A health insurance industry group run by Republican consultants made its only disclosed 2024 donation to the centrist Third Way, according to a tax filing by the group.

The president's crypto venture and social media company advertised themselves at his UFC event, while allied companies like Anduril and Polymarket bought access as well.

Progressive Champions PAC, a super PAC created last month, says on its website that its mission is to “elect bold, progressive candidates up and down the ballot.” On Friday, according to FCC records,…

A dozen congressional aides—including staffers for co-chairs of the House Democrats' AI task force and a key AI subcommittee—were flown to Austin for meetings with executives and lobbyists from Google...

Two shadowy Delaware nonprofits have pumped $750,000 into attack ads against Graham Platner. One faces a federal straw donor complaint, and both are part of a sprawling dark money network with ties to...

Beneficiaries include start-up backed by firm with links to the Trump family

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is advancing a space nuclear agenda closely aligned with SpaceX’s Mars ambitions.

A newly filed disclosure shows the President bought stock in defense contractors, crypto firms, and AI companies whose fortunes are directly tied to decisions made by his administration.

A flood of billionaire money is pouring into Maine’s Senate race to stop a populist challenger.

A flood of billionaire money is pouring into Maine’s Senate race to stop a populist challenger.

Around half the money fueling the super PACs allied with Republican leaders in Congress has come from billionaire donors, a new Sludge analysis finds.

Around half the money fueling the super PACs allied with Republican leaders in Congress has come from billionaire donors, a new Sludge analysis finds.

Party leaders’ super PACs are increasingly routing contributions through nonprofits first, so donor names disappear before the money shows up in public filings.

MAGA Rep. Greg Steube’s spouse bought stock last month in a quantum computing company whose share price boomed when it reached a technical milestone and was awarded a defense contract.

First Lady Melania Trump previewed the 2026 White House Easter Egg Roll, announcing an expanded lineup of exciting activities set to take place on the

After the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, a network run by Trump’s former digital chief Brad Parscale began publishing AI-optimized content aimed at shaping how the conflict would be underst...

The campaign arm pulled in $4.1 million from lobbyist bundlers in February, including firms representing pharmaceutical, insurance, and corporate landlords.

A key architect of Trump’s nuclear safety rollbacks simultaneously served on the board of a venture firm backed by nuclear industry investors.

A key architect of Trump’s nuclear safety rollbacks simultaneously served on the board of a venture firm backed by nuclear industry investors.

The Democratic lawmaker is co-sponsoring bills that would bar congressional members from trading or owning individual stocks.

The defense and immigration contractor is investing millions in its government influence efforts.

Two prominent Democratic consulting firms, Wavelength Strategy and SKDK, are owned by Stagwell, a marketing company that partnered with major ICE contractor Palantir to build an AI-driven advertising ...

Border Czar Tom Homan’s financial disclosure has not been finalized by the federal ethics office.

The President recently disclosed more than a hundred late trades made since May of last year, nearly all in banks and financial institutions.

These are February's best experimental records.

Sludge analyzed FEC data to create a searchable list of AIPAC’s donations this cycle to every member of Congress.

A mysterious super PAC, Article One PAC, has spent $600,000 supporting Rep. Valerie Foushee in the NC-04 Democratic primary against challenger Nida Allam.

A new FEC filing reveals the House Democrat campaign arm's latest Palantir lobbying firm fundraising haul.

A new FEC filing reveals the House Democrat campaign arm's latest Palantir lobbying firm fundraising haul.

Alexander Karp, the CEO of ICE surveillance contractor Palantir, donated in September to Warner's joint fundraising committee, leadership PAC, and the Virginia Democratic Party.

From defense to oil to tech, new companies are supporting the Kennedy Center since Trump’s takeover while others are revising their disclosure practices to explicitly honor the president.

Ballard Partners’ foreign-interest lobbying business has boomed since Trump took office, signing up new clients from Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Albania, Uzbekistan, and more.

Apollo eventually purchased the debt at nearly full price, helping to bolster X's flagging valuation.

The groups are sitting on massive war chests for 2026 midterms, according to new disclosures.

After contracting with ICE since 2004, the Trust tells Sludge it will stop when the current contract ends in June.

The group's leader is married to Mark Penn, whose Stagwell Group companies have recently been working as registered foreign agents for Israel.