Alex Mierjeski

2 months ago | rsn.org | Justin Elliott |Joshua Kaplan |Alex Mierjeski

Evangelical pastor Steve Berger’s political influence campaign operates out of his D.C. townhouse. In addition to House Speaker Mike Johnson living there, a prominent Trump ally, Rep. Andy Ogles, has the keys. For a project explicitly designed to influence Congress, Steve Berger’s operation has left a scant paper trail. The archconservative evangelical pastor, who started a D.C. nonprofit a few years ago to shape national policy, does not file lobbying reports.

2 months ago | talkingpointsmemo.com | Justin Elliott |Joshua Kaplan |Alex Mierjeski

This article was originally published at ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. For a project explicitly designed to influence Congress, Steve Berger’s operation has left a scant paper trail. The archconservative evangelical pastor, who started a D.C. nonprofit a few years ago to shape national policy, does not file lobbying reports. His group does not show up in campaign finance records.

2 months ago | propublica.org | Justin Elliott |Joshua Kaplan |Alex Mierjeski |Robert Faturechi

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. For a project explicitly designed to influence Congress, Steve Berger’s operation has left a scant paper trail. The archconservative evangelical pastor, who started a D.C. nonprofit a few years ago to shape national policy, does not file lobbying reports. His group does not show up in campaign finance records.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Justin Elliott |Joshua Kaplan |Alex Mierjeski

An investigation by ProPublica found U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles has been staying in a Washington, D.C. townhouse shared by U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and former Tennessee pastor Steve Berger. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a nonproft newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.

2 months ago | omahadailyrecord.com | Joshua Kaplan |Justin Elliot |Alex Mierjeski |Justin Elliott

In 2021, Steve Berger, an evangelical pastor who has attacked the separation of church and state as “a delusional lie” and called multinational institutions “demonic,” set off on an ambitious project. His stated goal: minister to members of Congress so that what “they learn is then translated into policy.” His base of operations would be a six-bedroom, $3.7 million townhouse blocks from the U.S. Capitol.