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April 14, 2022
Capitalizing on Conflict: How U.S. arm sales fuel the humanitarian crisis in Yemen
 
 

U.S. weapons manufacturers fueling the crisis in Yemen spend big money on lobbying but make even more selling arms.

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New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigns after being charged with bribery and fraud in alleged straw donor scheme


New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned Tuesday evening after federal prosecutors indicted Benjamin for conspiracy to commit bribery, fraud and falsification of records.

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Members of Congress increasingly receptive to stock trading ban


Members of Congress are becoming increasingly open to the prospect of instituting a stock trading ban for lawmakers while they’re in office.

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Capitalizing on Conflict: U.S. Arms Sales to Conflict Zones

Today, Dan Auble, a Senior Researcher at OpenSecrets, and Jennifer Erickson, an associate professor of Political Science and International Studies at Boston College, discussed how and why the U.S.— with sales over $10 billion each year — sells weapons to countries involved in armed conflicts.

Watch the discussion here.

Featured Dataset: Political donations tied to Leonard Blavatnik


Blavatnik has poured millions of dollars into state and federal political contributions along with his wife and company, Access Industries.

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OpenSecrets in the News

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Texas Governor Woos California Donors While Vilifying State (Bloomberg)
“Candidates of all ideologies and from all regions go to where the money is,” said Sheila Krumholz, executive director of OpenSecrets, which studies money in politics.  

DeSantis tops $100 million for Florida reelection race – and sends signal to 2024 Republican field (CNN)
Pete Quist, the deputy research director at OpenSecrets, has studied gubernatorial fundraising data for years. He said incumbents benefit when there are no contribution limits “because they get money from interests and the checks come in earlier and they come in larger.”

Political Campaigns Are Facing Risks With Crypto Donations On Coinbase And BitPay (Buzzfeed News)
“Evidence has suggested that crypto isn’t going anywhere, and so we’re just starting to see the beginning of these donations hit the campaign finance world,” said Sarah Bryner, research director at OpenSecrets. “I can only see the number increasing.”
 
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