…PAC backing former Texas Governor Rick Perry for president, and gave the pro-Trump America First Action $1 million in 2018. Doug Deason, meanwhile, spent hundreds of thousands to help elect…
Right-Wing Bradley Foundation and Bradley-Funded Groups Paid Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Kelly in 2022
…in 2016. Kelly lost his first election in 2020 to Jill Karofsky, despite receiving backing from Trump, GOP megadonors Diane Hendricks and Richard Uihlein, 2022 GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels,…
Weighing a Rematch Against Manchin, West Virginia AG Derides ESG Wokeness
…Manchin (D) in 2024. Morrisey lost the 2018 Senate race to Manchin by just 3.3% in a state former President Trump won by 30% in 2016 and 39% in 2020….
Koch-Funded Litigation Group Fights to Protect Covid Misinformation
…Paul Alexander, a former Trump administration science adviser who advocated for mass infection, recently called to hang the politicians and public health officials that sought to combat the pandemic. In…
Charles Koch’s Campaign to Make Dark Money Even Darker
…lawsuit. In 2020, the Trump administration ordered the IRS to stop requiring donor disclosure for nonprofits. Given the influence of Charles Koch’s donor network on that administration, it is likely…
Koch’s Political Ground Game Came up Short in 2022
…Action invested $11 million in the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania, betting that the $9.5 million it spent to back Trump-endorsed candidate Mehmet Oz and the $1.5 million it spent…
CMD Launches Insurrection Exposed Website
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 Contact: David Armiak, david@prwatch.org The insurrection did not end on Jan. 6, 2021. The same actors that promoted former President Trump’s Big Lie…
“Dark Money ATM” Injected Right-Wing Groups with $123 Million in 2021
…to The 85 Fund, Leonard Leo’s well-funded 501(c)(3) nonprofit connected to a powerful network of dark money right-wing groups that influenced the shaping of the federal judiciary during Donald Trump‘s…
New Documents Show ALEC Targeting School Board and Other Local Races
…She’s an heir to the Publix grocery store fortune who helped underwrite the events on the mall on Jan. 6 where Trump incited the Capitol insurrection. ALEC has deep ties…
Republican State Financial Officers Bring ESG Fight to Washington
…nine identified by CMD. Leonard Leo, who played an integral role in Trump‘s effort to pack the federal judiciary with right-wing judges, founded CRC Advisors in 2020 with Greg Mueller…