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America's 'Painful' Times Inspire One CEO to Take Action
The top guy at Netflix and his wife just made a major donation to black colleges and say they hope others will do the same, NBC News reports. Company CEO Reed Hastings and Patty Quillin said Wednesday...
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Corporate Donors Cut Off Lawmakers Who Opposed Certification
Major companies and their political action committees are voting with their checkbooks against the members of Congress who voted against certifying President-elect Joe Biden's victory last week—the...
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This May Be an 'Epiphany' for Corporate America
"Just a few days ago, this would have been unthinkable." That's the assessment of Judd Legum, author of the Popular Information political newsletter, as relayed to David Leonhardt of the New York Times...
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Toyota Flops on Certification, Won't Donate to 'No' Voters
Toyota has reversed itself and now says its political action committee will no longer contribute to the Republican lawmakers who voted against certifying Joe Biden's presidential election victory. The...
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Giuliani Ally Guilty of Campaign Finance Crimes
A New York jury convicted a former associate of Rudy Giuliani on Friday of charges that he made illegal campaign contributions to influence US politicians and advance his business interests. The...
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Cheney Campaign Telling Democrats How to Vote for Her
Can Democrats save Liz Cheney's job? The New York Times reports that the Wyoming Republican is drawing donations from prominent Democratic donors ahead of next month's GOP primary against a tough...
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Eli Lilly Faces Questions Over Abortion Stance
Eli Lilly's suggestion that it will reconsider adding employees in Indiana in light of its new, nearly total restrictions on abortions might have seemed like it would encourage opponents of the law—one...
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This May Be the Biggest Political Donation Ever
The New York Times is reporting on what appears to be a record-setting political donation in the US, though the principals involved aren't exactly household names. The story by Kenneth P. Vogel and...
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FTX Would Like Its Donations Back, Please
In the election cycle just past, then-wunderkind crypto gazillionaire Sam Bankman-Fried and his FTX cronies opened up their wallets and showered candidates with cash in what CoinDesk calls "a...
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Graham to Trump Devotees: 'You Need to Help This Man'
On Thursday, there was plenty of reaction circulating on the indictment of former President Trump , including emotional responses from his two oldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump . That same...
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Donors Quickly Respond to Trump Indictment
Donald Trump's presidential campaign had been preparing for his indictment , and the work paid off. More than $4 million in donations poured in over the first 24 hours after the news broke, Axios...
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Billionaire 2024 Hopeful: Donate $1, Get $20
Donate as little as $1 to the presidential campaign of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and you'll be rewarded with a $20 gift card. It's all part of what Politico reports is "a bold and expensive"...
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Trump Requests $25M to Have Lunch With a Donor
To be clear, Donald Trump isn't doing anything illegal in his fundraising efforts. But the Washington Post paints a picture of a candidate who is "testing the boundaries of federal campaign finance...
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Disney Heir: No More Donations Until Biden Goes
As fallout continues over President Biden's weak debate performance against former President Trump, the turmoil has spread to top Democratic donors, including one particularly high-profile name who now...
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Musk: I Never Said I'd Give $45M a Month to Trump
In his sit-down Monday with Canadian conservative commentator Jordan Peterson, Elon Musk attracted lots of buzz with his comments on the "woke mind virus" that he claims led his transgender daughter...
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Report: Musk's GOP Donations Aren't Exactly a New Thing
Elon Musk reportedly made his largest political donation ever in August of $290,000 to the National Republican Congressional Committee, amid what seemed like a rather sudden shift to right-wing...
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Finally, a First Look at Musk's Donations to Trump
Elon Musk remains the world's richest man, with a net worth of $241 billion at last peek. But he's pumped tens of millions from that pot into reelection efforts for Donald Trump, showing that Musk "has...
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There's a Disturbing Trend in Political Donations
A CNN investigation has uncovered a troubling trend in political fundraising, one in which elderly Americans—particularly those with dementia—are unwittingly becoming major donors to campaigns. Both...
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The Top 10 Donors in the 2024 Election
It's no secret that Elon Musk dumped millions of dollars into the 2024 campaign of President Trump and others, but now there's more of a peg on the total. OpenSecrets says the DOGE chief forked over...
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