Joe Manchin’s net worth spurs questions on energy policy position
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October 21, 2021
This week in money-in-politics
Joe Manchin’s net worth spurs questions on energy policy position
Joe Manchin's net worth is being scrutinized because of his opposition to climate change provisions in the reconciliation package.
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** Cheney, Murkowski beat Trump-endorsed challengers in fundraising
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The candidates Donald Trump endorsed to challenge Liz Cheney and Lisa Murkowski haven’t kept up with the incumbents’ respective fundraising.
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** Fetterman continues to dominate fundraising in crowded PA Senate race
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John Fetterman far outpaced other candidates running in the 2022 Pennsylvania Senate race in the third quarter.
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** Britney Spears case highlights California conservatorship industry
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Britney Spears’ legal battle to terminate her conservatorship has brought attention to California’s conservatorship system and the money behind it.
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FBI raid of homes tied to Russian oligarch follows multimillion-dollar foreign influence effort
FBI searches of property tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska follows his companies’ multimillion-dollar foreign influence efforts.
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Russia is pouring millions into Kremlin propaganda targeting the U.S.
Russian media outlets reported spending more than $146 million on foreign influence operations and propaganda in the U.S. since 2016.
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Amazon dominates lobbying while growing telehealth group
Telehealth services became a necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Amazon is growing its own health care service.
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Political nonprofit fundraising off breast cancer has deep ties to scam PAC networks
This October, as Americans mark another Breast Cancer Awareness month, a number of organizations and advocates will want to make their cause known. But there’s one group donors may want to avoid: The American Breast Cancer Coalition. This story was a joint investigation with the Daily Beast.
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** Republican and Democrat Lawmakers Step Up Efforts to Adopt Tougher Tech Laws (The Wall Street Journal) ([link removed])
Through the first half of this year, Amazon spent $10.2 million on lobbying operations and Facebook spent $9.6 million, according to the nonpartisan OpenSecrets, ranking them first and second among business lobbyists.
** This Breast Cancer Charity Is the Big New ‘Scam’ in Politics (The Daily Beast) ([link removed])
But financial records on file with the Internal Revenue Service tell a different story, reviewed in a joint investigation between The Daily Beast and OpenSecrets, revealing payments to firms with ties to a multimillion-dollar “scam PAC” network.
** Calling Sinema an Obstacle to Progress, 5 Veterans Quit Her Advisory Council (The New York Times) ([link removed])
As she resists a leading proposal to lower prescription drug prices, Ms. Sinema has received about $400,000 from the pharmaceutical and health industries over the last five years, according to OpenSecrets, a nonprofit watchdog group.
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