News | Economy & Labor Former Liberal Congressman Is Now a Top Lobbyist Defending a Tax Scam A tax scheme that benefits the wealthy is protected by lobbyists — including former "liberal lion" Henry Waxman. By Peter Elkind , ProPublica June 17, 2022 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Texas Reps Have Taken Over $14 Million From Gun Rights Groups Texas representatives have taken more money from gun rights groups than lawmakers in any other state. By Anna Massoglia , OpenSecrets May 28, 2022 Truthout
News | War & Peace Lockheed Martin Gave Over $250k to Politicians as They Discussed Ukraine Bills The 147 donations came as Congress was debating a package for roughly $40 billion of aid to Ukraine. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 23, 2022 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Sanders Introduces Medicare for All as Solution to “Dysfunctional” Health System “This is an issue not just of health care. This is an issue about what kind of nation we are,” Sanders said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 12, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections First Quarter of 2022 Sees Record $1 Billion Spent on Lobbying While the health industry dominated overall, the top spender of 2022's first quarter was the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. By Anna Massoglia , OpenSecrets May 8, 2022 Truthout
News | War & Peace Ukraine and Yemen Wars Highlight US’s Role as Biggest Arms Dealer in the World U.S. weapons manufacturers have spent $2.5 billion lobbying Congress over the past 20 years. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout April 15, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Greene Bought Oil, Defense Stocks While Complaining About War Profiteers Greene bought up to $15,000 in Lockheed Martin stock – and then complained online that war is “incredibly profitable." By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 7, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Companies Who Stopped Donations After January 6 Used Lobbyists to Give Instead Corporations like Amazon and Microsoft used lobbyists to get around their pledges not to donate. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 15, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Medicare for All Bill Introduced by Pramila Jayapal Gets Record 120 Cosponsors The bill has picked up nine cosponsors since Jayapal introduced it last March. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 7, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Some US Companies Decry Voter Suppression Laws While Funding Their Sponsors Companies stating support for voting rights have funneled donations to the authors of voter suppression bills. By Donald Shaw , Sludge January 21, 2022 Truthout