OpenSecrets.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

OpenSecrets has identified 22 outside spending groups where one individual donor contributed more than 40% of the group’s entire receipts in the 2022 election cycle so far. Leading the list of donors in total contributions is billionaire Peter Thiel. https://t.co/tKJ23zLEnj — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

Stacey Abrams announced Wednesday she will run for Georgia governor in 2022. During her first run for governor, Abrams raised $27.7 million to Gov. Brian Kemp’s $22.3 million. https://t.co/aAS1Dh2ZT5 — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

Foreign agents of Saudi Arabia have already reported more than $10 million in spending on foreign lobbying and influence operations in 2021. Saudi interests’ spending on foreign lobbying and influence operations has topped $87 million since 2018. https://t.co/8ZdZwiREQr — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

Twitter seems on track to surpass last year’s federal lobbying spending. Through the third quarter of 2021, Twitter spent $1.4 million on federal lobbying. In 2020, Twitter’s federal lobbying efforts in the same time period amounted to nearly $1.2 million. https://t.co/ewWlBMiDHx — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

The defense industry spent $98.9 million lobbying in the first three quarters of 2021 ahead of the National Defense Authorization Act passing the House. https://t.co/Ol293J8Kt1 — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

Saudi interests’ spending on foreign lobbying and influence operations has topped $87 million since 2018, the year Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed, according to Foreign Agents Registration Act data. https://t.co/xNKQNlEpRW — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

Oil and gas interests this Congress have increased their giving to House Democrats who have worked to stop or weaken restrictions and fees their party’s $2.2 trillion climate and social spending bill, according to a @rollcall analysis. https://t.co/yj2eb53RfF — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

Reps. Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene are some of the biggest fundraisers in the House GOP. Boerbert ranks 23rd in fundraising among all House members seeking reelection, while Greene ranks eighth. https://t.co/XULrq2vsrk — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

The Senate allowed a $650 million arms deal that will export 280 Raytheon-built missiles and 596 missile launchers to Saudi Arabia — a win for Saudi influence operations and defense interests that have spent millions in lobbying in 2021. https://t.co/8ZdZwiREQr by @annalecta — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

@jrcloutier @HowardCenterASU @NicoleSadek @aydalicampa @zohatunio We are so excited for 2022, welcome Jimmy! — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

RT @jrcloutier: I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be joining @OpenSecretsDC as a Roy Howard fellow. It's a privilege to have been chosen a… — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

Facebook, which changed its name company’s name to Meta in October, has dramatically increased lobbying in recent years. In 2015, it spent close to $9.9 million on federal lobbying. In 2020, the company increased that total to nearly $19.7 million. https://t.co/ewWlBMAf67 — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

Rep. Devin Nunes announced Monday he would resign from Congress at the end of the year. In the first three quarters of 2021, Nunes raised nearly $3.3 million and spent about $2.4 million. https://t.co/sdDyr4kw0E — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

The defense industry spent $98.9 million lobbying in the first three quarters of 2021 ahead of the National Defense Authorization Act passing the House. https://t.co/Ol293JqlRB — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

RT @schwartzbCNBC: NEW: Documents show that Cuomo advisors, including Melissa DeRosa, turned to a campaign finance aide to dig up dirt on @… — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

Rep. Devin Nunes will resign at the end of the year to lead Trump Media & Technology Group. The SEC was investigating one of the companies working to bankroll Trump Media. https://t.co/sdDyr4kw0E — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

Defense sector lobbying hit an eight-year high ahead of the House passing the annual National Defense Authorization Act. The industry spent $98.9 million in the first three quarters of 2021. https://t.co/ve2VvvL3yK by @ArielRGans — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

New York Attorney General Letitia James declared her candidacy for the governorship on Oct. 29 and she has $1.6 million in cash on hand as of mid-July. https://t.co/xbkzQHuAdX — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

Delta Air Lines, which spent $1.1 million on federal lobbying in the third quarter — more than it spent during any third quarter since 2008. American Airlines increased its spending to $1.1 million. https://t.co/1rctUHIUgr — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

RT @annalecta: A political donor who declared bankruptcy then launched a firm selling products like PPE from overseas at a markup during th… — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

Stacey Abrams announced Wednesday she will run for Georgia governor in 2022. During her first run for governor, Abrams raised $27.7 million to Gov. Brian Kemp’s $22.3 million. https://t.co/aAS1DgLouv — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

Twitter seems on track to surpass last year’s federal lobbying spending. Through the third quarter of 2021, Twitter spent $1.4 million on federal lobbying. In 2020, Twitter’s federal lobbying efforts in the same time period amounted to nearly $1.2 million. https://t.co/ewWlBMAf67 — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is thus far one of the GOP’s largest fundraisers in the 2022 cycle. Greene, a first-term representative, has brought in nearly $6.3 million in 2021. https://t.co/XULrq2vsrk — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

RT @annalecta: New 2020 tax docs reveal Trump donor Julie Jenkins Fancelli gave $200k to the political nonprofit arm of a super PAC helped… — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

RT @kackleyZ: More than 20 sitting lawmakers who have said they’re leaving after the 117th Congress — or in Rep. Devin Nunes’ case, in the… — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

Rep. Devin Nunes will resign from Congress at the end of the year to lead Donald Trump’s social media company. Nunes' campaign account will have more than $11.8 million in the bank when his resignation goes into effect. https://t.co/sdDyr4kw0E — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

Former Sen. David Perdue's 2021 loss helped give Democrats control of the Senate. Now, will he challenge Gov. Brian Kemp in Georgia’s gubernatorial Republican primary in 2022 — with the support of former President Donald Trump. https://t.co/A0XuaCrNIu — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

RT @davelevinthal: NEW: @RepKimSchrier, D-Wash., who was late earlier this year disclosing her husband's up-to-$1 million purchase of @Appl… — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

Parag Agrawal will become the Twitter’s leading executive. He will receive a $1 million annual salary as the new CEO, according to SEC documents. Former CEO and co-founder of Twitter Jack Dorsey reportedly has a net worth of over $12 billion. https://t.co/ewWlBMAf67 — PolitiTweet.org

OpenSecrets.org @OpenSecretsDC

Before Rep. Devin Nunes announced he would resign from Congress and join former President Donald Trump's new media company, public documents revealed the SEC was investigating one of the companies working to bankroll the Trump Media & Technology Group. https://t.co/sdDyr42UC4 — PolitiTweet.org