Charles Koch’s political operation and his close family members have funded the campaigns and leadership PACs of all 13 U.S. senators who will attempt to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s victory on Jan. 6 based on Trump’s conspiracy theories and lies.
Koch Industries Is Top Corporate Donor to Reps Who Will Try to Overturn Democracy
On January 6, a group of far-right Republican representatives will challenge the electoral votes Biden won in one final attempt to scrap democracy.
Gerrymandered Districts Give GOP the Advantage as Lawmakers Prepare to Draw New Lines
Republicans drew their own heavily favorable state legislative districts after their 2010 election wave. Now it’s time for a new round of redistricting, and the GOP will have an even greater advantage.
Conservative Activist Leaders Call For an End to Democracy
A number of prominent members of the right-wing Council for National Policy published a letter demanding that state lawmakers throw out 26 million votes in swing states that Joe Biden won.
Who Funds the Federalist? Finally, We Know.
Tax records obtained by CMD reveal two donors to the right-wing publication’s new, affiliated nonprofit.
“Dark Money ATM of the Conservative Movement” Gives $1.5 Million to White Nationalist Hate Group
For the first time, DonorsTrust donated to explicitly white nationalist groups—and its contribution to VDARE tripled the group’s annual revenue.
Voters Pass Economic Justice Measures Despite Corporate Opposition
While House Democrats took a hit in the 2020 elections, voters in several states favored progressive policies.
Coming Up Short in Hunt for Voter Fraud, Desperate Republicans Try to Pay For Evidence
After more than a week of frivolous lawsuits attempting to disenfranchise voters, some right-wing groups and an elected official are trying something else: offering cash for evidence of fraud.
Cities and States Strengthen Clean Energy and Tax Oil in 2020 Ballot Measures
Voters in Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, and California passed ballot initiatives that boost renewables and challenge fossil fuel interests.
Voters Beware: The Right’s Scheme to Disqualify Thousands of Swing-State Votes
The GOP, ALEC, and right-wing justices at the Supreme Court are pushing a legal theory that could disqualify hundreds of thousands of votes in states like Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Minnesota that come in after legislative deadlines but before Covid-19 extensions granted by state courts or the executive branch.