Lobbying, Congressional Fundraising and Political Divisions - in the USA

LastWeekTonight Published on Apr 3, 2016 Lawmakers have to raise money to keep their jobs, but a surprising amount of their job now consists of r... (2019)

Two years after closing its PAC, the company has quietly begun giving away money again — starting with the Republican Attorneys General Association (2022)

New report highlights battle by the industry to counter sugar’s negative health effects, and the cushy relationship between food companies and rese... (2016)

The makers of TurboTax and other online systems spent millions lobbying last year, much of it directed toward a bill that would permanently bar the... (2018)

‘We have a system that is fundamentally broken.’ — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is explaining just how f*cked campaign finance laws really are. » ... (2019)

An investigation by USA TODAY, The Arizona Republic and the Center for Public Integrity (2019)

Listen to this episode from The Indicator from Planet Money on Spotify. The coronavirus pandemic, distrust of the government, and a surprising poli... (2020)