War on the Swamp
How Do Campaign Contributions Affect What Gets Done in Politics?
Welcome to War on the Swamp, where we uncover who has donated to politicians and how it may affect their voting records. We all know that money in politics is the biggest factor in our politicians' decisions, so just how much are they taking from the industries that benefit from their decisions?


After Voting Against $15 Minimum Wage, House Democrats Took Money From Groups Opposed to Such Raise
In July 2019, the House of Representatives passed the Raise the Wage Act by a vote of 231-199. Although the vote was mostly partisan,...

If Elected, Would Biden Stand Up to Donors and Break Up Big Tech?
After a 15-month investigation, the House Antitrust Subcommittee concluded on Tuesday that tech giants Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and...

California Governor Vetoes Bill to Limit Policing in Certain Areas
On Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed numerous police reform bills passed by the state legislature, including one to ban the use...

Environmental Groups Oppose House-Passed Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act
The House of Representatives passed on Thursday the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act (also known as the Expanding Access to...

Ad Slams West Virginia Senator for Supporting Right-to-Work Laws
On Saturday, West Virginia Democratic Senate nominee Paula Jean Swearengin released an attack ad against incumbent Republican Sen....

Biden Does Not Support Cutting Pentagon Budget, Wants to Increase It "In Certain Areas"
On Thursday, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced his support for scaling down the number of troops in the Middle East,...

Immigration Advocates Angry Over Biden Transition Team Pick
On Friday, Joe Biden's campaign announced that Cecilia Muñoz, a former White House Domestic Policy Council director under President...

Will Democrats Resist Trump Administration's Easing of Regulations on Toxic Waste From Coal Plants?
On Saturday, Kyle Kulinski, host of The Kyle Kulinski Show on the popular "Secular Talk" YouTube channel, uploaded a video breaking down...

DCCC Attacks Congressional Candidate for Health Insurance Donations, Despite Taking Them Itself
On Monday, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) released an attack ad against targeted to voters in New Jersey's 7th...

Rand Paul Criticizes Joe Biden's Interventionist Record, After Voting Against Pentagon Budget Cut
On Tuesday evening, conservative news and opinion outlet The Daily Caller tweeted a clip of Sen. Rand Paul's (R-KY) speech during this...

Ad Attacks Alaska Senator For Taking Money From Big Pharma
Last week, the 314 Action Fund, an organization "on a mission to elect more scientists to Congress, state legislatures, and local...

Biden Aide Suggests He Will Not Follow Through on Agenda
On Thursday, Jacobin editor-at-large David Sirota published a piece in the magazine explaining a recent quote from a Joe Biden aide that...

DNC Announces More Republican Speakers at Convention
Several weeks ago, it was revealed that former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, an anti-Trump Republican, would be speaking at the Democratic...

Climate Reporter Calls Kamala Harris a "Climate Hawk." Do Her Donations Tell a Different Story?
On Saturday, Quartz climate reporter Michael J. Coren wrote a piece in the publication titled "Kamala Harris signals the rise of the...

Wall Street Celebrates Joe Biden Picking Kamala Harris as His Running Mate
On Tuesday, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden announced that he had selected Sen. Kamala...

Elizabeth Warren Has Not Cosponsored Billionaire Wealth Gains Tax Bill
On Thursday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced the Make Billionaires Pay Act, a bill that "would tax the $731 billion in wealth...

Denver Post Reporter Questions Colorado Governor's Support For Eviction Moratorium
(Photo: Peter Dazeley/Getty Images) On Monday, Alex Burness, a reporter for The Denver Post, tweeted a Washington Post article reporting...

Governors Commit to 100% Zero-Emission Bus/Truck Sales by 2050
On July 14, a bipartisan group of 15 governors announced a commitment "to work collaboratively to move from dirty fossil fuel trucks...

Why Hasn't Kentucky's Attorney General Charged the Cops Who Killed Breonna Taylor?
In recent weeks and months, as Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests against police brutality and racial injustice have taken the nation by...