After winning one of 2020’s most expensive House races, Nunes resigns to lead Trump media company
Rep. Devin Nunes will resign from Congress at the end of the year to lead former President Donald Trump’s Trump Media & Technology Group, which would create a social media platform to rival Twitter. Read More.
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Defense lobbying hits eight-year high ahead of defense spending bill
The defense sector spent $98.9 million lobbying in the first three quarters of 2021 ahead of the NDAA passing the House.
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As Jack Dorsey exits Twitter, company’s lobbying on the rise
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey announced on Monday he would resign as CEO of the social media company.
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Both sides planning for new state-by-state abortion fight (The Washington Post) Both sides seem to have been preparing for this moment for years, particularly with Trump having installed more than 200 federal judges and three Supreme Court justices during his presidency. Pro-abortion-access groups donated $8 million in 2018 and more than $10 million in 2020, according to OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan group that tracks political spending.
Biden embraces his one-time foe: Walmart (Politico) Political giving from Walmart’s PAC has evened out over the years, according to data from the money-in-politics watchdog group OpenSecrets. The PAC gave $1.32 million to Republicans compared to just $358,500 to Democrats in the 2004 cycle.
