Joe Biden, like other Democratic candidates, pledged not to take lobbyist money, but his first fundraiser will be rife with cash from corporate interests.
Many major Democratic presidential candidates pledged not to take special-interest money — but, with a raft of loopholes, the money is still pouring in.
Silicon Valley-funded privacy think tanks’ positions on a federal online privacy bill mirror the tech industry’s lobbying priorities.
The Democrats are using a technical loophole in the Federal Election Commission’s designations for PACs to take corporate cash.
Gig economy giants rely on having huge workforces of contractors rather than employees, yielding huge IPO valuations. What happens if it's not kosher?
A Jeb Bush Super PAC and a Chinese-owned corporation must pay almost $1 million for funneling foreign money into the 2016 presidential election.
Palmer Luckey entered the tech industry with VR headsets for gaming. Now, he's deploying them for real battles through the military's Project Maven initiative.
Drone Wars
In an email obtained by The Intercept, Google said it would still support an unnamed tech company’s takeover of the Project Maven contract.
Testifying before Congress, Hans von Spakovsky gave high-minded reasons for opposing the bill. At a private meeting of GOP donors, he was more blunt.
Kamala Harris won her first election the old-fashioned way: big money, police endorsements, and fearmongering about crime.
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