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Federal prosecutors have Documents show that the Justice Department has records indicating that John Allen, who now heads the Brookings Institution, secretly lobbied for Qatar and lied about it to federal agents. https://t.co/arfFSF5g00 — PolitiTweet.org

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Crypto industry leaders have quickly spent their way onto OpenSecrets’ top individual donor list this election cycle. https://t.co/AVnQYB2058 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @davelevinthal: NEW: It appears Rep. Madison Cawthorn again violated a federal conflicts-of-interest law by failing to properly disclose… — PolitiTweet.org

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The 2,163 super PACs tracked by OpenSecrets have raised over $1.1 billion and spent $232 million so far during the 2022 midterm elections. https://t.co/uHDAO5wuVw — PolitiTweet.org

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Christina Pushaw, a spokeswoman for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis registered as a foreign agent of a former president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili. Pushaw made the disclosure following contact from the Justice Department. https://t.co/aIRBzqzY0K — PolitiTweet.org

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Internet industry organizations and corporations collectively spent more than $91.4 million on lobbying in 2021, a roughly $11 million increase from the previous year and an all-time high for the industry. https://t.co/8ai6pjTGnK https://t.co/hPkoFW9dsQ — PolitiTweet.org

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Undecided lawmakers are facing a barrage of lobbying from Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Amazon Inc., tech trade groups and progressive advocates ahead of a planned vote later this month on antitrust legislation to rein in the largest tech platforms. https://t.co/5omWX2J6qD — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @OpenSecretsDC: NEW: A report from OpenSecrets has documented $3.5 billion spent on lobbying in state capitals during the two-year perio… — PolitiTweet.org

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According to a @FinancialTimes analysis of federal and state campaign finance records and data from OpenSecrets, Richard Uihlein is now the largest donor behind the biggest anti-abortion PAC, the Susan B Anthony List-affiliated Women Speak Out. https://t.co/pwzO6V01av — PolitiTweet.org

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Two tech industry groups ramped up lobbying spending in the first quarter of 2022 as they were embroiled in legal battles challenging the constitutionality of laws cracking down on social media content moderation. https://t.co/hAld7u8Yzb — PolitiTweet.org

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Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange, announced his intent to donate “north of $100 million” with a $1 billion “soft ceiling” during the 2024 election, which could make him the largest individual donor ever in a U.S. election. https://t.co/AVnQYB2058 — PolitiTweet.org

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Lawmakers are divided about certain details of banning lawmakers from trading stocks while in office, including whether the legislation should extend to spouses, dependent children and/or senior congressional staff. https://t.co/6qWsOB3lO3 — PolitiTweet.org

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Past financial disclosures from Nancy Pelosi showed that in January her husband invested up to $2.9 million worth of American Express, Apple, PayPal, and Walt Disney stocks. In March, he bought up to $2.2 million worth of Tesla stocks. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @derekwillis: In an updated FEC filing, Mehmet Oz's campaign says he has no intention of spending personal funds on the #PASEN general e… — PolitiTweet.org

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In the 2019 and 2020 congressional session, interest groups spent $7 billion lobbying the federal government on issues including energy, infrastructure, communications, insurance and virtually every other economic and governance issue. https://t.co/pCGos1TlSi — PolitiTweet.org

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Mike Durant surged in the polls early this year but faced a barrage of attack ads paid for by deep-pocketed outside groups backing his political rivals — Rep. Mo Brooks and Katie Britt. https://t.co/glmVO4yb0X — PolitiTweet.org

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Mike Durant surged in the polls early this year but faced a barrage of attack ads paid for by deep-pocketed outside groups backing his political rivals — Rep. Mo Brooks and Katie Britt. htps://crp.org/aolb — PolitiTweet.org

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A new OpenSecrets analysis found three executives at FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange platform, contributed almost $26 million this election cycle as of March 31, a marked increase from $7 million during the 2020 election cycle. https://t.co/AVnQYBjAWG — PolitiTweet.org

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On top of big spending, NetChoice, a group that represent several “Big Tech” companies, has leveraged the “revolving door” of former government officials, most recently hiring former Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) as a lobbyist in February. https://t.co/hAld7u8Yzb — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @taylorgiorno_: TLDR; Crypto may be crashing, but political contributions by industry executives are going to the moon as Washington wei… — PolitiTweet.org

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Crypto industry leaders have quickly spent their way onto OpenSecrets’ top individual donor list this election cycle. It’s a major shift in political giving that highlights how executives are willing to spend on political influence. https://t.co/5WDckDDwH9 — PolitiTweet.org

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Elon Musk has a long history of political giving, pouring more than $1 million into political contributions since 2002, giving about equally to Democrats and Republicans. View his donor profile here: https://t.co/RjaqgobBQz — PolitiTweet.org

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Gun rights groups spent a record $15.8 million on lobbying in 2021 and $2 million in the first quarter of 2022. These organizations have invested $190 million in lobbying efforts since 1998. https://t.co/Kkcqg7n0AS — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @davelevinthal: Sen. @MikeCrapo, R-Idaho, won his 2016 election by more than 38 percentage points. But he isn't taking any chances on th… — PolitiTweet.org

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A former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges in connection with a secret lobbying campaign on behalf of Qatar to influence the Trump White House and Congress in 2017. https://t.co/fLmSbs7UCQ — PolitiTweet.org

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“Guardian angel” donors have poured $284.6 million into 36 super PACs during the 2022 midterm cycle, according to a new analysis by OpenSecrets. https://t.co/uHDAO5wuVw — PolitiTweet.org

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In the first quarter of 2022, NetChoice, a group that represent several “Big Tech” companies, an spent $170,000 on lobbying – a record amount for the group to spend in a single quarter that rivals its annual lobbying totals in some prior years. https://t.co/hAld7u8Yzb — PolitiTweet.org

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Gun rights groups have consistently spent more money on lobbying than gun control organizations. Gun control advocates have spent just $30 million on lobbying since 1998 – about six times less than gun rights groups spent over the same period. https://t.co/3MJ874h4v1 — PolitiTweet.org

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The NRA spent more on state-level lobbying in Texas than any other state in the 19 states tracked by OpenSecrets with over $2.5 million in spending. https://t.co/JmTn0Ciji2 — PolitiTweet.org