The next reconciliation package to go through the US Congress, focusing on infrastructure and jobs, is already set to be an epic battle. To deepen the already vast rift between Democrats and Republicans, as the Intercept’s Ryan Grim reported at the end of last month, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer …
Read More »Facebook & Amazon emerge as 2 biggest corporate lobbyists, as big tech breaks own spending record in 2020 election cycle – report
Facebook and Amazon are now the two biggest corporate lobbying spenders in the country, according to a new report by Public Citizen, a progressive nonprofit group. Facebook spent nearly $20 million during the 2020 election cycle, with Amazon splurging just under $19 million. Behind them were telecoms giant Comcast in …
Read More »Bombshell report reveals how Ukrainian lobbyists pitted US against EU over new Russia-Germany Nord Stream 2 pipeline
The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday how spin doctors working for Kiev-based Naftogaz and at least one representative of Ukraine’s National Security Council pressed for four years to influence White House officials to oppose the Nord Stream 2 project. According to the newspaper, they relied on close relations with …
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