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influence peddling
November 25, 2024
Robert McCoy
Trump’s Closest Ally May Be Scamming Him
Donald Trump’s senior aide Boris Epshteyn has reportedly been selling access to him.
March 15, 2024
Casey Michel
How Viktor Orbán Conquered the Heritage Foundation
Once the redoubt of Reaganism, the think tank has taken to promoting Trump’s favorite strongman.
November 14, 2023
Casey Michel
Eric Adams’s Entanglements With Turkey Mark a New Level of Kleptocracy
Are foreign influence peddlers developing a taste for local and municipal politicians?
August 2, 2023
Sarath Ganji
The Corruption of Sportswashing Comes Home to Washington
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has changed the game by sinking its hooks into three U.S. sports franchises.
June 1, 2023
Matthew Duss
The Bad Thing Henry Kissinger Did That You Don’t Even Know About
It may not be up there with East Timor, but the practice of turning vast global contacts into wealth has been horrible for American democracy.
May 8, 2023
Matt Ford
How Clarence Thomas Keeps the Influence Machine Running
The justice has consistently ruled in ways that favor political favor-traders.
October 5, 2022
Michael Linhorst
The Supreme Court Is on the Brink of Making Corruption Easier—Again
Percoco v. United States
would seem to be a pretty clear-cut case of political bribery. That the justices are even willing to hear it is a bad sign.
June 27, 2022
Casey Michel
Congress Takes Aim at Think Tanks and Their Corrupt Money
A new piece of bipartisan legislation seeks to purge This Town of foreign influence peddling—all of it.
April 20, 2022
Casey Michel
Jared Kushner’s Saudi Scam Is the Swampiest Thing He’s Ever Done
Trump’s son-in-law may be the hot new player in Washington’s seamy influence-peddling game, but he’s following in the footsteps of many of the Beltway’s major players.
October 28, 2020
Jeff Hauser
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David Segal
Beltway Lobbyists Are Clutching Their Pearls Over Biden’s Ethics Reforms
He’s threatened to jam Washington’s revolving door, and the influence-peddlers are in hysterics.
January 28, 2020
Daniel Boguslaw
Tom Perez Stacks the DNC Deck Against Progressives
A rogues' gallery of influence-peddlers and insider power brokers will run the party's powerful convention committees.
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