…Leo’s Marble Freedom Trust, which was established in 2020 with a $1.6-billion donation from Tripp Lite CEO Barre Seid. Leo—who is also known as Trump’s “judge whisperer” and is credited…
Leonard Leo’s Concord Fund is RAGA’s Top Funder So Far in 2023
…by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD). The Concord Fund, a dark money group affiliated with the Trump “judge whisperer” who has played a leading role in moving the…
ALEC Ditches Free Market and Limited Government Principles at its 50th Annual Meeting
…Madison Institute. The American Federation for Children, bankrolled by billionaire and Betsy DeVos (Trump’s former secretary of education), and Crown Cork and Seal are listed as Director-level sponsors, with America’s…
House Republicans Grease Dark Money Wheels in “Election Integrity” Bill
…proposed legislation simply codifies changes to donor disclosure rules that were promulgated by the IRS and Treasury under Trump,” said Ellen Aprill, a professor of tax law at Loyola Marymount…
ALEC State Lawmakers Lead Campaign to Conceal Conservative Donors
…in promoting former President Trump’s false claims of widespread voter fraud. In 2019, Mississippi became the second state to embrace PPPA legislation. State Representative Jerry R. Turner (R-18), the principal…
Leonard Leo Bankrolls Former Lieutenant to Challenge GOP Incumbent in Missouri’s 2024 Race for AG
Trump’s “judge whisperer” Leonard Leo, the Christian conservative largely responsible for moving the federal court system to the far right in the past decade, is deploying his powerful network to…
Koch Network Unleashes Early Attacks Against Trump
…to unleash massive spending against Trump in the 2024 primaries. Couple that with AFP’s early attack ads and formidable door-to-door operation and Trump may be up against the level of…
Federal Covid Relief Funds Fuel Koch-Backed Flat Tax “Revolution”
…former President Trump, provided $340 billion in relief funds for state and local governments, with the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds included in the 2021 American Rescue Plan…
ALEC’s State Ratings Favor Corporate Policy Wish-List Over Quality of Life
…FreedomWorks. In March 2019, former President Trump nominated Moore to the Federal Reserve Board, but he withdrew his name from consideration once reporters exposed his history of disparaging women. Moore…
GOP Candidates Race to Outdo Each Other in Attacking ESG Investing
Several Republican candidates jockeying to take on Trump in next year’s presidential primary have seized on the Right’s culture wars and defense of big oil. And they’re not alone. Many…