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Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Flash March 5, 2021

Patrick Kennedy warns against push to 'legalize and commercialize' cannabis, cites 'plague' of addiction

Former congressman Patrick Kennedy responded Friday to a Bloomberg report that the U.S. marijuana lobby is trying to prevent him from becoming the head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, a position commonly known as the "drug czar".

Joe Biden January 26, 2021

Biden's White House victory fueled by record-shattering $145M in 'dark money,' report says

For years, Democrats have railed against anonymous campaign contributions as a uniquely corrupting political force — even as President Biden benefited from a record-shattering amount of "dark money" donations during the 2020 election. 

Donald Trump January 20, 2021

Trump frees former aides from ethics pledge, lobbying ban

President Donald Trump, in one of his final acts of office, released current and former members of his administration from the terms of their ethics pledge, which included a five-year ban on lobbying their former agencies.

Joe Biden November 17, 2020

Biden appoints two former lobbyists to senior staff

Biden’s chief of staff pick, Ronald Klain, and Steve Ricchetti, his campaign chair who was named counselor to the president on Tuesday, both did time in the lobbying industry.

The Next Revolution September 9, 2019

Steve Hilton: Gen. James Mattis goes from defending America to selling out America

Mattis goes from "Mad Dog" to swamp lobbyist.

Democrats March 21, 2019

Far-left MoveOn.org asks 2020 presidential candidates to skip pro-Israel AIPAC conference

Progressive advocacy group MoveOn.org is urging 2020 presidential candidates to skip a pro-Israel lobby group’s conference in Washington next week.

Puerto Rico January 18, 2019

Arm of Congressional Hispanic Caucus spent lavishly last election cycle, FEC data show

The fundraising arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus doled out hundreds of thousands of dollars for luxury hotels, nightclubs and tickets to Las Vegas events during the 2018 election cycle, filings to the Federal Election Commission show.

Russia Investigation July 23, 2018

Tony Podesta offered immunity to testify against Paul Manafort

Tony Podesta has been offered immunity by Special Counsel Robert Mueller to testify against Paul Manafort at his upcoming trial in Washington D.C., Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ' Tucker Carlson reported, citing two unnamed sources.

Environment April 6, 2018

DC government joins Scott Pruitt pile on, issues citation to landlord

The DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs has issued a citation against the couple that leased a room in their condo to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.

Lobbying January 4, 2018

Big unions sent over $1B in dues to Dem groups since 2010 without member approval, research finds

Big labor groups have sent over $1 billion to left-leaning groups since the start of the decade without prior approval from the unions' members, according to eye-opening new research.

Lobbying June 21, 2017

Federal employee unions use tax-funded official time, money to build political muscle

A leaner union contract had been imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration, and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association was not happy about it.