenty of money.
House Republicans outraise Democrats in midterms funding battle (Financial Times) “Republicans would be expected to do well if trends hold up,” said Brendan Glavin, a senior data analyst at OpenSecrets, a non-partisan research group. History favoured the party out of power in congressional elections after the first two years of the presidency, Mr Glavin said.
Trump Ally’s UAE Lobbying Struck Heart of Democracy, U.S. Says (Bloomberg) The UAE has spent $101.6 million on U.S. foreign agents since 2016, according to OpenSecrets, ranking it among the top 10 spenders. Its embassy in Washington paid $6.9 million to the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP last year for advice on issues including U.S. sanctions on Iran, export controls and possible arms sales and its termination of relations with Qatar, disclosures filed with the Justice Department show.
