Author: Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner
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Health insurers drift leftward in campaign donations even as they seek to sway GOP
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Insurance lobbyists are working hard on Capitol Hill in an attempt to sway centrist Republicans into their camp as party leadership expresses strong skepticism toward extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies. As these lobbyists take meetings with GOP staffers and members, however, they likely aren’t mentioning the fact that the firms paying them millions to advance their…
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Marijuana companies spent millions on lobbying ahead of Trump rescheduling order
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Political committees, consultants, and lobbyists linked to President Donald Trump made out with millions of dollars in payments from the marijuana industry in the months leading up to his executive order demanding the substance’s reclassification, according to public records reviewed by the Washington Examiner. The United States Cannabis Council and American Rights and Reform PAC,…
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Top US political figures lend legitimacy to Qatari forum allied with array of anti-American groups
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Jr., Bill Gates, Tucker Carlson, and a host of other U.S. political figures have all descended on the Qatari capital of Doha in recent days to discuss an array of current events. In doing so, they perhaps unwittingly lent considerable legitimacy to an event with open ties…
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Cost of bureaucracy exploded under Biden, report shows
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Federal payroll costs ballooned from $217 billion during fiscal 2020 to $270 billion by the end of fiscal 2024, a new report published by Open The Books has found. For the federal government, fiscal 2020 began in October 2019 and fiscal 2024 ended in September 2024, covering almost the entirety of the Biden administration. The…
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Wikipedia donations go toward paying liberal activists to rewrite articles
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When clicking on a Wikipedia page, users are often met with fundraising pleas that strongly imply the site is in dire need of funds to ensure its wealth of knowledge remains available to all. A closer look at the financials behind the website, however, reveals that the foundation running Wikipedia has enough surplus cash to bankroll…
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Foreign agents look to influence conservative think tanks in Trump’s Washington
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Foreign agents are working eagerly to promote the causes of the nations that pay their salaries by reaching out to think tanks that have historically shaped conservative policymaking, Department of Justice filings show, even as the broader conservative movement has become increasingly skeptical of foreign entanglements following the GOP’s 2024 electoral victories. The Hudson Institute,…
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‘Chinese military companies’ massively ramped up lobbying during defense bill debates, spent nearly $8 million
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Corporations that the Pentagon has designated as “Chinese military companies” have spent roughly $7.9 million influencing U.S. policy this year, with their expenditures roughly doubling each quarter, a Washington Examiner analysis has found. To be designated as a Chinese military company, the Department of War must determine that a given entity is either controlled by…
