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Trump's Cabinet Picks Gave Big to the Senators Who Will Confirm Them
There are a lot of Republican megadonors in the team of billionaires and millionaires Trump is assembling.
The Secret Service Paid Trump Millions of Taxpayer Dollars to Fly on His Jet
The government's $1.6 million paycheck is just another campaign contribution Trump can funnel back into his own pocket.
Fossil Fuel Investors Are Pumping Millions of Dollars Into Hillary Clinton's Campaign
Data compiled by Greenpeace shows that approximately 1 in 15 dollars donated to Priorities USA Action, a super PAC supporting Hillary Clinton, comes from fossil fuel interests.
Scott Walker Is a Hero
Prosecutors have accused the Wisconsin governor of running a "criminal scheme" to avoid campaign finance regulations. But really, he was just staking out the next frontier in big-money politics.
The GOP’s Biggest Donor Is Trying to Stop Florida from Legalizing Weed
Las Vegas gambling magnate Sheldon Adelson's $2.5 million donation to defeat medical marijuana is a sign that legalization has become a real Campaign Issue.
Corporations Are Cashing in on California's Prison Overcrowding Crisis
California is being forced by the courts to move inmates out of its overcrowded prison system, which is just another opportunity for the people who make money from incarceration to cash in.
BPA Not Only Messes With Your Hormones, It May Mess with Your Genes and Lungs, Too
Two new studies this week add new evidence to the case against BPA.