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Oct 9, 2024 | opensecrets.org | Charlotte Ehrlich

Crowdstrike, a cybersecurity firm thrust into the spotlight over a widespread outage in July that caused what is now considered the largest IT outage in history, is on track for a record year of federal lobbying spending. The embattled cybersecurity company spent more than $360,000 on federal lobbying in the first half of 2024, according to an OpenSecrets analysis of filings that cover the period through the end of June — more than the same period in any prior year.

Oct 4, 2024 | opensecrets.org | Jimmy Cloutier

Democrats’ national party committee is outraising and also outspending its Republican counterpart. The Democratic National Committee raised about $68.7 million in August, over $28 million more than the $40.4 million Republican National Committee raised over the same period.

Sep 19, 2024 | opensecrets.org | Jimmy Cloutier

Early voting began on Sept. 11, setting off the final and most expensive two-month sprint to election day. Here is what we’re watching as we barrel toward Nov. 5. Throughout the spring, former President Trump struggled to raise as much money as then-Democratic nominee President Joe Biden. He managed to overtake the president in May, but that was before Harris replaced Biden at the top of the ticket, upending the presidential race and galvanizing Democratic donors.

Sep 6, 2024 | opensecrets.org | Anna Massoglia

Intense debate around electric vehicles, commonly known as EVs, has spurred a flood of lobbying spending. Propelled in part by the Biden administration’s push for more widespread EV adoption, the automotive sector — encompassing both EV manufacturers and traditional automakers — invested about $44.8 million in federal lobbying during the first half of 2024.

Aug 29, 2024 | opensecrets.org | Anna Massoglia

Interest groups spent a staggering $2.2 billion lobbying the federal government during the first half of 2024, according to a new analysis by OpenSecrets. This flood of money puts the year on track to set a new nominal record for federal lobbying expenditures, with even more spending expected as Congress scrambles to pass crucial appropriations bills to keep the government running. As has become typical in recent years, appropriations and budget issues dominated lobbying efforts.