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Outside spending on 2024 elections shatters records, fueled by billion-dollar 'dark money' infusion - OpenSecrets News

Nov 5, 2024 | opensecrets.org | Anna Massoglia

Outside spending on 2024 federal elections has hit a record $4.5 billion, with more than half of that spending coming from groups that do not fully disclose the source of their funding.
The crypto trio: How the cryptocurrency industry has made its mark on 2024 elections • OpenSecrets

Nov 1, 2024 | opensecrets.org | Maia Cook

For many voters, cryptocurrency is not a top-of-mind policy issue in the 2024 election cycle. But a triad of affiliated…
Blue Origin’s 2024 lobbying figures lag behind competitors as space race heats up - OpenSecrets News

Oct 31, 2024 | opensecrets.org | Charlotte Ehrlich

Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’s rocket company aiming to make space travel accessible, spent $1.23 million on lobbying in the first nine months of 2024 — a year marked by the unveiling of an upgraded New Shepard suborbital vehicle and a historic flight for America’s for NASA’s early astronaut corps. Despite those milestones, Blue Origin’s lobbying spending for the first nine months of 2024 has dropped to its lowest level since 2019, marking a five-year low.
State ballot measures attract more than $417 million ahead of Election Day - OpenSecrets News

Oct 30, 2024 | opensecrets.org | Albert Serna Jr

This year, voters in 41 states decide on 159 statewide ballot measures with issues ranging from abortion and marijuana to changing election procedures and regulating affordable housing, Committees supporting or opposing those ballot measures raised more than $417 million combined as of Oct. 28. While each state has different regulations governing how measures are put on the ballot, money is still needed to get voters’ attention.
Musk is placing a high bet on the presidential election • OpenSecrets

Oct 25, 2024 | opensecrets.org | Charlotte Ehrlich |Maia Cook

Elon Musk has become a household name, synonymous with social media, electric vehicles and space exploration. The South African-born entrepreneur…
Pro-Trump dark money network tied to Elon Musk behind fake pro-Harris campaign scheme - OpenSecrets News

Oct 16, 2024 | opensecrets.org | Anna Massoglia

An initiative called Progress 2028 that purports to be Kamala Harris’ liberal counter to the conservative Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 is actually run by a dark money network supporting former President Donald Trump. Building America’s Future, the dark money group at the helm of the network, has steered money to a constellation of groups and initiatives boosting Trump’s agenda and spreading messaging aimed at chipping away voters from Harris.
Facing scrutiny over global outage, cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike on track for record year of federal lobbying spending - OpenSecrets News

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.
National party committees ramp up fundraising and spending as the 2024 election cycle enters home stretch - OpenSecrets News

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.
Here’s what we’re watching as we spring toward election day - OpenSecrets News

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.
Electric vehicle policy drives up federal lobbying spending in first half of 2024 - OpenSecrets News

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.