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Topic: lobbying

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AIPAC's $209 Million Grip: Who Owns Congress, by Party

AIPAC spends 2.5x more per Democrat than per Republican but covers 99% of the GOP — both parties are captured through different mechanisms, and the actual lever is Democratic primaries.

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America's Former Top Security Adviser Is Now a Paid Agent for a Putin Ally

Trump's first national security adviser registered under FARA for the Republic of Srpska — a Bosnian Serb entity led by Putin ally Milorad Dodik — at $100K/month, part of an $8.9M lobbying blitz…

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The Money Trail: Trump, AIPAC, and Unconditional Support for Israel

Over $230M in pro-Israel spending has flowed to Trump since 2020 — while the US vetoes ceasefire resolutions, sanctions the ICC, and ships $21.7B in weapons as Gaza death toll passes 72,000.

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The Pelosi Portfolio: Luck, Skill, or Inside Information?

Paul Pelosi's trades beat the S&P 500 by 581% over four decades — with suspicious timing on Visa, Nvidia, Tesla, Microsoft, and Google that no investigation has ever explained.

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AIPAC and American Politics: Who Gets the Money, Who Votes the Line

AIPAC spent $126.9M in 2024 across both parties — but its sharpest weapon targets Democratic primaries, while Israel-friendly legislation passes with overwhelming bipartisan support.

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What Would Jesus Cut? The Religious Right vs. Their Own Bible

Republican politicians quote scripture to win evangelical votes, then pass legislation that directly contradicts the Bible's most explicit commands about the poor, sick, hungry, and stranger.

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Who Broke America's Finances? A President-by-President Audit From WW2 to Now

Both parties built the debt — Republicans slashed revenue, Democrats expanded spending — but the structural winner has consistently been the wealthy donor class that funds both sides.

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Bayer, the EPA, and the Fight Over Roundup Cancer Warnings

The Trump EPA backed Bayer's Supreme Court bid to kill 100,000+ Roundup cancer lawsuits — after Zeldin's office met with Bayer's CEO to discuss litigation strategy, then denied it under oath.